BBC Travelflipped into All StoriesNowA mysterious cult that predates Stonehengeverified_publisherBBC Travel - Demi PereraThe car was gliding smoothly along the immaculately maintained highway in AlUla, a region in north-western Saudi Arabia, when my driver abruptly veered off the road. "I missed the turning," he said. I looked out of the window in confusion as I couldn't see an obvious bend. "Here," he exclaimed, as …
BBC Travelflipped into All Stories1 day agoThe taste of Tobago in just one dishverified_publisherBBC Travel - Abigail BlasiThe birdsong was the loudest that I'd ever heard, backed by the rolling crash of the ocean. Hummingbirds whirred. Trees were weighed down with ripe mangoes, tangled creepers and leaves the size of frisbees. I was searching for crabs with local chef Sherwin Clark in the stretch of Tobago's emerald …
BBC Travelflipped into All Stories4 days agoThe mountain that helps power Britainverified_publisherBBC Travel - Mike MacEacheranIn the west of Scotland, above the crystal-clear waters of Loch Awe, is Ben Cruachan, the soaring remnant of some distant geological upheaval. The pine-skirted mountain is the highest point of a horseshoe of scalloped granite, spewed boulders and scree faces, and helps cradle Cruachan Dam, a mighty …
BBC Travelflipped into All Stories5 days agoThe last of Ireland's rare wild salmonverified_publisherBBC Travel - Kate RyanThis year, Sally Ferns Barnes will take just 225 wild Atlantic salmon into her tiny smokery in West Cork, Ireland. Last year it was 370. She is the last person in Ireland to exclusively smoke wild fish. The salmon will be fished from the Blackwater River by Mikey Walsh and Eamon Uniacke, who …
BBC Travelflipped into All Stories6 days agoThe world's weirdest border?verified_publisherBBC Travel - Larry BleibergNicolai Meyer stepped away from his restaurant's deep fryer to offer a quick lesson in geography. "We're in Belgium," he explained, then pointed through the window. "The road is Germany. Then it's Belgium. Then Germany." The entire area he described spanned perhaps 50m. I picked up one of his chips, …
BBC Travelflipped into All StoriesAn eerie portal to the Maya underworldverified_publisherBBC Travel - Richard CollettIn the eerie red glow of head torches, we could see cracked ceramics lying on the cave's damp, clay floor. Our guide shone a white light across stalactites and stalagmites, illuminating broken stone metates – tools used by the Maya to grind corn – and large earthenware pots. Then the beam caught the …
