Incredible images by photographer Gabor Nagy show the dramatic Icelandic landscape

Photographer Gabor Nagy spends months researching Iceland’s most eye-catching spots on Google Earth and then days driving and hiking its mountain roads to reach them – and snap them. As his incredible pictures of the country’s epic landscape show – the graft pays off.  He has captured Europe’s second-largest glacier, a breathtaking ‘bleeding’ volcanic crater and … Read more

Incredible images by photographer Gabor Nagy show the dramatic Icelandic landscape

Photographer Gabor Nagy spends months researching Iceland’s most eye-catching spots on Google Earth and then days driving and hiking its mountain roads to reach them – and snap them. As his incredible pictures of the country’s epic landscape show – the graft pays off.  He has captured Europe’s second-largest glacier, a breathtaking ‘bleeding’ volcanic crater and … Read more

Pictured: British Airways’ reopened Heathrow Terminal 5 first-class lounge

British Airways has begun reopening its swanky lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5 and has released images of the coronavirus measures that have been put in place in one of them – Galleries First. The pictures show staff in masks serving customers as well as plastic protection screens at reception desks. BA is reopening its lounges … Read more

Pictured: British Airways’ reopened Heathrow Terminal 5 first-class lounge

British Airways has begun reopening its swanky lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5 and has released images of the coronavirus measures that have been put in place in one of them – Galleries First. The pictures show staff in masks serving customers as well as plastic protection screens at reception desks. BA is reopening its lounges … Read more

BA’s Heathrow Terminal 5 reopens with coronavirus measures

British Airways has begun reopening its swanky lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5 and has released images of the coronavirus measures that have been put in place. The pictures show staff in masks serving customers as well as plastic protection screens at reception desks. BA is reopening its lounges in phases. On July 4, the Galleries … Read more

Japan launches new 223mph N700S bullet train that can escape to safety in the event of an earthquake

Japan launches new 223mph bullet train that can ‘escape’ to safety in the event of an earthquake The N700S serves the Tokaido Shinkansen line which connects Tokyo with Osaka and Kobe It became the world’s first high-speed line when the first bullet trains began running on it on October 1, 1964  The train has an … Read more

Great British boltholes: A review of The Crown in Church Enstone Oxfordshire 

Great British boltholes: Hipsters want to be part of the inn crowd at The Crown, a 17th-century Oxfordshire pub in a quintessential English village The Crown is an ‘inn lover’s heaven’ located in the village of Church Enstone   Each country-chic room has a different layout with digital radios and TVs   It’s popular with hipsters using … Read more

How to cut the cost of a post-lockdown staycation

Holiday hacks revealed: The ‘secret’ discounts and two-for-one offers that can make UK staycations surprisingly affordable, from Clubcard narrowboat deals to free hotel stays using Avios Travel companies are offering ‘thank you’ discounts and freebies to NHS staff  BA has expanded the number of hotels you can book using its Avios points Camping and glamping … Read more

From super chic to wild and rugged, France’s best secret islands

We are now free to enjoy a holiday in France without the prospect of two weeks’ quarantine on our return.  But where to go to escape crowded beaches and tourist hot spots?  Why not try France’s little-known islands and hideaways, which offer a secluded and relaxing break… Grande-Ile, Normandy A little slice of heaven: Grande-Ile is … Read more

The best places to visit in Northumberland, from stargazing spots to ancient rock art

Knocking on Scotland’s door, Northumberland is a timeless vision of an older, emptier England. Wild, yet accessible, England’s least populated county’s rolling moors, ancient woodland and vertiginous valleys provide proof you don’t need to leave the UK for some splendid isolation. Its border battlegrounds, now a peaceful mosaic of habitats, are bristling with wildlife, while … Read more