Editorial Features - Page 63
If the finale to the football season, the start of the cricket calendar or the build up to the world’s most famous tennis tournament has got you in a sporting fervour, why not add a visit to one of the world’s top sporting venues to your city sightseeing list? We’ve picked our top five must-see...
The Arab Spring saw demonstrators take to the streets of Cairo. But Ruth Styles, returning to a city still buzzing from the downfall of a dictator, found that the uprising has made visiting the Egyptian capital a surprisingly relaxed affair.
Big, brash and colourful: the Miró exhibition is a hot ticket in London right now, and visitors get the bonus of a trip to the architecturally stunning Tate Modern thrown in.
Chilling out comes with a special thrill when you are deep in the wilderness and you stumble across a natural hot spring miles from anywhere. At these top hot spots you can luxuriate in your own wild spa. We’ve picked five of the best wild spas across the world, so if you are in the area you can...
We all love the idea of getting something for nothing but the chances of getting a free flight upgrade these days are slimmer than Kate Middleton’s waist. Fluttering your eyelashes or flashing a Bond-like smile at check-in just won’t cut it. But it’s not impossible to work your way up from...
Arriving in time for one of Peru’s most fashionable events, Ruth-Ellen Davis finds foodie delights and calming features at the Miraflores Park Hotel in one of Lima’s swankiest suburbs.
What better way to enjoy the sunshine than with a high-altitude drink and views as far as the eye can see? Here's our selection of the world's tallest hotels with great bars offering sweeping views and perfect cocktails.
Swathed in the Pacific Ocean, almost 1,000km (620 miles) from mainland Ecuador, the charred volcanic landscape and other-worldly inhabitants of the peaceful Galápagos continue to enchant those who visit. But while the venerable form of the Galápagos giant tortoise is the famous...
Ibiza has long been branded a hedonist’s paradise of all-night parties, hippy vibes and 18-30s package holidays, but Jonny Payne uncovers a different side to the Spanish island with a relaxing stay at the newly reopened Sa Talaia Hotel Rural - one of an increasing number of luxury rural hotels...
Taking the train on a long-distance trip is one way of seeing a country, or sometimes more than one, while avoiding all the agony of airport angst. Railway stations don’t usually have the same level of queuing stress, and have the bonus of being (usually) centrally located, rather than out...
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