Why you should head to Taiwan if you’re a fan of scenic railway journeys: Channel 5 documentary reveals the island’s stunning train trips The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys takes viewers on a trip of a lifetime around Taiwan’s rail network This week’s episode, narrated by Bill Nighy, takes in the Alishan Forest Railway and … Read more
British Airways unveils new ‘Forty Winks’ lounge at Heathrow that features free power-nap sleep pods The pods are available in British Airways’ Galleries First Lounge in Terminal 5 They’re described as ‘world’s first chair designed exclusively for power napping’ Passengers can set them for a desired duration or a programmed 20-minute nap By Jennifer Newton … Read more
The world’s first guide to hotels in Iran is out next month. And anyone who’s dubious about its contents, that it can’t surely showcase anything enticing, is in for a surprise. Persian Nights – Amazing Boutique Hotels & Guesthouses in Iran, published by teNeues (www.teneues.com), is authored by Thomas Wegmann, who travelled from the top to … Read more
These jaw-dropping images drive home what a beautiful, brutal and bizarre world we live in. They are all winning and commended shots in the German Association for Nature Photography (GDT) Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 competition, which saw more than 3,000 entries flood in from 13 countries. Photography duo Karsten Mosebach and Bernhard Volmer, from Germany, were … Read more
Disneyland Paris will reopen on June 17 with a brand new attraction – Cars Road Trip – based on the animated Cars movies. And just days later on June 21, the resort’s long-awaited Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, will throw open its doors for the first time. The French resort has … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones reveals why she loved travelling solo in the Cote d’Azur and how she’s an ‘amazing flyer’ (asleep before the plane has taken off) By Roz Lewis for the Daily Mail Published: 07:44 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 07:44 BST, 19 May 2021 Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones … Read more
His photography will leave you thunderstruck. Will Eades, from the east coast of Australia, picked up a DSLR camera 14 years ago and started out taking pictures of birds on his back fence. But the 34-year-old has made a name for himself in the world of photography with shots of slightly more dramatic subjects – … Read more
There’s no doubt that when it comes to photography, freight train driver Dylan Nardini is on the right track. The 47-year-old was recently crowned Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year thanks to breathtaking shots that he took of a well-weathered tree on the Isle of Arran, snowfall in the village of Leadhills and fallen foliage … Read more
Thought Iceland couldn’t get any more Instagrammable? Think again. A stunning new geothermal lagoon has opened on the outskirts of Reykjavik with a 246ft- (75m) long ‘infinity edge’ and views of the North Atlantic Ocean and, at the time of writing, the erupting volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula. In renderings released last June, Sky Lagoon looked … Read more
Forget cardboard-thin mattresses, icy draughts, damp and getting a nose bleed if you turn around too quickly in the cramped kitchen. The caravan is enjoying a revival, with sales in March alone up by some 125 per cent up on the same month last year. And a new generation of luxury caravans for the British … Read more