As a polar guide I need to take a gun to the Arctic. But airlines are freezing me out
I am a polar guide. I frequently travel to Spitsbergen, the Arctic island, with my firearm, which I carry as last-resort protection in case...
Tourism that does less harm: Lanzarote away from the big beach resorts
The sky is clear as I sit sipping coffee in the sunny courtyard of an 18th-century house – now a boutique hotel – in...
Our agreed KLM flight ticket price took off, disappeared and cost us £118
I booked a one-way flight for my family from Amsterdam to Bristol with KLM Cityhopper. The agreed fares were £71.30 each, including four seat...
10 of the best gardens to visit around the UK
Great DixterNorthiam, Rye, East Sussex
Created by the late Christopher Lloyd, Great Dixter is the legacy of a garden designer who forced us to...
Turkey at its sun-kissed, laid-back best: why Göcek makes the perfect Lycian base
When Bodrum and I first met, 30 years ago, my main thought was that it was a long way from anywhere. In summer 1994,...
It was genuinely healing to return to Ibiza, the place where I’d nearly died
The thing that might surprise you about Ibiza is the quiet. Even in August, there are pockets of tranquillity all over the island. Walking...