Whether you fancy checking out where the Industrial Revolution first started at Ironbridge the truly stunning World Heritage Site, sampling the traditional way of life in the 1930’s at the authentic Black Country Living Museum, soaking up the spectacular scenery from the Severn Valley Railway steam train or experiencing the treachery and torture of years […]
China’s most dynamic city offers plenty of sleek, high-rise accommodation yet a new breed of discreet boutique hotel is becoming increasingly popular.For all the burgeoning tower blocks in Shanghai, its French Concession, the old trading quarter run by colonial France, remains a charming low-rise neighbourhood of tree-lined avenues. Here a few small, intimate hotels have […]
Dubai-based developer, Nakheel, has said that plans are underway for the arrival of the QE2, Gulf News has reported. The iconic cruise liner is currently en route to Dubai, where it will retire from service and be transformed into a luxury hotel on the Palm Jumeirah. Due to arrive on 26 November, the QE2 will […]
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has launched the Suvarna Ticket, allowing bus travel around the state for just INR700 (US$14), The Times of India has reported. Launched yesterday the scheme, allowing passengers to travel across the state on luxury Rajahamsa buses, is hoped to attract more number of people to travel in the […]
Vietnam Airlines has said it will not raise ticket prices for domestic flights during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, Thanh Nien News reported.The pledge was announced by the carrier’s General Director, Pham Ngoc Minh, after the Vietnamese government announced a lift on fare caps, allowing carriers to fix their own prices based on demand.
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THE Eiffel Tower turns 120 in March - quite an achievement for a structure that was expected to last for only 20 years.But French engineer Gustave Eiffel knew what he was doing. In fact, some of the original machinery for the lifts is still operational, with a few modifications and a lot of care.Originally, the […]
Elegance and eccentricity are part of Portland’s charm, writes Adrian Nisbett.There can be few more dramatic approaches to an airport than that of Portland. In the distance loom Mount St Helens, which erupted so spectacularly in 1980, and Mount Rainier. Impressive, you think, until suddenly, seemingly sitting on the left wing tip, is the snow-covered […]
Kylie Davis takes a soak in Bath, in a restored architectural masterpiece that would have impressed the Romans.What did the Romans do before pool noodles were invented?” asks Cheree, her noodle tucked under her arms as she executes a lazy, elegant breaststroke across the hot, roof-top pool of Thermae Bath Spa.I can’t answer her because […]
Fiona Regan discovers the pleasure of a riverside bike trail.Water twinkles in gentle sunlight, gurgling as it trips over rocks. Trees line either side of the waterway, their leaf-laden branches skimming the surface. Ducks paddle nonchalantly as the call of bluebirds echoes in the quiet air. The northern end of Hoddle Street is only a […]
In five easy steps, Owen Thomson raises his adrenalin levels in this Mid-North Coast city.Kart racingYou don’t have to be an orthopaedic surgeon to know that motor racing can be dangerous. Just as well, then, that Adrenalin Rush Karting owner Alan Denyer is a stickler for safety. He explains his golden rules before I get […]