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Cabin fever: Lavish new coffee-table book presents the most beautiful hideaways in Canada

Horror films have given remote cabins a bad rep, as a beautiful new coffee-table book highlights. Northern Hideaways, Canadian Cottages and Cabins, published ... read more

UK hotel review: The Inspector calls at Hambleton Hall in Rutland, where prices are ‘absurd’

Impeccable service but browning flowers on the dinner table, breakfast fruit ‘dispiritingly covered in clingfilm’ and ‘absurd prices’... read more

The world is captured in all its glory in prize-winning pictures for the Global Photo Awards 2022

The winners of the 2022 Global Photo Awards have been announced, showcasing some exceptional pictures which won the photographers a cut of $10,000 in prize mone... read more

Tumble-down cottage in Wales is one of the most viewed properties on Zoopla

A tumbledown cottage in Wales has become one of Britain’s most viewed properties for sale – because it is all about location, location, location. Th... read more

Rocket dog! Moment owner takes his Golden Retriever on a joyride in a Flyboard

Miami boaters spotted a dog owner taking his Golden Retriever out for a joyride on a Flyboard above the water last week.  Carly Payne filmed the video that sho... read more

Whale leaps and lands on top of boat in Gulf of California in Mexico, injuring two passengers

Shocking moment whale breaches and lands on top of boat in Gulf of California in Mexico, injuring two passengers, including former politician A giant whale near... read more

Bargain weekend European break: How to spend 48 hours in Amsterdam

Why Britons who fancy a bargain weekend break should go Dutch – and head to elegant Amsterdam Grab bread, cheese, fruit and stroopwafels at the Lindengrac... read more

The ‘Strange Slope’ optical illusion in China where uphill looks like downhill

Your eyes DO deceive you: Amazing footage shows the fascinating ‘Strange Slope’ optical illusion in China where cyclists freewheel ‘uphillR... read more

Inside new hotel The Gantry, which overlooks London’s Olympic Park and offers blockbuster views

It takes just six minutes to reach Stratford International rail station from London St Pancras on the UK’s only domestic high-speed train service. YouR... read more

Paradise hotel review: The joys of a solo holiday at Vakkaru Maldives resort

Paradise: Petronella Wyatt checked into Vakkaru alone, but left the Indian Ocean resort ‘feeling like a goddess triumphant’. Pictured is the resort&... read more

Lake District hotel review: Inside The Ro, which offers sweeping views of Windermere

Great British boltholes: If you want a hotel room with sweeping views from end to end of the longest lake in England, THIS is the place to stay… Alan Copps ch... read more

More than 7,000 concrete dominoes tumble in 30-minute 1.6 mile toppling to mark opening of festival

What a pushover! 7,000 concrete dominoes tumble in 30-minute 1.6 mile toppling to mark opening of historic festival A 2.5km lines of stone dominoes was knocked ... read more

Spain holidays: Exploring the unspoilt beaches and mountains of the little-known Cantabria region

Dining alfresco in rural Spain, my daughter, Hannah, 16, points at the menu, horrified. Her finger hovers above the translation of local specialty cabrito guisa... read more

Discovering Vietnam’s buzzy cities, welcoming locals and sublime coastline

The rooftop bar of Ho Chi Minh City’s Hotel des Arts: the music is surging and the in-crowd is here to see and be seen. Soignee young women are in Audrey Hepb... read more

The Holiday Guru answers your questions about flight cancellations and passport backlogs

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. With summer holiday season upon us, he advises readers on everything from battling airport queues a... read more

Hiker warns others to wear bright colours after smashing her ankle in freak mountain accident

A hiker has warned other hillwalkers to wear bright colours after a freak accident on a mountain saw her smash her ankle and have to be airlifted to safety by r... read more

The quiet side of Ibiza? We’re raving about it! Exploring the island’s serene coves and swish hotels

The smell of sardines cooking on a grill wafts over tiny Cala Mastella, where pine trees border a shingle beach and the water is as clear as glass. A chalk boar... read more

The best rooftop bars in London revealed, from Covent Garden to Waterloo

Rooftop bars bring the high life to London: Six hidden watering holes that offer amazing views of the city that even locals don’t know about, from Covent ... read more

Amazing image shows seagull helping itself to mother’s ICE CREAM as she cradles baby on pier 

Don’t mind this seagull dropping in? He’s a bit peckish! Amazing image shows bird helping itself to mother’s ICE CREAM as she cradles baby on ... read more

Switzerland holidays: Dodge Verbier’s glitzy ski crowds on an off-season hiking trip this summer

Cherries, a local botanist and our mountain guide, is full of foreboding. ‘It took me five years to have enough confidence to guide people on foraging tours b... read more

Striking new photobook reveals the splendour of the world’s most remote places

From a rainbow in the desert to bears in the wilderness: Striking new photobook 10 years in the making reveals the splendour of the world’s most remote pl... read more

Tui tells families it WON’T offer cheap last-minute holiday deals this summer

Tui tells families it WON’T offer cheap last-minute holiday deals this summer despite expecting bookings to reach pre-pandemic levels Tui’s chief ex... read more

First look: Richard Branson’s luxury new 28-room hotel on Mallorca

First-look pictures have been released of Sir Richard Branson’s brand-new hotel in Mallorca, due to open in summer 2023. It occupies a plot on the tycoon&... read more

Greece holidays: Novelist Victoria Hislop reveals her favourite haunts in Athens

Victoria Hislop’s bestsellers, including The Sunrise, The Island and One August Night, have given readers incredible insight into Greece, and even led to the ... read more