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Red dunes, a green lagoon and vineyards in black volcanic soil: The incredible images that show Lanzarote in all its otherworldly beauty Photos showcase the island’s varied topography, from black beaches and azure waters to epic volcanic zones They were taken by photographer Eleonora Costi, who described it as ‘unlike anywhere else on the planet’ … Read more
Millions of Britons are ‘fed up’ with unrealistic travel photos – and snaps of ‘hot dog legs’ – with almost a third preferring to see ‘authentic’ pictures of a holiday A study of 2,000 adults found 26% find ‘hot dog leg’ images the most annoying People are seven times more likely to visit a place … Read more
Consider the mysterious mapped – thanks to the Atlas of Improbable Places and the Atlas of the Unexpected. They chart all manner of curious and quirky sights, from the secret Soviet city that didn’t even appear on maps to the lava-filled Mexican town and the bridge in America that was shipped over piece by piece from London. … Read more
The top 17 best UK hotels for families have been revealed by the AA, which also pinpointed where family-friendly hotels can be found in the highest concentrations. It found that London has the most family-friendly hotels, with Devon in second place and Cumbria and North Yorkshire joint third. The travel firm says that top-ranked London … Read more
A travel expert has revealed how buying MasterCard gift cards can turbo-boost your airline and hotel reward points tally by hundreds of per cent. Ben Nickel-D’Andrea, a luxury travel writer who runs the NoMasCoach.com tips site, discovered that some earn five points per dollar on credit cards, up from the usual one point per dollar. … Read more
Stranger Things fans can stay at an 80s-themed Airbnb basement rental that has been inspired by the Netflix show The Upside Den, in St Louis, is an 80s-themed rental that recreates several of the sets used in the show It features a replica of the alphabet wall covered in Christmas lights that features in season … Read more
Brie our guest! World’s first cheese-themed hotel suite is set to open – with cheese-themed furniture and cheese-scented soap The Cheese Suite will open between January 29 and February 6 in London It will feature giant cheese installations as well as cheese-themed bedding Guests will be able to call a delivery service to have cheese … Read more
Beauty of the beasts: Photographer’s striking black-and-white images reveal the magnificence and vulnerability of Africa’s wildest animals Laurent Baheux’s coffee table book is called The Family Album of Wild Africa and is 480 pages long The book includes almost 300 remarkable black-and-white images of animals from lions to hippos Animals are pictured nuzzling and tending to … Read more
Freediving in Indonesia, rafting down the Amazon and a remote Tibetan pilgrimage are just some of the travel experiences that will change your life, according to the adventure experts at Lonely Planet. They’ve included them in a recently published book called Travel Goals: Inspiring Experiences To Transform Your Life – ‘a modern bucket list for … Read more
Star Wars actor Richard E. Grant recalls his travel adventures including a ‘la-di-dah’ flight to New York on Concorde By Tessa Williams For The Daily Mail Published: 10:51 BST, 6 January 2020 | Updated: 09:42 BST, 7 January 2020 This week actor Richard E. Grant checks in to our holiday Q and A This week … Read more