We’d like to hear about your discoveries – whether it’s a rocky cove in Chile or an unfrequented stretch of white sand in Scotland – for a chance to win our weekly prize Chancing across a quiet beach that’s not in the guidebooks or not reachable by road can make a holiday. You might have…
In our weekly look at travel through three Instagram snaps, we join Journal of Nomads’ Cynthia and Nick as they explore the wilds of Georgia Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Every September the gauchos in the state of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil mark a 10-year civil uprising with a free music, dance and food festival On 20 September each year, Rio Grande do Sul, the most southerly state in Brazil bordering Uruguay and Argentina, celebrates the Farroupilha (Ragamuffin) Revolution, a civil uprising that began…
Peaceful pedalling, majestic peaks and fjords are the order of the day on a four-day trip around an area as picturesque as the Lofoten Islands … but less busy It was like the reverse of winter sun. I’d swapped what had been a gorgeous slice of English summer for low single digits on a four-day…
The ice-cream is divine (and award-winning) at this free-to-enter attraction but costs add up paying for individual rides and the other food options aren’t so tasty The Ice Cream Farm near Chester is a mini theme park aimed at primary school-age children. It’s free to get in and there’s no charge for a great ice-cream-inspired…
Remote Bowscale Tarn – a setting rich in myth and literary references – proves an inspiring spot for a dip in the northern lakes, even in the rain. All photographs by Vivienne Rickman-Poole Swimming in the Lake District requires full commitment. There’s no point tentatively dipping a toe, waiting until the water warms or the…
Step out of the sea and straight into one of these drinking dens, many offering top-notch food and cocktails – plus a party atmosphere after sundown • More in: France | Portugal | Spain From modest beginnings as a few friends who learned to catch the waves at Kolibithra beach, Tinos Surf Lessons has become…
Small enterprises, such as pizzerias in Havana, are springing up all over Cuba after 2011 licensing changes and relaxed US restrictions on tourism Pizza is falling from the sky in Havana … Actually, it’s being lowered in a basket from a third-floor balcony belonging to a small pizzeria called A Mi Manera, run by two…
There’s more to the world’s busiest passenger port than ferries and military history – it is looking forward with a new architectural walking trail along the Kent coast. We get a preview On a hazy summer morning, Dover harbour appears to be in a state of perpetual motion. Beneath the white cliffs, cross-Channel ferries glide…
Accidental detours are embraced on a family break amid the Lot valley’s forests, abbeys and wildlife – all in the company of Lulu, their trusted donkey companion A riding holiday used to be my ultimate dream: for 30 horse-mad years, I stared out of car windows and imagined galloping across moors and fields, fast and…
