From reindeer in northern Sweden to penguins in South Georgia, this month’s images include some very original animal shots. Scroll down to see the winner, who receives a £200 holiday voucher from Exodus Travels. The overall 2017 winner will go on a 16-night wildlife holiday for two to Costa Rica with Exodus • Enter September’s…
Novelist Selina Siak Chin Yoke’s childhood home in central Malaysia is in a pretty valley and has lively night markets that serve the finest of the stir-fry staple Ipoh’s setting, among limestone hills in the Kinta valley, is magnificent. Whether you approach by road or rail, you’ll be wowed. There are furry-looking green trees clinging…
Reached by heritage steam train and sitting above a waterfall, this historic former hunting lodge inland from Aberystwyth is being smartened up by its new owners There can be few more satisfying ways of arriving at a hotel than on a tiny steam train, huffing and puffing up the side of a sumptuous Welsh valley.…
In our weekly look at people’s travels through three Instagram images, Jason Gallant is hooked by central Mexican culture both old and new Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Whether miles from civilisation or just round the corner from more famous seaside haunts, these less-visited beaches chosen by readers offer beauty and seclusion and – sometimes – warm seas The 6km-long main beach in Alcudia is one of the best and busiest in Spain. Yet at the end of the headland, several kilometres away…
We raise a glass to mark an important occasion, to celebrate a future milestone, or to commemorate a special person. The perfect wine is so much more than an accompaniment to a meal, it’s a means to savouring a significant moment. Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
We’d like to hear about great walking routes and trails, from Normandy to the Belgian border, for a chance to win our weekly prize From afternoon promenades to serious randonnées, France is a great country for walkers. This week we’re concentrating on the north, from Normandy to the Belgian border, so whether you’ve enjoyed a…
Members of the world-famous orchestra regularly perform free of charge at lunchtime in the striking foyer of the Philharmonie concert hall On the edge of Berlin’s Tiergarten, the pentagon-shaped, gold-crowned roof of the Berlin Philharmonie sits comfortably within the city’s Kulturforum (now the cultural centre of the German capital), along with the Berlin State Library…
With its imposing Georgian architecture, regal connections and the ‘healing’ waters of its Roman Baths, it’s easy to see why the city inspired Jane Austen • More UK city walks What a difference a queen makes. It was the royal visits by Anne in the opening years of the 18th century that turned this sublimely…
Guardian correspondent Benjamin Haas spent a week living in one of Hong Kong’s notorious coffin homes. He describes being inside one of the tiny cubicles that are home to some of the city’s poorest residents as ‘hot, stuffy, loud, musty’. ‘You can hear everything that’s happening,’ he says. ‘You can hear snoring, people watching kung-fu…
