The largest contemporary art museum in Africa opens on Friday as a ‘platform for Africans to tell their own story’ A week before its public opening, the social spectacle surrounding the preview of Cape Town’s Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz-Mocaa) threatened to eclipse the art on display. There was a soiree hosted by…
Airline faces fresh trouble as pilots turn down bonus offer to work on holidays and starting early How have you been affected by Ryanair’s flight cancellations? Ryanair customers face the threat of a fresh wave of flight cancellations as the airline’s pilots prepare to reject an offer of a cash bonus if they give up…
It’s the season for mother nature to dazzle us with golds, reds, yellows and oranges … Our readers recommend the most vibrant autumnal displays in Europe, North America and Japan They call it the Złota Polska Jesień – the Polish Golden Autumn. It’s when the oaks and sycamores around Krakow do their best New England…
Amazing seasonal foods are celebrated with harvest festivals, rituals and traditions at this time of year. Tell us about the best on mainland Europe and in the UK Autumn is a fantastic time for a foodie trip as festivals and restaurants across Europe celebrate the harvest season. And in many rural areas, old traditions of…
In our weekly look at travel through three Instagram images, Andy Pietrasik visits Gnaraloo sheep station – a true taste of the Australian outback where the desert meets the Indian Ocean Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
A striking shelter hosting an orchid collection – and the odd wandering iguana – is the centrepiece of a tropical paradise rescued from developers in the 1970s Amid the hustle and bustle of Medellín, Colombia, are the Joaquin Antonio Uribe botanical gardens. The 35-acre site is free to enter and home to thousands of plants,…
With the film of Stephen King’s It breaking box-office records, we tour the brooding locations in and around his home town that inspired the ‘king of fright’ It would be wrong to say the recent film release of Stephen King’s It has brought about a resurgence of interest in the writer. Because for the past…
Travellers hoping to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru next year are advised to book as soon as possible once permits become available on 1 October Anyone hoping to trek the Inca Trail in 2018 better start planning, as permits are about to be released – four months earlier than usual. Until…
With its revamped waterfront, arts scene and pretty old town, Aalborg, Denmark’s most northerly city, makes a perfect Scandi short break The industrial spirit of Aalborg once ran through Denmark’s fourth city as deeply as the Limfjord, which slices North Jutland from coast to coast. But with the demise of many factories, the city has…
It’s blockbuster art show season across Europe, with old masters, surrealists and 60s radicals in the spotlight at the continent’s top galleriesThis autumn’s best art in the UK Get immersed in the imaginative work of South African artist William Kentridge at Salzburg’s Museum der Moderne. Featuring his multimedia, cinematic installations, with playful animation and tricksy,…
