From Mary Poppins and Lawrence of Arabia to Harry Potter and Love Actually, London’s streets, skylines and iconic buildings have formed the backdrop for hundreds of films. Every era of the city’s history has been recreated on screen, and it’s also been passed off as everything from 18th-century New York to alien planets. Continue Reading
Beneath the streets of London is a hidden underground world of abandoned Tube stations and deserted tunnels, each with their own story to tell. Most of them are locked away and…
As we reach the end of the year, looking back at the last 12 months’ travels has become a bit of an annual tradition. But if there was ever a year…
The smell of roasting chestnuts, sparkling Christmas lights, snowy walks through Central Park, lavish shop window displays – visiting New York in winter is like stepping into a real-life Christmas movie.…
An otherworldly landscape carved from living, shifting ice, some of it dating back thousands of years, the world’s glaciers are some of its strangest and most beautiful places. But they’re not…
Travelling from Vancouver to Jasper by train past mountain peaks, thick forests and crystal clear lakes, the Rocky Mountaineer is quite rightly ranked as one of the world’s most epic –…
Some of the first holidays I ever took were camping trips, and I loved sleeping under canvas, being out in the fresh air and surrounded by nature. But somewhere along the…
The hiss of escaping steam, the smell of the engine wafting through an open window, the sound of the whistle and the clinking of Champagne glasses… it could be a scene…
The ‘most wonderful time of the year’ is on its way – so turn on the carols, light the fire, pour a mulled wine and get planning your perfect winter weekend…
It’s an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with historic towns which inspired writers C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and spring water that’s a favourite with the Queen. So it’s a surprise…
You can’t miss the fact that solo travel’s become one of the biggest travel trends of the past few years. From being the province of long-term backpackers or dismissed as just…
The Western Highlands of Scotland are all about the dramatic scenery. This spectacular landscape – now part of the Lochaber Geopark – was formed by volcanoes and carved out by glaciers, creating a…
In the heart of the Highlands, close to Glencoe, the Glen Etive road is 12 miles of peak Scottish scenery – mountains, moorland, lochs and huge skies. It might be short…
