Ed Sheeran has been settling into a relaxed lifestyle in Australia since arriving earlier this month with his wife Cherry Seaborn and their baby daughter Lyra. And on Saturday, the family of three enjoyed a low key appearance in the small, sleepy town of Sorrento, located on Victoria’s picturesque Mornington Peninsula. With no entourage or minders in … Read more
Top hotel extends stays by nearly a whole extra day – for FREE! Luxury Peninsula chain to let guests check-in at 6am and check-out at 10pm The offer is not being marketed as a free day – the hotel group is calling the feature ‘Peninsula Time’ A spokesman said: ‘We understand that extra time is … Read more
Massive pod of 3,000 walruses is spotted on Russian peninsula, giving scientists hope that the ‘nearly threatened’ population is recovering A drone spotted a halout of 3,000 walruses on the shore of the Kara Sea A halout is a place of refuge for the animals to rest, socialize and mate These hangout are typically on sea … Read more
Hurricane Zeta, the 27th named storm in a very busy Atlantic season, made landfall on the Caribbean coast of the eastern Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico late on Monday while lashing the resorts around Tulum with rain and wind. The US National Hurricane Centre said Zeta came ashore just north of Tulum with maximum sustained winds … Read more
The Bachelor’s Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski have ‘permanently relocated’ to Mount Martha, on Victoria’s upmarket Mornington Peninsula, despite Melbourne’s stage-four lockdown. A representative for the couple told Daily Mail Australia on Thursday they were renting a new place due to building delays on their new home near the city. It comes after Snezana, 39, … Read more
Window on the Wirral: Discovering the joys of a much overlooked peninsula, which delivers history, culture, cycle rides and watersports The Wirral peninsula is a bookended by the Rivers Mersey and Dee and crowned by the Irish Sea For history, head to New Brighton where you’ll find Fort Perch Rock, a former defence built in … Read more
The beaches of Gower peninsula have been voted among the world’s best and its countryside is so breathtaking that it was the first area in the UK to be officially judged an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It’s one of the wonders of Wales, alongside Snowdon and the ancient yew trees of Overton-on-Dee, with more … Read more
The stupidity of not buying a proper pair of walking boots becomes apparent during our first day of hiking seven miles through undergrowth and fording mountain streams. But this is offset by the pleasure of having chosen the Pelion peninsula as the place to take a ‘long walk for freedom’ after months of UK lockdown. … Read more
Britain at its best: Exploring the Llyn Peninsula, a coastal corner steeped in classic Celtic culture The Llyn peninsula is a 30-mile spit of land or the ‘Land’s End of North Wales’ Angela Epstein checked into cosy Gwesty Ty Newydd Hotel overlooking the bay Whistling Sands feels like you’re ‘on a Greek island at the end … Read more
Standing barefoot on a wooden jetty on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, I am being helped, one leg at a time, into an upside-down life jacket. Once I’m strapped in, it looks like a boxy, neon nappy. But our guide says it’s the best way to travel this freshwater lazy river. Worn like this, we’re vertical in … Read more