Since we can’t go on holiday – here’s how to bring a bit of holiday into your home. MailOnline Travel asked staff members from some of Britain’s poshest hotels – including The Landmark London and The Lowry in Manchester, as well as a designer and etiquette expert William Hanson – for advice on adding five-star-hotel … Read more
It’s a stopping service like no other. Behold what is undoubtedly going to be one of the most sensational hotel openings of 2020 – a set of 13 restored train carriages that will house 31 luxury rooms positioned on an epic bridge inside South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Views of the local wildlife will be … Read more
Magical new photographs of the wild horses that live on a bewitching island off the east coast of America Cumberland Island was the setting for John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette’s wedding in 1996 It’s home to a 150-strong herd of wild horses, which roams free across beaches and dunes The spirited animals have … Read more
You can’t fly to a five-star celebrity-baiting hotel in the Maldives for a luxurious spa treatment – but you can make one. And all you need for a spot of lockdown pampering are foods that you can buy in the supermarket. Behold the ‘Edible Spa Menu’, courtesy of the Coco Bodu Hithi hotel in the … Read more
Take a walk on the wacky side! When pavements and cycle paths amaze, shock and amuse – from 3D art to hilariously woeful repairs MailOnline Travel has scoured the globe for some of the wackiest walkways One 3D artist created a piece of street art turning a path into a gaping crevasse Disconnected paving slabs and … Read more
Some of Britain’s best-kept secrets, whether stately homes with hidden rooms or bars with concealed entrances, come with fascinating histories. Other gems have been rescued from decades of neglect and brought back to life by passionate volunteers. Nature plays its part too, with ancient woodlands, rivers and coastlines that are a wonderful world away from … Read more
Just so you know where I’m coming from, I think a great city is one that contains a Dries van Noten store, with the Belgian designer’s trademark daffodil yellow silk wallpaper, sumptuous upholstery and clothes that everyone of all shapes and ages can wear, if not afford. Antwerp is such a place. Dries van Noten … Read more
The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Check in to Danish Downton-by-Sea and build the Dubai skyline out of Lego Seaside Hotel is a Danish TV drama described as Downton Abbey-by-the-sea Holiday secrets are revealed in the latest edition of Cool Camping Britain Build the Dubai skyline, including the Burj Khalifa … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Get a real taste of Greece with MasterChef’s Irini – join the TV competition’s 2019 winner for a delicious foodie tour of the Aegean By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 2 May 2020 With its blue seas and countless beautiful … Read more
Here we pick a selection of the best travel-related programmes, books and radio shows that will provide some isolation inspiration for the week ahead. On the page . . . Spin across Europe Glorious: Beat the blue with Helen Moat’s tales of Istanbul in her book A Time Of Birds Helen embarks on a 3,000-mile cycle … Read more
‘I love New Zealand’s North Island – it’s like Scotland but warmer’: Comedian Dawn French recalls her travel adventures By Tessa Williams For The Daily Mail Published: 10:52 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 10:52 BST, 2 May 2020 Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French So which destination is the comedian’s most memorable? Here she … Read more
Whether it’s the setting of an Agatha Christie murder mystery, a puffin paradise or the former home of a crazed king, Britain is littered with tiny isles on which you can stay in seclusion. Scroll down to discover our pick of the very best… PIRATES AND PRETENDERS Lundy, pictured, is an outcrop in the Bristol … Read more
You might need a splash of Mauritius magic after we get through all this! Mauritius is in the middle of the Indian Ocean and protected by a large coral reef Swish hotels have bagged broad beachfront spots on this spectacular island The Daily Mail’s Kate Johnson headed to the island’s revamped C Mauritius hotel By … Read more