Travel

I will let you in on a little secret. I love to travel, love being on the road, rarely relish the idea of coming home but once I do, I turn into a homebody and getting up the will...

The 122-mile Heart of Wales Line Trail traces a much-loved railway through magnificent countryside, taking in a forgotten wonder of the industrial ageOn the station platform at Craven Arms, a helpful elderly lady asks where I’m going.“I’m looking...

Alston, Cumbria: The path follows a long-closed branch lineandpasses through a valley layered with historyThe shadow of a semaphore signal falls diagonally across the tracks as we leave Alston station to head north on the South Tyne trail.Running parallel to the...

Vacations are supposed to be a way to unwind and relax. But for many Americans, they are a source of stress. More than one-third of vacationers recently surveyed by Wyndham Vacation Rentals admitted that they’d delayed or canceled a...

While vacation is supposed to be relaxing, we all know things can get a little stressful when travel is involved — especially if you’re a multigenerational family. The best way to solve that problem is simple: stay somewhere designed to...

The author of Chocolat finds fun, folk music and echoes of her past at Québec City’s winter festival and ventures into the province to find its spiritual heartIarrive on the wind of the carnival. A rather unexpected wind,...

Spring arrives early on Scilly and the charm of tiny, sleepy St Martin’s is that there is little-else to do but enjoy its flower-filled moors and covesGolden Mary, Scilly White, Sunrise, Golden Spur, Emperor, Empress, Cheerfulness, Magnificence, Soleil...

The White Isle takes a break from partying in winter and spring but there is still plenty of fun to be had at its cool bars, restaurants and famous marketBeach barEs Cavallet – a kilometre of beautiful sand, dunes...

TWA’s classic Flight Center has been turned into a new hotel inspired by 1960s decor and Jet Age nostalgia“Nobody likes to hang around airports” ran TWA’s 1960s slogan – but the new TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK airport...

This weekend, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Niagara Falls will be putting on its version of a “Kiss me I’m Irish” t-shirt.On Sunday, March 17, the famous waterfall will turn green as part of its partnership with Tourism Ireland’s “Global Greening”...

The US Virgin Islands are a popular vacation spot for families. US citizens don’t need a passport to travel there, yet it feels a world apart from mainland USA. St. Thomas makes an excellent base for families looking to...

Not carrying much means your plans can change on a whimI have crossed borders with nothing but a rucksack on my back. Arrived in countries with a holdall and that’s it. Last year, at midnight, I booked a...