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In the village of Eburru, in the clay hills of Nakuru County, Marie picks pyrethrum flowers. They might look delicate with their bright petals, but the bloom is known as the ‘flower of death’ — a daisy imbued with poisonous powers. They’re considered

Venice, Italy The jovial Festa del Redentore is celebrated on the third Sunday of July to commemorate the liberation of Venice from the plague of 1576. Even after almost 450 years, the citizens of La Serenissima still love to have dinner together on

Japan is famous for its otsumami, meaning ‘the nibbles you have while drinking’, which come in many forms: hot or cold, raw or cooked, meat, fish or plant-based, with different varieties found across the country. While Osaka’s Dotonbori district is t

Austrian rail service Nightjet has spearheaded the sleeper boom, rolling out night routes since its launch in 2016. New to its network is a route connecting the Netherlands with Switzerland; the train also links with the Eurostar in Amsterdam, meanin

A renovated 18th-century palace, this 50-room hotel achieves a marriage of contrasts: minimalist design choices are displayed across a baroque canvas, resulting in a playful boutique bolthole that’s both inviting and utterly sumptuous. Its carriage-h

Begin on the banks of the River Spree at the brilliantly immersive DDR Museum, which provides a unique look into everyday life in former East Germany. Visitors are encouraged to get hands-on with the exhibits, many of which have come from private hou

It may be Canada’s political powerhouse, but under the surface Ottawa is simmering with vibrancy and adventure. Strike beyond the typical tourist route surrounding Parliament Hill and you’ll find verdant scenery, quirky museums, Indigenous experience

Taking an ‘eco-break’ was once synonymous with a weekend’s hedge-laying or a summer spent conserving wildlife. How things have changed: being a green traveller today is no longer limited to one-off gestures but, rather, it’s a state of mind. Being gr

Make the 50-mile loop around the UK’s largest sea inlet and you’ll find a natural playground of hiking trails, scenic bays and superlative places to paddle. At nearly 60sq miles, this vast lough is almost entirely enclosed by County Down’s Ards Penin

Set between the winding River Tees and rolling green hills of County Durham, Rockliffe Hall is the quintessential luxury country escape. Guests can check in and leave the world behind at this historic retreat by indulging in exquisite food and drink,

What kickstarted your career as an adventurer? I never expected this to become a living — it happened organically. Throughout university, I’d scrape together whatever I could to do some sort of trip during the summer, booking the most affordable flig

Rising like a rough-hewn emerald amid a binary world of open sea and unbroken sky, Silhouette’s golden fringes — sugary beaches spilling out into pearlescent, shallow reefs — reveal themselves only as our ferry draws closer. There’s a necklace of ele

Chef Gobji Mohamed is apologetic as he beckons me into Kelibia’s Marché Aux Poissons. “Bad conditions last night, so there isn’t as much fish as usual,” he says. “The fisherman couldn’t go out as far.” He’s right about the weather, as the howling win

There’s something magical about standing in a woodland surrounded by wild and native bluebells. The delicate blooms and their heady fragrance last just a few precious weeks each spring, but the sweeping displays can take hundreds of years to bulk up,

Edinburgh is famously a city of two historic halves: the Old Town’s forbidding castle and jagged skyline squaring off against the New Town, all pleasant crescents and leafy boulevards. But the Scottish capital is far from preserved in aspic — forever

For many, the vision of paradise is a river running through a valley, leading to lush pastures and jewel-like lakes, backed by forests, peaks and glistening glaciers. Nowhere does this better than Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region in the Bernese Alps, wh

“We haven’t had rain since November,” Jorge Serôdio Borges tells me as we scramble up the steep and dusty slope of his prized vineyard, Pintas. Grey clouds blanket the sky above us, but despite the winemaker’s hopes, today there will be no rain. His

He sees stories in its tawny, waist-high grass, hears tell-tale notes in its bird-chatter and insect-chirr. Right now, at 7am, the temperature is already pushing 30C and the scent of wild sage hangs on the land. Above our stationary Land Cruiser, a w

Darwin documented his visit to the island of Mauritius in his 1839 publication The Voyage of the Beagle, which later formed part of his revolutionary theory about the origin of life. He’s alleged to have been the first person to climb Le Pouce mounta

Minoan artists painted beautiful images of boar-hunters on the walls of the island’s palaces. For Cretans, pigs have been nose-to-tail eating ever since. Apaki — thin strips of pork stored in vinegar then salted, peppered and smoked over olive wood —

Perched on a hill with a ringside seat of Mount Etna’s smouldering beauty, Castiglione di Sicilia is one of the Borghi più Belli d’Italia, making it officially one of Italy’s prettiest villages. It’s easy to see why: narrow alleys helter-skelter past

“Bloody cheap and terrible quality,” declares my straight-talking guide, Andrea Wurmb, as she arrives at our meeting point, a wine kiosk in the Blaha Lujza Square metro station. I’m no oenophile, but given that the wine at this kiosk is dispensed fro

In between the Bay of Biscay and the Cantabrian Mountains is Asturias, a green-blue patch of northern Spain that’s best experienced outdoors. Think spotting bear cubs snuffling about in spring, surfing some of the region’s 200 beaches in summer or hi

Arrive in Pittsburgh via the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and you’ll emerge to find one of America’s most striking skylines rising above you. At sunset, this is truly spectacular: the collage of shimmering glass towers, Victorian bridges and rippling rivers a t

The festival’s Pyramid Stage is positioned on the Glastonbury Abbey and Stonehenge ‘ley line’, which are said to radiate ‘earth energies’ linking ancient spiritual sites around the world. IN 2019, A SENSORY SCULPTURE CALLED BEAM CONVERTED THE VIBRATI

I’ve visited the Amalfi Coast a few times before but am looking for somewhere similar but different this summer. What are some good alternatives? If you’re keen to feel that unhurried, dolce vita vibe that’s long drawn people to Amalfi, then there ar

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, flight routes have been modified and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is advising against visiting much of the region. From airspace blockades to cancelled trips, here’s how the o

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Sooner or later, everywhere has its moment. A poll for Which? magazine in 2020 named Cleethorpes as one of the worst seaside destinations in the UK; the survey’s respondents were resolutely unmoved by the charms of the Lincolnshire town. This didn’t

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