The English Riviera? It’s all the rage again now the Fawlty Towers image has been banished for good Simon Heptinstall visits Torbay in Devon and enjoys a stay at the Cary Arms hotel He also checks into Beacon House B&B with its elegant decor and stylish garden The area is fast becoming Britain’s seafood capital … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more
Holidaymakers are in for a scrumdiddlyumptious treat as children’s author Roald Dahl’s boyhood sweet shop is now an Airbnb. Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop was the inspiration behind his much-loved books including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits and Matilda. It is also thought to be the location where Dahl put a dead mouse in … Read more
To help relieve itchy feet brought on by extended stays at Costa Del Sofa, Google has pointed out that it has over 10 million miles of Street View imagery available for exploration. And some of it can even be explored with professional guides who have taken their tours virtual. Google says that in the past … Read more
Want to splash out on the ultimate post-lockdown romantic getaway? This Airbnb rental moored off the Sydney coast might float your boat. Welcome aboard Lilypad Palm Beach, which boasts a double bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, a private boat for exploring the coastline, a wine cellar stocked with Veuve Clicquot Champagne and a personal chef. … Read more
An eggs-traordinary place! The bizarre tropical paradise island in Thailand that looks like a CHICKEN Chicken Island, also known as Koh Kai, is part of the Poda group of islands in the Thai province of Krabi The ‘chicken head’ is a limestone rock formation located on the southern tip of the island Chicken Island is … Read more
The lounge at Southend Airport has been ranked the worst out of 21 pay-as-you-go airport lounges in the UK for the second consecutive year. Inspectors from consumer group Which? say they found barely-there facilities at the Skylife Lounge with no runway view, no hot food and no sparkling wine – earning it just one star … Read more
She appeared on Loose Women last week and claimed that she was abducted by aliens as a child. Now Scarlett Moffatt has shared her belief that pyramids were built by time travellers when speaking on her conspiracy theory podcast on Monday. The reality star, 30, was joined by her boyfriend Scott Dobinson and This Country actress … Read more
An Inspector Calls… Dormy House in the Cotswolds has everything from a champagne nail bar to cream teas – but it feels ‘cramped’ and ‘corporate’ Dormy House is located near Broadway in the northern reaches of the Cotswolds There are 38 rooms, two restaurants, a spa and a Delamotte champagne nail bar The Inspector said … Read more
Finnair will resume flights from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh in July, gradually adding routes back to its global network. Between April and June, Finnair will have been operating at roughly five per cent of its normal 350-flight capacity – around 20 flights a day – maintaining critical air connections for Finland. From July it will … Read more