(Pete Seaward/Lonely Planet) Here’s a fun fact for anyone looking to go greener while exploring the continent this summer: Taking the train instead of flying can reduce the carbon footprint of your trip by up to 90 percent. What’s more, if you follow our headache-free tips, it doesn’t have to be as costly or complicated… Read More »
Amsterdam is a popular destination for bachelorette parties – Alamy The tourism authority in Amsterdam has been accused of hypocrisy and lazy stereotypes in its latest campaign to discourage British stag groups from visiting the city. The new campaign, published on a website called “Amsterdam Rules” and currently only shown to visitors from the UK,… Read More »
Dutch National Holocaust Museum opened last week – MEREL TUK On a lively street in Amsterdam Oost, one of the hippest districts of the city, are two buildings that were the scene of one of the biggest escapes of the Second World War. On one side of the street is a former teacher training college.… Read More »
Tourists in Venice – Getty Holidaymakers in Greece may face supplies shortages this summer. Authorities in the country have warned that the number of sunbeds in crowded spots could be significantly reduced as drone fleets roll out the new decision throughout the year. A new bill would require 70 percent of beaches, especially in ecologically… Read More »
Taylor Swift fans can take a new tour of the singer’s favorite London haunts – Getty A kebab shop in Kentish Town isn’t the first place you’d associate it with the most famous woman in the world. This small no-frills place on the main street is covered in laminated images of the menu, there’s a… Read More »
Derry Green (centre), 41, has seen demand for glampsites increase since Covid – Lorne Campbell For most of us, quarantine success meant surviving homeschooling or baking a good loaf of sourdough. But Derry Green has turned a way to entertain its children in the backyard during those halcyon days of 2020 into a dazzling business… Read More »
Dave Watts rates Courchevel as France’s best ski resort – Dave Watts / Courchevel Tourisme I first visited Courchevel in 1978 on my first ski holiday, when I stayed in a chalet in neighboring Méribel. Towards the end of the week, my friends convinced me to take the gondola to the top of La Saulire… Read More »
Surfers at Manly Beach (Manly Pacific) It takes me less than 48 hours to understand what Sydneysiders mean by the 6am club. I’ve never been an early riser on holiday – isn’t long, slow lays under clean sheets the whole point of running that OOO? – but there’s something about the Northern Beaches suburb of… Read More »