Online house hunting reached a new record this month, overtaking the previous one set last summer. Rightmove said there were 8.5 million visits to its website on Wednesday February 17, higher than the previous record on July 8. It comes amid widespread speculation that the Chancellor will extend the stamp duty holiday by three months … Read more
Tourists have left bad reviews after finding the 3,560ft climb up Mount Snowdon ‘too short’ and claiming the peak would be better if ‘they put it in England’. As many chose to venture into the great outdoors during the pandemic, some wanderers were surprised to find that coffee and toilet facilities are not always available on … Read more
Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am. The group’s head of outreach Afzal Parkar … Read more
Cafe tables under olive trees, medieval villages and swimming in turquoise waters: Why writer HARRY MOUNT is dreaming of Kardamyli in Greece during lockdown Harry Mount recalls swimming across the 100-yard channel between Merope and Kardamyli in Greece Old Kardamyli is a preserved medieval village of fortified tower houses leading to the Taygetos foothills The … Read more
Cafe tables under olive trees, medieval villages and swimming in turquoise waters: Why writer HARRY MOUNT is dreaming of Kardamyll in Greece during lockdown Harry Mount recalls swimming across the 100-yard channel between Merope and Kardamyli in Greece Old Kardamyli is a preserved medieval village of fortified tower houses leading to the Taygetos foothills The … Read more
Revealed: The 180ft-high $10m observation deck in the middle of a roller coaster that will offer amazing views of Mount Fuji (and visitors can zoom back down in a tube slide) The observation deck will open in the middle of the Fujiyama roller coaster in Fuji-Q Highland theme park The platform is being built to mark … Read more
It’s a miracle they got built! The incredible twin temples perched atop a breathtaking rocky spire They are perched atop a 330ft (100m) tall column of rock in China over 7,600ft (2,336m) above sea level They are thought to date back to the Ming Dynasty and visitors can climb over 8,800 steps to reach them … Read more
The fact that these twin temples were built was nothing short of a miracle. They are perched atop a 330ft (100m) tall column of rock over 7,600ft (2,336m) above sea level, separated by a crevice that’s spanned by a bridge. This jaw-dropping spire is called Red Clouds Golden Summit and sits on a ridge on … Read more
Covid-19 forces Japan to close New Year’s Eve celebration spot Mount Takao – where crowds gather to watch the sun rise every year – for the first time ever Annual celebration draws up to 2,000 to the summit of Mount Takao over Tokyo But health authorities will close the top of the mountain for first … Read more
Mount Everest’s precise height revealed: China and Nepal announce the summit stands 29,032 feet tall after re-measuring it to end decades-long debate China’s long-running dispute with Nepal over the height of Everest is settled They jointly declared the world’s greatest peak now stands at 29,032 ft tall Came after both countries sent surveyors for measurement in … Read more