Polar bears, rare wolves, aye-aye and gorillas – our readers share heart-racing encounters with the world’s wild ones Growing up on a diet of Gerald Durrell books, it was a childhood obsession to see an aye-aye – one of the most unusual and elusive primates on the planet. And so there I was in north-east…
Atmospheric Kampot is hosting the likes of Jung Chang and Madeleine Thien as it seeks to rebuild Cambodia’s literary scene and defend its freedom of speech Cambodia has long wooed visitors with its ancient temples and Phnom Penh’s chaotic charms, but next week the southern coastal town of Kampot will be in the spotlight as…
Airlines to give out questionnaires or interview passengers in advance, with some warning of longer check-in times British passengers flying to the US could be subject to enhanced security measures brought in by the Trump administration from Thursday. The US government said that travellers on all flights into the US may be questioned about the…
In our weekly look at people’s travels through three of their Instagram shots, Marc Nouss has his lens trained on the sights of southern India Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Once a church – and a hospital and a museum – it is now a mosque and also one of Turkey’s best-preserved buildings of the late Byzantine era. Admission is free and there is much here for visitors of all faiths It may be far less famous and considerably smaller than its namesake in Istanbul…
From the grandeur of Grey Street and Central station to the bridges over the Tyne, this walk takes in Newcastle’s fine Victorian architecture and industrial heritage Just as the King Edward Bridge over the Tyne is about the most dramatic rail approach in the land, so the crossings visible down the gorge provide an equally…
Australian capital listed third after Seville and Detroit despite former prime minister describing it as ‘a great mistake’ Paul Keating has called Canberra “a great mistake”. A city with an air of unreality. But Lonely Planet thinks it is “criminally overlooked” and one of the world’s hottest destinations for 2018. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel…
The travel guide publisher’s annual Best in Travel list puts UK in the budget bracket, while naming Chile best country and Seville best city The UK is among the world’s “best-value destinations” to visit in 2018, according to travel guide publisher Lonely Planet, which has released its annual Best in Travel hotlist. Chosen by its…
Jodrell Bank is famous for the monumental Lovell telescope – but alongside all the serious science there are plenty of fun activities and hands-on experiments to inspire kids The Lovell telescope, centrepiece of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has dominated the Cheshire countryside since it was constructed in 1957, was listed as a UK candidate…
Ken Loach’s ‘scented-candle-buying tourists’ are not much different from the incense-buying Romans of the past, writes Rob Delius I support Ken Loach’s vision for Bath as a city of small shops and with a palpable sense of the past (Report, 21 October). But saying that “the city centre is too geared to visitors” forgets that…
