Does this fill you with a cold dread? Incredible footage shows a daredevil dressed only in shorts swimming under blocks of ice in the Arctic Arne Haugland jumps into icy waters in Svalbard ‘one to three times a week’ The 29-year-old Norwegian says that it’s ‘more fun than scary’ Videos of his Arctic ice-diving antics … Read more
During summer on Sweden’s west coast, there is a sense of anticipation as its rather unique party season approaches. Everyone gets a little giddy about… crayfish. So don’t be surprised when throughout August you see groups sitting at long tables wearing bibs and funny-looking hats, singing silly songs and knocking back schnapps. West Sweden is … Read more
It may be unimaginable at the moment but one day in the future we will be able to throw the ultimate post-lockdown celebration with friends and family. And where better than in a palatial holiday pad? Here we round-up the best properties to rent around the UK, including an uber-modern beach house in Northern Ireland, … Read more
The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Revive the golden age of travel through vintage posters and virtually tour a Venetian palazzo Order a vintage travel poster promoting everywhere from Skegness to St Moritz Virtually tour Peggy Guggenheim’s former home, now a museum, in Venice Find inspiration for new adventures with Lonely … Read more
Checking in… Judy Murray: The tennis coach talks about family camping holidays in France and visiting one of Britain’s most remote tennis courts By Tessa Williams For The Daily Mail Published: 09:39 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 16 May 2020 Tennis coach Judy Murray This week Judy Murray, mother of Scottish tennis … Read more
We’re all yearning for the sense of freedom and rosy-cheeked adventures that come with a camping trip — building fires at dusk, watching the stars, waking up to the sound of lambs bleating. But how can we protect ourselves and others while holidaying under canvas? As trips abroad are essentially banned this summer, UK campsites … Read more
Ermoupoli is possibly the most extraordinary town in Greece. There’s no maze of alleys, no whitewashed houses and no heaps of tangled fishing nets in the harbour. What you get instead is a busy city, whose broad squares, grandly domed churches and pastel-coloured mansions look more Italian than Greek. Ermoupoli is the capital of Syros, … Read more
If you thought a holiday in a treehouse meant skimping on comfort – think again. At this jaw-dropping hidden treehouse lodge in Bali – described as an ‘experimental treetop boutique hotel, an architectural experience for adventurers’ – luxury is abundant. And there are Instagrammable scenes aplenty. B-ahhhh-li: Lift Bali comprises three 39ft-tall (12-metre) towers created … Read more
Photographer from Dorset shares stunning pictures of his home county to encourage visitors to holiday there once the coronavirus crisis has passed (and that’s probably job done!) James Loveridge, 29, from Bridport, has snapped incredible images of Dorset, which relies heavily on tourism Incredible scenes include a waterfall of fog over the Jurassic Coast and … Read more
As Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, it’s not looking rosy for Britons as far as summer holidays are concerned. But there is some good news – Britain is peppered with spell-binding spots they can visit that look like they’re abroad. Some, it might even be said, trump their ‘abroad’ counterpart. Here are 10 breathtaking destinations … Read more