Taking selfies with sloths and walking with lions while on holiday is unacceptable, says Abta The travel body has updated its guidelines to ‘safeguard the welfare of animals’ Other unacceptable practices are feeding apes as well as getting close to orcas Abta is also reviewing its current advice on dolphins in captive environments By Jennifer … Read more
Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger pop in for some groceries in Los Angeles during coronavirus outbreak … following the shocking demise of a MAJOR Walking Dead character CAUTION: MAJOR THE WALKING DEAD SPOILERS AHEAD Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 17:39 GMT, 16 March … Read more
Leaving the car behind for an adventure on foot is the perfect way to discover the pleasure of slow travel. Having hiked high into the cloud forests of Costa Rica and clambered through the vertiginous ruins of Machu Picchu, I’ve become obsessed with how a simple walk can turn a good holiday into a great … Read more
Britain at its best: Walking with Wordsworth in the Wye and Usk valleys Gliffaes is an ‘ultra-comfy’ country house hotel in the Usk Valley, Wales The artist and cleric Rev William Gilpin once lauded the qualities of the river Wye Llangoed Hall, above Hay-on-Wye, is being ‘driven to yet greater heights’ By Clive Aslet For … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK ON THE HIGH WIRE By Philippe Petit (Weidenfeld & Nicholson £9.99, 115pp) When my son ran away to join the circus, I more or less ran away with him. I couldn’t be kept away from the Academy of Circus Arts, the apprentice arm of Zippos. Most weekends, I would cook a … Read more
Walking 10,000 steps a day is not a ‘magical formula’ for staying thin, researchers warn US scientists have found no amount of walking can prevent weight gain by itself This is because calories a person eats ultimately decides if scales go up or down But they still recommend daily walking for physical and mental health … Read more