Category Archives: Travel

Sunset Boulevard raises the bar in Oliviers with record distance

Nicole Scherzinger poses outside the Royal Albert Hall before Sunday’s awards ceremony – Gareth Cattermole/Getty Andrew Lloyd Webber’s revival of Sunset Boulevard swept the table at the Oliviers on Sunday night, winning a joint-record number of awards for a musical. The West End show, which features music by Lord Lloyd Webber, 76, has been awarded… Read More »

11 biggest mistakes you can make when booking a rental car

Rental costs have increased in nearly all holiday destinations since the end of the pandemic – Getty Car rental prices may have decreased slightly compared to last year, but they are still much higher than before the pandemic. Meanwhile, the problems that have been bothering customers for years continue. These include high-pressure sales of overpriced… Read More »

A theme park could transform Bedford – here’s what the town could learn from Orlando

Stewartby Brickworks could be Universal’s answer to Magic Kingdom – Alamy/Orlando Sentinel This is the kind of story that will make you look at the top of the page to check if it’s April Fool’s Day. Late last year, a major American entertainment company announced its aim to build a massive new theme park in… Read More »

‘Prince Philip called me an arm-twister’

Paul Green photographed in his office with David Hockney’s ‘An image of Celia’ – Andrew Crowley for The Telegraph “I’ve always dreamed of this building,” says Paul Green, the 60-something founder of Halcyon Gallery, among the luxury fashion stores on New Bond Street. Currently, on the spacious ground floor and airy basement, there is a… Read More »

British woman will climb Mont Blanc without fairing, spiked boots and oxygen equipment

Lise Wortley plans her climb in early September – Rii Schroer A British adventurer plans to climb Mont Blanc wearing a replica of the outfit worn by a woman who conquered one of the world’s most dangerous peaks in 1838. Lise Wortley will eschew modern high-altitude clothing in bulky trousers, an ankle-length woolen coat and… Read More »

How I finally dealt with my crippling anxiety at a breathing retreat in Sri Lanka.

Adam Turner (left) at Sen Wellness in Rekawa Nature Reserve in Sri Lanka Suddenly the thought of death came to my mind and I couldn’t get it out of my mind. Shaking and breathing more heavily than would be acceptable in a room full of meditating strangers, I opened my eyes to fight back a… Read More »