One woman’s idea of strapping cameras to sheep prodded the internet giant into helping put the north Atlantic islands on Street View – with a resulting upswing in tourism The Faroe Islands has become the latest remote part of the world to be featured on Google Street View – thanks to one woman and five…
In our weekly look at people’s travels through three of their Instagram shots, Isabel Choat is wowed by the wonders of the new Lego House in the hometown of the brick Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Our tipsters go cold turkey on the traditional British Christmas in search of a lantern festival, exotic wildlife and traditional markets, from Brittany to the Japanese alpsEnter this week’s competition for the chance to win a £200 hotel voucher Last year we spent 25 December in Giraffe Manor, in a suburb of Nairobi, where giraffes…
Know a fantastic beach, wildlife reserve, remote island or a restaurant serving up delicious local dishes in this diverse south-east Asian country? With renowned cuisine, buzzing cities and immense wilderness tracts – not to mention superb beaches and diving areas – Malaysia offers travellers a wealth of possibilities, and we’d like to hear your recommendations.…
Changi airport is regularly named top of its class. Now it has opened Terminal 4, replete with futuristic cleaning robots and offering minimal human interaction Singapore has unveiled a five-storey airport terminal that is the size of 27 football fields and cost £544m to build. The title of world’s best airport (as judged by the…
Voluntourism is popular but controversial. In Indonesian Borneo, however, the Orangutan Foundation puts conservation (and graft) first, as our writer discovers I’ve got a hammer in my hand when the cry goes up: “Orangutan in the camp.” Nine people down tools and grab their cameras and a chance to snap one of the critically endangered…
A historic courtyard in the city centre was once home to a pious order of women. It is still a wonderfully peaceful spot, though these days anyone is free to enjoy its serenity In Amsterdam’s busy centre, on the northern side of the square called the Spui, an unassuming timber door is a portal into…
A decade ago Amsterdam pumped money into tourism to recover from the global financial crisis but – even as the city bans ‘beer bikes’ – can it be saved from a monster industry of its own making? Last weekend, Els Iping caught a group of male tourists ripping out the shrub in front of her…
Trees and everything that goes with them will be celebrated at next year’s three-day Timber festival in the National Forest, straddling Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. And you can book now Tickets have gone on sale today for the UK’s first festival exploring the impact of forests, bringing together writers, artists, poets, scientists and philosophers for…
Traditional owners and park managers agree central Australian rock is ‘not a playground or theme park’ and support ban Climbing Uluru in Australia’s red centre will end, traditional owners and national park managers have announced. The historic decision came on Wednesday after a management board meeting of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park voted unanimously to…
