Why go? The world’s most northerly capital city – lit by the midnight sun in summer or winter’s magical Northern Lights – is a highlight of many a North Atlantic cruise. Though architecturally underwhelming, its waterfront setting and mountain vistas imbue the city with charm, while just inland lie epic landscapes shaped by volcanoes and glaciers. Cruise
Never have so many passengers suffered so much pre-flight stress. Over the five days of industrial action called by Ryanair pilots who belong to the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa), I calculate up to half a million travellers booked with the carrier were potentially at risk of having their plans torn up. Two weeks ago, as
Target shares hit a record high Wednesday after initiatives such as loading customers’ online orders in their cars help to drive better-than-expected results. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images As Amazon is busy plowing money to make free Prime one-day shipping the new norm, results from its major rivals Walmart and Target suggest their
(CNN) — Wandering the Saturday market in the tiny hill town of Barga, you would be forgiven for thinking you had time-traveled to the Tuscany of 30 years ago. Shawl-clad grandmothers gesticulate wildly over pungent wheels of cheese. Spiky heads of romanesco and palm-sized porcini mushrooms spill from crates. And everywhere floats the aroma of
Vilnius has been ranked the cheapest city break, costing just over £100 per person for a two-night break. In a new ranking by TravelSupermarket, the Lithuanian capital was ranked the cheapest city break this autumn, alongside Bucharest, Hamburg, Belfast and Turin. The Best Value Index ranked the median price of a package (including flights and
(CNN) — Venice has spent the last few years trying to curb the overtourism that has plagued it. But now Italy’s famed city of canals has taken action against a bridge that isn’t capable of handling the tourists they already have. Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been fined €78,000 ($86,000) for what the city deemed
With more that 60 million arrivals a year, Hong Kong is the world’s most visited city, and visitors will find everything they could possibly want from a city break at their fingertips. This vertical playground of steel and glass skyscrapers is home to some of the world’s most luxurious hotels – and you can pay
Welcome to Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Centuries ago, Viking longships prowled the waters around Norway. Some of those longships survived the ensuing years and found their way to the Viking Ship Museum, which is a must-see on any Oslo tour. The three longships on display here have been recovered from various parts of
Press Conference Andrew Rigie Earlier this year it was reported that Grubhub, the mega-sized restaurant delivery company, was charging restaurants bogus fees for phone call orders that customers did not place. The way it works is Grubhub would setup and promote a unique phone number for restaurants listed on their platform. Apparently, when a customer
Thomas Barwick | Photographer’s Choice RF | Getty Images What do Americans in the market for a vacation home want? Appalachian mountain views and Florida sunshine, it turns out. Vacation rental management website Vacasa has rolled out its second annual report highlighting the best U.S. destinations to invest in a vacation rental property. It analyzed
Ten years ago, the Cambodian coast was referred to as “Thailand without the crowds”, its laid-back beaches providing a welcome budget break for backpackers travelling between Thailand and Vietnam. Back in 2006, I enjoyed a week-long stay at the Serenity Guesthouse in Sihanoukville, a welcome stop after seeing the Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng genocide
Sometimes all you need is good bread and butter. Or an impossibly flaky croissant. These artisan bakers across North America wake up at ungodly hours and pour their hearts and souls into making bread the old-fashioned way, along with fanciful pastries and sweets. Reunion Bread | Denver Ismael de Sousa was one of the most
(CNN) — It’s not every day you get to recreate the journey of a legendary king, but visitors to Tintagel Castle will now be able to do exactly that. A bridge will open on August 11 at the historic site in north Cornwall, UK, restoring a vertiginous crossing which brings the two halves of the
The sunny Channel Islands have long been a popular choice for those who want to avoid flying. The ferry company Condor operates a daily service out of Portsmouth and Poole to the two larger islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and from the latter you have always been able to explore car-free Herm as a day
Today: what happens when you forsake the Tube for a trans-suburban journey? Diagonally opposite Cockfosters station, at the northern end of the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, a restaurant called Miracles is doing excellent business. As an unsatisfied customer of long standing of the Tube line to Heathrow, I surmise the restaurant’s name celebrates the
Target is introducing its biggest private label, Good & Gather food and beverage line, as data shows it lags other major rivals on grocery retail share. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Target is debuting its biggest-ever private label line, but it’s not the cheap chic fashion and home goods it’s known for. The
(CNN) — A lot of things have changed at Disneyland since 1985. For starters, Captain Jack Sparrow is now the star of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and you can buy and drink alcohol inside Oga’s Cantina. But one thing hasn’t changed: Canadian woman Tamia Richardson’s love for Disney. In August 2019, the park
With the conversation around climate change hotting up in recent months, more attention than ever is being paid to the way we travel. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have come under fire for taking four trips by private jet in 11 days – with celebrities quick to step forward and defend the royal couple –
Venice: a trove of historical treasures There are days when visitors to this exquisite jewel box of a city outnumber locals two-to-one, and when getting from the station to St Mark’s square is a battle. But despite this, Venice never loses its capacity to enchant: stepping out of the station to be greeted by a
(CNN) — We’ve all been tempted to bring a little bit of paradise home from our holidays. But the urge has backfired on a French couple, who are facing up to six years in prison for removing sand from a beach in Sardinia, where they had been on vacation. The Italian island’s white sand is
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