Open All Hours and Gavin and Stacey: The filming locations for Britain’s favourite TV shows MAPPED

It’s a tour of Britain with a TV twist. UKTV Play has produced a fascinating map of the filming locations of some of Britain’s most-loved TV shows. And for a bonus, MailOnline Travel has matched some of the shows’ scenes with pictures of the real-life filming locations, which you can see below. A map produced … Read more

MailOnline spots Antarctica’s rarest seal, the Ross, while on a trip with Oceanwide Expeditions

Like finding a needle in a haystack! MailOnline spots Antarctica’s rarest seal alone on the ice within the polar circle MailOnline Travel’s Sadie Whitelocks spotted the seal while at sea with Oceanwide Expeditions Little is known about the Ross seal as the species lives mainly on the densest pack ice It is nicknamed the ‘singing … Read more

Priti Patel insists ‘it’s not MY plan’ after Ryanair boss vows to ‘block travel quarantine’

Priti Patel has insisted that the government’s plans to quarantine overseas passengers is ‘not my plan’. The Home Secretary shared her stance on the matter as Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary today said he believed the rule will be struck down by the courts or dropped by the end of this week.  The 14-day quarantine for … Read more

MailOnline’s Sadie Whitelocks free-dives with the fearsome bull shark in Fiji

‘Don’t stick your arms out and try to sit still,’ we were told as we nervously boated out to the shark diving site. We were about to take a dip with one of the world’s most dangerous shark species, the bull, which has gained a reputation for being aggressive and unpredictable.  At the time of … Read more

MailOnline helps to set a Guinness World Record for the highest dinner party with food by Sat Bains

Taking fine dining to new heights, in the spring of 2018 I ate a meal at 23,149 feet on the North Col of Mount Everest. Joining eight companions, we feasted on a mouth-watering meal prepared by two-Michelin-star super chef Sat Bains while dressed in black tie and ball gowns.  The Guinness Book of World Records has … Read more

Crossing the Atlantic on a racing boat with a crew of 23 on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

I was damp and cold and hadn’t showered for more than a week. Even the inside of my sleeping bag seemed soggy and my socks had a slight pong. What’s more, we’d hit a raging storm with 70 knots/80 mph of wind whipping up 30ft waves. However, we’d hit the halfway point on Leg Two … Read more

A stay at the Bond villain lair-style hotel Arakur Ushuaia Resort & Spa at the ‘end of the world’

I landed in Ushuaia – the Patagonian port town nicknamed the ‘end of the world’ – and from the small airport, I taxied to my hotel. It was around 7am and as the morning fog cleared, my home for the next three days suddenly came into view.  Perched on a hill with a snow-crested peak … Read more

Disney Cruise Line to start work on new private island resort on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera

Revealed: Disney Cruise Line set to start work on new ‘authentic’ £308million private Caribbean island resort The Florida-headquartered company purchased a 751-acre plot called Lighthouse Point in the Bahamas  Renderings show how cruise-goers will have prime beach access with various activity options  Highlights include a family beach, wellness spa, an arts and culture centre and … Read more

Inside Sir Richard Branson’s first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his first-ever Virgin Voyages cruise ship today in Dover. The luxury 17-deck ship – Scarlet Lady – is the first of four Virgin Voyages ships that will come into service each year for the next four years.  Newly-released photographs reveal some of the vessel’s standout features, including marble-clad bathrooms, spacious suites, … Read more

Pierre Cardin’s wacky £300m Bubble Palace hits the market again

The wacky £300million bubble mansion on the French Riviera owned by fashion designer Pierre Cardin has hit the market again five years after it was last listed. Photographs reveal the bizarre property’s curved design, with standout features including ten unique suites, 11 bathrooms, three swimming pools, luxurious gardens and an amphitheatre that seats 500 with … Read more