Cosmopolitan Bahrain, just across the border from Saudi Arabia – Getty Add the two outfits together and there are enough statuesque women spinning on either side of the DJ for (almost) a decent outfit. In front of them, waiters whisper bottles of champagne and primary-coloured cocktails to noisy groups of twenty-somethings. In the corner, two… Read More »
Author Helen Pickles believes the Lake District is best explored by train, bus and on your own feet – Helen Pickles It was Sunday happiness. On a stunning spring day, I stood at the top of St Sunday Crag above Ullswater and was greeted with views that left me giddy with excitement: snow-covered Helvellyn across… Read More »
Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their two young children, Princess Anne and Prince Charles, in front of Balmoral Castle, 1952 For the first time, the public will be allowed into Balmoral on a series of special (now sold-out) summer tours. This Aberdeenshire manor symbolizes the Royal Family’s special… Read More »
The King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation – JULIAN SIMMONDS FOR THE TELEGRAPH The image of the royal family waving to the crowd below from the balcony of Buckingham Palace has become ingrained in the national conscience. Now, as the East Wing of the palace opens to visitors, the… Read More »
Balmoral Castle has been a Royal residence since 1852 – VisitScotland / North East 250 / Damian Shields Members of the public will be given access to previously unseen interiors of Balmoral Castle for the first time this summer, in line with the King’s desire to make the royal residences more accessible to the public.… Read More »
There’s even cheaper beer in London if you know where to look – Moment RF There comes a time in every man’s life when he realizes that he has become his father. Mine came last year at the bar of a well-known pub in central London; An almost apologetic card reader from the bartender informed… Read More »
Author Hazel Plush boarding a VistaJet flight – Sam Churchill “If you’re a chief executive on a salary of five million pounds a year, losing just one day to jet lag will cost the company tens of thousands of dollars, or even more,” says Matteo Atti, coolly faced with such extraordinary figures. “Therefore, health on… Read More »
Trasimeno, in northwestern Umbria, is the largest lake in central Italy – alamy Italy has many natural lakes to explore beyond the famous destinations in the north. Many of them are concentrated in the heart of the country, including the beautiful Lake Bracciano and Lake Bolsena in Lazio and Lake Trasimeno in Umbria. Each is… Read More »