Travel

Bookings are now being taken for Virgin Voyages’ first ever cruise: Scarlet Lady’s maiden voyage will be from Miami to the Caribbean in 2020 The liner will embark on its inaugural season next year with sailings from April to October around Caribbean  Virgin says the ship will offer a ‘cheeky and cheerful’ approach to service as … Read more

Decked out in polar bear fur trousers and wearing animal claws on a string around his neck, Marti Suulutsun certainly makes for an impressive sight as I pull up towards the remote island of Uummannaq off west Greenland. It’s a fairly warm day – as the Arctic summer goes – with an air temperature of around … Read more

Ever fancied relaxing on an airline seat in the comfort of your own home or proudly displaying an aircraft tail cone in your garden? Well, there is a place you can go to snap up second-hand aeroplane parts like these – the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.  On the second Friday of each month … Read more

A wee bit scary! Stomach-churning footage shows a daredevil base-jumping off remote Scottish peaks Former Royal Marine commando Tim Howell was the very first to base-jump off a number of points in Scotland His thrill-seeking expedition took him to spots including the Storr cliffs on the Isle of Skye and Ben Nevis An incredible montage … Read more

Slinking through the darkness, these stunning images show an ultra-rare black leopard in action.  The creature – which almost has a mythical status – was captured by British wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas, 35, while it was prowling around Laikipia Wilderness Camp in Kenya in the dead of night with a full moon looming above. This is … Read more

From the sinister to the surreal: Fascinating Soviet-era postcards show the Eastern Bloc in all its brutal glory The postcards, which date from the 1960s to the 1980s, feature in a book called Brutal Bloc Postcards  It features images depicting vast housing blocks, huge industrial factories and monuments to comradeship The book’s publisher, Fuel, says: ‘These … Read more

The top visitor attractions in England have been revealed by VisitEngland as part of its 2018 Attractions Accolades. In total, 76 attractions including museums, galleries, farm attractions, and churches, have been highlighted following an in-depth annual assessment by expert judges. From an aquarium in Southend-on-Sea putting on a warm welcome to a ruined abbey in Norfolk … Read more

Forget chocolates and flowers! How about FaceTime with a cuddly creature? Hotel is playing cupid by sending ‘alpaca-grams’ from ‘Panchita’ to loved ones this Valentine’s Day The initiative has been launched at the JW Marriott El Convento Cusco in Peru Panchita, the hotel’s resident alpaca, will deliver the romantic video calls To make your Valentine’s … Read more

Stunning aerial images of the road Jeremy Clarkson said was ‘the best in the world’ The 93-mile Transfagarasan Highway twists and turns through the Fagaras mountains in central Romania Stunning aerial pictures of the famous highway were snapped by Romanian drone photographer Szabi Ignacz The highway was built on the personal orders of former Romanian … Read more

Rare images of the building of the US Transcontinental Railroad and the day the East and West sections united 150 years ago have gone on display in Salt Lake City, close to where it all happened. A collection of photographs and rail memorabilia goes on show this month at the city’s Utah Museum of Fine … Read more

Ryanair passenger suffered a broken ankle when aircraft jolted to avoid a nearby easyJet plane The Boeing 737 had been travelling from Edinburgh Airport to Fuerteventura  As the aircraft descended, it was warned to stop due to an easyJet plane nearby  The pilot suddenly switched plane to manual, which caused a huge jolt  The sudden … Read more