A new volcano could pose a threat larger than last year’s air-traffic paralysing eruption in Iceland, according to experts. Seismologists are nervously watching rumblings beneath a much more powerful Icelandic volcano call Katla, which could spew an ash cloud that will make the 2010 eruption look tame by comparison. Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on [...]
A train operator has come under fire for an advertising campaign that promotes a destination it does not go to. First Great Western’s (FGW) ‘Explore’ campaign features Dartmouth in Devon, with posters and adverts running the catchline: ‘The train makes it easy to get to Dartmouth. But I always find it difficult to leave.’ Another [...]
There is more to life in Las Vegas than the sensory assault of the casinos. Far more. Behind the doors of most of the best hotels are sanctuaries of calm; world-class spas to soothe your spirits and counter the effects of the all-you-can-eat buffet. Here are our favourite spots to revitalise – followed, of course, [...]
By all latitudinal logic I should be freezing as I launch my ocean kayak into the translucent waters of the Norwegian Sea. Deep inside the Arctic Circle – I’m at the same latitude as Baffin Island — one expects to encounter icebergs and polar bears, not jellyfish, golf courses and sandy surfing-friendly beaches. Only the [...]
In a 34-year-old Chicago tradition, tens of thousands of people will pack onto Columbus Drive in Grant Park on Sunday and spend the next several hours racing through the city. Many, many more people — about 1.7 million, according to organizers — are expected to line the curbs and sidewalks along the 26.2-mile Bank of America [...]
Move over Mickey, there’s a new kid on the block. Legoland Florida will officially open its doors October 15. After a series of rumors, Central Florida’s Legoland was officially announced back in March 2010. The sibling park to Legoland California, Legoland Florida occupies 150 acres on the space once held by Cypress Gardens — the first of Florida’s [...]
In a sartorial departure from the Hazmat suits, a group of Japanese Hula dancers dawned grass skirts and headdresses over the weekend to preside over the reopening of the Spa Resort Hawaiians, a Polynesian-themed retreat 50 miles from the nuclear power station in Fukushima that melted down after an earthquake and tidal wave rocked western Honshu in [...]
Television host Richard Wiese has skied to the North Pole, climbed Tanzania’s Oldonyo Lengai volcano (while it was erupting) and led the daring Explorers Club, whose ranks have included Edmund Hillary and Neil Armstrong. His latest challenge, though, is on television, attempting to bring a cultural perspective and a touch of humility to the adventure travel [...]
Food is arguably the greatest of French icons, with baked goods being paramount among them. It’s impossible to visit the country without sampling crusty baguettes; buttery, flaky croissants; luscious, cream-filled eclairs and the like. For author Susan Hochbaum, these pleasures became more than experiences, rather a way of life that inspired her new book “Pastry Paris.” [...]
Switzerland’s Zermatt is small but thanks to the Matterhorn it’s become a world-famous climbers’ and hikers’ town. While Zermatt is filled with supermarkets and deluxe hotels, a few steps beyond the ever-growing village’s borders the hiker will no longer be able to benefit from all the downtown comforts and amenities. It gets steep in a [...]
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