Category: Destinations

You don’t need to be Torvill or Dean to enjoy ice-skating but you do need a rink in gorgeous surroundings. Here is our pick of England’s best. 1. Royal Pavilion, Brighton WHEN: 10 November 2019 – 19 January 2020 WHY: The south east’s most beautiful open-air ice rink, the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink, has opened this week in it iconic…

[ad_1] Rising from its 800km of Indian Ocean shoreline to the formidable 3000m-high escarpment of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is probably the most ecologically various of South Africa’s 9 provinces. It additionally boasts a thrillingly assorted array of vacationer sights in a comparatively compact space: from the bustling port of Durban to the untrammelled Big…

In so many ways, Garamba represents the challenge for conservationists: arguably one of Africa’s most beautiful and vast national parks, it faces enormous pressure from human activity. Sara White made the journey to visit the K9 programme helping to tackle the bushmeat trade. “It’s been raining hard in Arua, so we leave the runway to…

Victoria Falls Travel Guide The Lower Zambezi Valley remains a huge and untamed wilderness, sparingly inhabited by local tribesman, rich in big game and bird life. This wild region includes the moderately un-explored Lower Zambezi National Park and another World Heritage Site at Mana Pools. It’s an adventurer’s playground and offers some of Southern Africa’s…

For many travellers – even those who might not have been there – South Africa feels reassuringly familiar, like an old friend we have long known. Yet it is far from ordinary. To understand it better, and to look beyond the favourites of Cape Town and Kruger, we spoke to South African-born Greg Fox of…

Just as Victoria Falls is known as the adventure capital of southern Africa, the same can be said for East Africa of Jinja. If you’re looking for some action on your holiday, the Pearl of Africa is a magnet for adrenaline junkies White water rafting Bounce, spin and surf down the River Nile on a…

Think of a skyscraping skyline and you may not immediately think of Chicago. Located on Lake Michigan, the famously dubbed Windy City is, in fact, the birthplace of the skyscraper – the first was built here in 1885 – and today its skyline is believed to be among the world’s tallest and densest. It all…

The Maldives are a string of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, famous its combo of sheer barefoot luxury and guilt-free sustainability. Add to that a warm climate where temperatures rarely drop much below the 80s. Humidity is high (80 per cent) but this is tempered by a sea breeze especially at night. You can…

Menorca, one of Spain’s Balearic islands set in the Mediterranean Sea, has endless beaches, sandy crescents and a tree-fringed coast. It became a Unesco Biosphere Reserve in 1993 to protect its beautiful natural surroundings, a scheme that aims to foster a positive relationship between humans and the array of wildlife that have made Menorca their home.…

Find the best things to do in Chicago this weekend with our guide to concerts, exhibitions, festivals and more. Welcome to another weekend in Chicago! Monday marks the Fourth of July in Chicago, which means we’re looking forward to a long weekend full of BBQs, summery weather and—of course—stunning Fourth of July fireworks, like the massive display…