‘Golden gap year’: how to make a midlife break work
Maybe you can put it down as another post-Covid trend, such as working from home, but it’s clear something is going on. People working...
A beach as it might have looked 1,000 years ago: Sardinia’s north-west peninsula
People rave about La Pelosa beach in Sardinia’s north-west: it has “stunning white sand”, “clear turquoise water”, “breathtaking beauty” and is one of Lonely...
Saving the seas one dive at a time in Northumberland
On the outer side of Britain’s Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, is the Longstone lighthouse, which was home in 1838 to a reluctant...
Austrian town gets its lederhosen in a twist over modern art
I’m walking through the town of Bad Aussee, in Austria’s alpine Salzkammergut region, where I’m expecting a vision of depravity to emerge through the...
Is Derby the UK’s worst short break destination? How I ‘bussed’ that myth
A peregrine falcon is flying high over the gothic tower of the cathedral while elegant grey wagtails hop across the curving weir among flocks...
Share a tip on a sunny city break in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher
As the last days of August approach, many of us are searching for ways to eke out our summer before packing away the shorts...