Tourism boon for country as fans flock to visit sets and locations of the award-winning fantasy sagaThe group, tourists from Britain, Germany, the US and half a dozen other countries, followed the guide deep into Tollymore Forest and...
I will let you in on a little secret. I love to travel, love being on the road, rarely relish the idea of coming home but once I do, I turn into a homebody and getting up the will...
Travelers from all over the world flock to Europe, and the reason why is no secret. The continent is packed full of famous cities, each one slightly different and all very much worth a visit. When holiday-makers think of...
Vacations are supposed to be a way to unwind and relax. But for many Americans, they are a source of stress. More than one-third of vacationers recently surveyed by Wyndham Vacation Rentals admitted that they’d delayed or canceled a...
Raft building, zipwires, archery, buscraft skills … Kingswood adventure centre in South Yorkshire offers families a whirlwind of organised fun‘We don’t have to join in with other people, do we?” said Gracie, my 10-year-old daughter, as she swiped...
The Faroes will be closed to tourists – except 100 volunteers – for a weekend in April as part of a campaign to promote tourism and sustainabilityIn parts of the Faroe Islands it rains 300 days a year, a national...
Madeira may have a sedate reputation but the wild, rugged landscape is the perfect place for hiking and trail-running in the spring sunshineHaving found a bench in the hot spring sunshine, I was unwrapping my bolo de caco – an excellent...
For travelers, southern Italy just got even more appealing: The country’s first coral reef has been discovered off the coast of Puglia, near the seaside town of Monopoli.Researchers at the University of Bari, led by department director Giuseppe Corriero, discovered the...
I was inspired by the film Everest and wanted to see if someone ordinary, like me, could climb mountainsTwo years ago, on a flight to New Zealand, I watched the film Everest, in which adventurers get stuck on the...
Planning your first European river cruise? Picking a waterway, dates, and budget seem easy enough. Then you find there's an overwhelming choice of boats out there, and with seemingly similar appearances, routes, amenities—even cost. What to do? Read on for...
