5 July events worth travelling for

5 July events worth travelling for

Forgot to organise your summer plans? You’re not alone! If you’re looking at at the next few weeks with nothing in the travel calendar, let us inspire you with a host of entertaining (and sometimes downright strange) July events happening around the world this month. 1. Boryeong mud festival, South Korea Looking for a chance to…

Portugal in pictures: 9 places to visit on your next trip

Portugal is hardly an undiscovered destination – but for several decades the only destination really on offer was the Algarve, with its sunny beaches and manicured golf courses. A combination of cheap flights and delectable Instagram-worthy streets has changed that; now towns and cities across the country have exploded in popularity with visitors over the…

5 Festivals in June Worth Travelling For

If you’re looking for a reason to get out explore, we’ve got you covered with our pick of the best festivals in June worth travelling for. Take your pick from a boozy wine fight in La Rioja, or the chance to visit a town named Vulcan that has reinvented itself as the Star Trek Capital…

Why 2019 is the year to explore Italy’s art history

Italy’s contribution to our global cultural history is hard to overstate – the great painters of the Renaissance left a legacy that still shapes our understanding of the art world today. 2019 is a banner year for arts and culture in the country, with celebrations and exhibitions celebrating this artistic heritage and looking forward to…

5 May festivals worth travelling for

Is your calendar looking depressingly empty? When there’s no getaway planned and the summer holidays are still month away, it’s the perfect time to squeeze in a mini escape – and what better to reason than to experience a different culture in all its glory? Local festivals and events often present us a link with the traditions…

The surfer’s holy grail: a pristine break in the remote Marshall Islands

Experienced surfers looking for a pristine break are heading to a remote archipelago somewhere between Hawaii and the Philippines. The Marshall Islands are hard to find and even harder to get to – and of course, that’s part of their appeal. Most of the 29 coral atolls that make up the Islands are unknown to…

Which art museums in Madrid should you visit?

Barcelona might get all the glory, but Madrid is where it’s at for art buffs looking for a serious culture fix in Spain. Paintings on display in the city range from the truly iconic (like Picasso’s Guernica) to the truly unsettling (Goya’s Black Paintings) with all major art periods well represented in between. Museum-hopping is…

Pyramids and human sacrifice: the top ancient sites in Peru

The traces of human civilisation in Peru date back some 20,000 years, to nomadic peoples who crossed into the Americas via the Bering Straight during the last Ice Age. From these beginnings to the Mochica and Nazca peoples living in the first centuries AD, to the famous Incas of Machu Picchu, today visitors can trace that history…

Four luxury camping experiences in Southeast Asia

Luxury camping, or ‘glamping’ as its also known, is on the rise. Once the preserve of high-end safari camps, you can now stay under canvas – with all the creature comforts – in destinations worldwide. In Southeast Asia in particular, a number of new luxury camping sites have been springing up over the past few years,…

Where to go for a winter escape in 2019

Late February… the time of year when it feels like Spring can’t come soon enough. Ease the transition through the last weeks of cold weather with a last minute winter escape to sunnier climes. We’ve chosen three options for you depending on how far you’re willing to travel for your sunshine. No plane required: a…

Athens in pictures: a visual tour

In a city so packed to the rafters with historic sights, planning a trip to Athens can be overwhelming when it comes to knowing what to see and what to skip. There are several ancient sights well worth the effort (including the Acropolis of course), but a lot of the city’s charm lies in cafe-hopping…

Spain in winter: a chance to explore the south’s historic cities

If a Spanish summer is all about sun, sea and sand (in other words, the beaches), winter in Spain offers the opportunity to explore the country’s many fascinating cities, especially those in Andalucia that become semi-unbearable ovens in the summer months. Temperatures in Cordoba and Seville regularly top 40℃ in July and August, but sunny winter days with…