Amid hardy grazing sheep, seals peeping fleetingly from the ocean and a lonely whitewashed church, a fierce wind whips up mighty Atlantic waves. Our feet are the first to imprint the sand since the tide subsided, and the sea flashes mackerel-silver each time the sun pokes out of the thick cloud above. We’re on Mwnt … Read more
The modern pilgrim is not necessarily a Christian. Many are people wishing to escape the digital age and re-engage with nature for a while. Others may simply be seeking the meditative, therapeutic value of a long walk. SERENITY IN SPAIN Camino de Santiago de Compostela (Camino Ingles), from Ferrol or A Coruna to Santiago de … Read more
When we are finally allowed to go on self-catering trips in the UK from April 12 (April 26 in Scotland), where will we travel? The answer may be: wherever is possible, as holiday-let firms report that over 90 per cent of properties are already taken. Competition is also likely to be tough for hotels and … Read more
Miracle escape as helicopter crashes into field in Herefordshire but both people on board survive By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 16:48 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 17:08 BST, 2 April 2021 Two people cheated death after a helicopter crashed into a field in Herefordshire today. Rescue teams dashed to farmland off Bromyard Road … Read more
A handful of Arabian silver coins unearthed from an orchard in Rhode Island and other parts of New England are shining a fresh light on the ‘world’s first manhunt’. Conducted by the English, the target was the notorious pirate Captain Henry Every and his crew, who plundered an armed trading ship of the Mughal empire. The vessel — … Read more
A Bolivian lake that was once an oasis of natural beauty full of thriving wildlife has become a waterless basin full of plastic waste. Lake Uru Uru in western Bolivia is covered in mountains of rubbish including plastic bottles and other man-made garbage for as far as the eye can see. The piles of rubbish … Read more
For more than 100 years, Britain’s most glamorous large hotels have soothed their guests’ way through life. And come May, when Covid restrictions are due to be relaxed, they’ll be on hand to inject some much needed luxury back into our lives with sweeping staircases, expansive lobbies, magnificent rooms and battalions of staff. As a … Read more
The Miami skyline is set to be transformed in spectacular fashion. Renderings have been released of a sensational new tower that will rise 100 stories and 1,049ft (319m) above the city in Biscayne Bay, becoming the tallest residential building south of New York City and the loftiest building in Florida, taking the crown from the 868ft- (265m) … Read more
Would YOU cross it? The double-deck ‘bendy’ glass bridge in China that’s so extraordinary some didn’t believe it was real The incredible Ruyi Bridge is 328ft long (100m) and spans the Shenxianju valley in China’s Zhejiang province The crossing consists of three undulating bridges and part of its deck is made from transparent glass Since … Read more
Bowled over by The Cricket Inn: Inside the Devon pub with rooms that has a seaside location that’ll knock you for six The Cricket Inn is located in Beesands, Devon, which is popular with walkers exploring South Hams Rooms have a New England nautical vibe with tongue-and-groove white panels and views of Start Bay Breakfast covers … Read more