by admin 1 | Feb 8, 2024 | Travel
The US last week issued a travel warning for people heading to Jamaica, following a spate of murders. Now, travel specialists in the Caribbean nation are hitting back, saying Jamaica is “one of the safest travel destinations in the world”. The US travel alert The US...
by admin 1 | Feb 5, 2024 | Travel
The guidebooks will tell you the best time to visit Scotland’s Fair Isle is summer, when the golden beams of “da simmer dim” – which means “the twilight of a Shetland summer evening” – ensure more than 19 hours of sunlight. But winter is a time...
by admin 1 | Feb 2, 2024 | Travel
Tourists were left stranded this week in Peru as protests erupted following the introduction of an electronic rail ticketing system on the train line that leads to Machu Picchu. Tensions ran high as protesters said they believe the new ticket sales platform will hurt...
by admin 1 | Jan 31, 2024 | Travel
vienna may be more famous for opera, philharmonic orchestras and Old Masters, but the Austrian capital is also home to a thriving contemporary art scene. On the streets and in the outdoor courtyards, amid the Baroque-era statues and ornate Gothic St Stephen’s...
by admin 1 | Jan 29, 2024 | Travel
Many passengers will recognise that stomach-churning feeling as their plane approaches the runway in bad weather and they brace for a bumpy descent and landing. There have been 10 named storms in the UK since the start of September, with three in January – Henk, Isha...
by admin 1 | Jan 26, 2024 | Travel
s I walk through the dimly lit narrow lanes that crisscross the labyrinthine 11th-century Medina of Marrakesh, I could be travelling back in time. This bustling medieval Moroccan metropolis was once one of North Africa’s main commercial hubs. I pass metal...
