With the promise of great savings comes the inevitable catches It appears too good to be true – a short hop to Reykavik from Gatwick for £30; a flight from St Petersburg to Stansted for £23 and even one way to Chicago for £140. Budget travel is no longer just the preserve of the short…
The carving of the Crazy Horse statue is a story in itself but then insurgent tales and mountain sculptures have helped shape this midwest state It takes a few seconds for the statue of Crazy Horse to come into focus, which is surprising given that it’s being carved out of a 641ft-high stone outcrop. From…
With lovely locations, top-notch treatments and pampering at affordable prices, our selection scrubs up nicely• 20 best European spas Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Beautiful locations blend with traditional and modern treatments at this pick of great value spas from Iceland to Sardinia• 30 best UK spas Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Chichibuga beach on Shikoku island was barely known until photographs of stunning sunsets started to appear on social media. Now visitors flock to capture images of the fiery sea and skies at dusk People were running down the beach. Not for exercise but to get into position before the sun slipped below the horizon. I…
Whether it’s China, Bosnia or Colombia, our readers have found guides whose humour, passion and local knowledge have been the making of a trip My girlfriend and I stayed at Hostel Majdas in Mostar and signed up for a daily tour that the owner’s brother, Bata, was running. Bata gave us a jaw-dropping personal account…
Think the ‘bleeding’ vegan burger about to hit Tesco shelves is a bold move? How about a brined, smoked watermelon? The announcement this week that Tesco is to stock “bleeding” vegan burgers in UK stores was welcomed as an ingenious move by some but dismissed as a food crime by others. In the latter camp…
From a Buenos Aires spot where greens rule to a ‘house of pig’ in São Paulo, our writer offers a personal selection of affordable restaurants on Latin America’s 50 best list Elaborate tasting menus and fine dining dominate the annual World’s 50 Best Restaurants list but it’s a different story with the Latin American edition…
Send us a tip on affordable experiences in the Caribbean, be they places to stay, activities and attractions, or bars and restaurants Palm-fringed beaches, rum punch and infectious reggae beats … Carnivals, rainforest and a laid-back vibe … The Caribbean is one of the world’s most alluring holiday destinations, and we want to hear your…
Locals say limits needed to save character of Kinderdijk and its 18th century windmills The 60 inhabitants of the Dutch village of Kinderdijk have long been vastly outnumbered by the hordes of tourists drawn to the Unesco world heritage site’s 18th-century windmills. Now, amid rumours that the latest business plan for the village involves an…
