How to explore the world from home during coronavirus lockdown, from secret surf to sparkling spas

The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Relive your surfing summer and discover the UK’s best spas Californian surfer Chris del Moro returns to his Italian roots in Bella Vita   Check out The 12 Spas We Can’t Wait To Revisit list at goodspaguide.co.uk Hotel-lovers can immerse themselves in their histories in … Read more

Hard Seltzer – alcoholic sparkling water – launches in UK today

A new kind of alcoholic drink that became the unofficial beverage of the summer 2019 in the US launches in the UK today. Hard seltzer – an alcoholic flavoured sparkling water – became a sensation with American drinkers last year, so much so that there were shortages in stores, rationing was introduced, and a festival … Read more

A sparkling good time: Sailing through France’s Champagne region

Rolling hills patched together by vineyards and everyone’s favourite fizz: Sailing through France’s stunning Champagne region on a hotel barge The European Waterways hotel barge ‘Panache’ sails down the River Marne and the Canal latéral à la Marne Guests enjoy day trips to the cities of Reims and Epernay and even visit Champagne house Moët & … Read more

These unusual cleaning tips are there to insure your house stays sparkling clean 

Keeping our homes clean is more important than ever, as everyone ramps up hygiene measures amid the coronavirus pandemic.  In a particularly timely episode of How to Deep Clean your House on Channel 5 last night, cleaning queen Aggie MacKenzie revealed that areas of your home that you think are perfectly clean could actually be … Read more