Sunset views from the Shard, London // In pictures
As a bit of an obsessive when it comes to city views, as soon as the Shard opened three years ago I booked myself tickets …
Views
Berlin’s Reichstag dome by night // In pictures
Seat of the German Parliament, the Reichstag is one of the most famous and imposing buildings in Berlin. The original version, built in the 1880s, …
Peaceful in Praiano: Off-season on the Amalfi Coast
In a country packed with beautiful landscapes, it says something that the Amalfi Coast is ranked as one of Italy’s most scenic stretches of coastline. …
Myths and mountains: Climbing Bergen’s Fløibanen funicular railway
Looking out over a place from high above is always one of my favourite things to do in a new destination, but after a day …
Canyonlands: Land of the giants
Utah’s biggest national park, Canyonlands was also the park on my road trip route that I knew the least about. I’d seen plenty of photos …
The beauty of Bryce Canyon, Utah
A land of delicately carved rock spires in sunset shades, Bryce Canyon was an out-of-this-world start to my southwest US national park hopping. The park …
The View from the Shard in the snow, London
So when you book a ticket to the newly opened viewing platform at the top of Western Europe’s tallest building in February, what you’re hoping …
Luxury or bust at the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is already the world’s lowest and saltiest sea, but it’s getting lower and saltier all the time. Its hot weather and lack …
Prague from above: The Petrin Tower
Perched on the top of Petrin Hill overlooking Prague, you might spot what looks like a miniature version of Paris’ Eiffel Tower. The Petrin Lookout …
Inside the volcano: Climbing Vesuvius’ crater
‘We’re going where?’ After trudging up a kilometre-long stony, dusty track as it looped its way up the side of the volcano, we had reached …