The grand castle that doubles as Windsor in The Crown opens its doors to Airbnb guests

For the first time, Belvoir Castle – the stunning Windsor Castle double in Netflix drama The Crown – is making one of its sumptuous suites available to book on Airbnb. To celebrate the turn of the decade, the castle, which normally has 14 bedrooms for hire, will open the doors of its King’s Suite, seen in … Read more

Driving home for Christmas? The Extra Mile by Sawday’s lists hundreds of lovely roadside UK eateries

Driving home for Christmas but dreading the meal options on offer from Britain’s network of often miserable, crowded service stations?  Worry not, because a portion of help has arrived in the form of book The Extra Mile, by accommodation guide Sawday’s. It’s filled with delightful places to take a pit stop, from a railway carriage … Read more

YouTube star Casey Neistat films his flight in Etihad’s A380 ‘Residence’ suite

‘Ridiculous luxury’: YouTube star films his flight in Etihad’s £52,000 A380 ‘Residence’ suite, which has a living room, bedroom and a bathroom with a SHOWER YouTube star Casey Neistat flew in The Residence on a flight from Abu Dhabi to New York  His video of the experience shows how The Residence is nothing short of … Read more

Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the Seville bar named after the city’s most notable dancer

Olé! It’s Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the tiny Seville bar named after one of the city’s most notable dancers Casa Anselma is deep in the heart of the working-class neighbourhood of Triana It is named after the proprietor who was once a well-known flamenco dancer  Rows of chairs are in front of the dancefloor, with … Read more

Assume doctors are women because ‘most medics will soon be female’

Male scientists dress up their research with words such as ‘groundbreaking’, ‘novel’ and ‘unique’ more often than female ones, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Mannheim in Germany scoured more than six million published studies to see how commonly two dozen self-promoting words were used. Results showed scientific papers with women listed … Read more

TripAdvisor reveals its most booked attractions of 2019 with Rome’s Colosseum No.1

TripAdvisor reveals its most booked attractions of 2019: The Colosseum is No.1 followed by the Louvre, the Vatican Museums and Lady Liberty, with the Tower of London top in the UK The list was produced following analysis of the site’s 250,000 bookable tours  Other popular attractions include the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower  … Read more

Versailles-inspired interiors, IMAX cinemas and helipads: This year’s biggest superyachts rankings

The definitive list of the 101 largest superyachts in the world for 2019 has been revealed. There are 10 brand new entries to this year’s Top 101 list compiled by Boat International magazine, which describes itself as the authority on global superyachts. They showcase some of the most lavish sailing environments on the planet, from … Read more