Travel

São Miguel, known as “The Green Island”, is the largest and most populated island of the Azores with beautiful lakes, sandy beaches, rolling hills, high mountains, green plains and blue ocean. The cosmopolitan town of Ponta Delgada offers the visitor a blend of contemporary life with monuments, turn of the century architecture, parks and cobble stone streets, interlaced with a modern marina, nice restaurants, shopping, bars, night-clubs, and ocean-front cafes.  

The ruins at Ostia Antica in Italy rival those of Pompeii, and are just a half-hour train ride from Rome. There’s lots to learn about ancient Roman lifestyles at this well-preserved site.  

Here is a list of seven sicknesses and illnesses that can befall travellers. This does not include motion sickness and hangovers. So hopefully you don’t get sick while you travel.  

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, sits high in the Andes and straddles the equator, making it the closest national capital to the sun. San Francisco de Quito, as this harmonious city is officially called, is all about balance. Its World Heritage protected Old Town is contrasted by its progressive New Town.  

Yosemite Valley, which despite being only 7 miles long and 1 mile wide, packs in more jaw-dropping scenery than just about any other place on Earth. Yosemite National Park sits on the western slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.  

From the sights, the sounds, the flavours, and the sensations, New York City offers the first time visitor and the seasoned New York expert something new every single time.  

Getting to Yokohama from anywhere in the world is easy, thanks to the city’s proximity to two international airports. Since it is located in the centre of Japan’s main island, Yokohama is a great gateway to travel to cities within Japan. Yokohama offers a wide variety of accommodation, from five-star hotels to budget accommodation.  

Holidays in the Maldives are all about doing as little as possible. But doing it in style From water bungalows to world-class hotels, these stunning islands are the perfect getaway. Home to the most colourful marine-life and corals, it follows that scuba-diving and snorkelling are popular past-times here. While by night, you can enjoy Indian, Sri Lankan, Asian and local cuisine – all by candlelight under the stars.

Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from Greece’s mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. The most important places to visit in Santorini are: The Caldera Islets, Wine Museum, Megaron Gyzi Museum, Archaeological Museum, Pirgos, Naval Museum and many more.

Perched on the East Coast of Australia, Sydney, is the vibrant capital of New South Wales. The Sydney Tower is the perfect way to get acquainted with the city. From Circular Quay it’s possible to get almost anywhere else in the city. Nearby is Sydney Harbour Bridge. Just across it is Luna Park, renowned for its vintage fairground rides. A short ferry ride from Luna Park is Darling Harbour, home to the National Maritime Museum. A few blocks away is the Powerhouse Museum. Sydney Opera House is Sydney’s most iconic sight. Behind it are the Royal Botanic Gardens and the [More]

One of the best things about a beach holiday in Portugal is that that even when it is busy, you can always find somewhere with enough space for you. The south-facing coast of the Algarve is the most popular with holidaymakers, but even here it doesn’t take much to escape the high-rise resorts and their crowds of sun worshippers.

The homeland of the proud and resilient Basque people is split between France and Spain. From our San Sebastián home base, we tour the ancient Basque capital of Guernica, the dazzling Guggenheim Bilbao, and then cross into France for more Basque Country charms. From yummy tapa bars to lightning-fast jai alai games, we’ll experience Basque culture at its most vivid.

For centuries, Vienna was the crown jewel of the rich and powerful Hapsburg Empire. A century after that empire’s fall, the Viennese appreciate their imperial legacy as a cultural wellspring — and an excuse to live in style.

Experience breathtaking views of Mount Blanc in the French Alps and take a gondola ride over the border to the Italian side.