Nasa is running a knock-out photography competition featuring pictures of Earth taken from space

The competition is fierce in this public-vote photography contest – because all the entries are out of this world. Nasa‘s Earth Observatory has opened up an archive of pictures of Earth taken from space and is asking the public to vote for the winner in a knock-out-style competition. The contest is called Tournament Earth and … Read more

Inside the Algar do Carvão the volcanic Azores cave that harbours a lake and lush vegetation

Inside the incredible 330ft-long volcanic cavern that’s smothered in lush vegetation and home to an underground lake The Algar do Carvão is a volcanic cavern located on Terceira, one of the largest islands in the Azores  The top of the vent is surrounded by green vegetation and there is a manmade staircase inside for visitors … Read more

The arts and crafts of a truly stylish break from Devon to Scotland

Millennials love to think they discovered everything and have even come up with a whizzy term – cottagecore – to describe an appreciation of the aesthetic beauty and romance of rural life.  Fuelled by the power of social media, the cottagecore trend is currently sweeping the United States, but this idealisation of style has been … Read more

How to explore the world from home during lockdown with the BBC’s Peter White and Pierce Brosnan

The Armchair Traveller: Seeing great cities through the eyes of a blind man and discovering the Amalfi coast with Pierce Brosnan – how to explore the world from home BBC’s Peter White charts his travels in the podcast Blind Man Roams The Globe  The movie Love Is All You Need is set in both Copenhagen … Read more

How your BA and Virgin Atlantic air miles can still soar – without you having to leave your home

The jets may be grounded – but your air miles can still soar (and you don’t even have to leave your home) Use airlines’ online stores for larger purchases in order to boost your air miles A little-known Tesco Clubcard trick lets you earn a large number of air miles  You can earn extra BA Avios … Read more

Here’s something to look forward to… bag a bargain deal on a cruise with P&O and Crystal Crusies

Here’s something to look forward to… bag a bargain deal on a cruise holiday for later this year or next The Best Of The West Indies Winter Escape takes in Antigua, St Lucia and more  You can discover both Spain and Portugal on a no-fly cruise offered by P&O  Crystal Symphony is setting sail from Mombasa … Read more

How to plan a trip of a lifetime while in coronavirus quarantine from Antarctica to New Zealand

Someday, sometime in the future, the flip-flops, passports and swimsuits will come into their own once more.  It will be a chance to make up for lost time — an opportunity to take that holiday you’ve always promised yourself.  So here are ten of the greatest trips of a lifetime . . . Splendours of … Read more

TV chef Gino D’Acampo recalls his best and worst travel adventures

‘I spent a week of my honeymoon on a cruise ship and it was a nightmare’: TV chef Gino D’Acampo recalls his best and worst travel adventures By Claire Webb For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 13:03 BST, 6 April 2020 TV chef Gino D’Acampo So which destination is … Read more

How to keep the passion for travel alive during the coronavirus outbreak

Travel may be off the agenda at the moment. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop exploring new places. Here, we round up the best travel books, virtual tours and TV and radio shows that will keep your passion for travel alive. Mexican road trip The book On The Plain of Snakes by Paul … Read more

FCO advises Britons against all non-essential global travel ‘indefinitely’ due to coronavirus crisis

Britons are advised against all non-essential foreign travel ‘INDEFINITELY’, but Which? warns it will cause confusion and may leave holidaymakers out of pocket The FCO says travellers may be unable to return home if they leave the UK Which? says the advice will cause a ‘huge amount of confusion’  for travellers It adds without an … Read more