The Telegraph The best boutique hotels in Rome, from elegant palazzos with arty interiors to stylish suites with romantic viewsThe Telegraph - By Lee MarshallRome is a city that combines the intimacy and human scale of a village with the cultural draws of a historic, art-laden European metropolis. Classical ruins and early Christian places of worship stand
The TelegraphTravel Why South America is the ultimate destination for solo cruise holidaysThe Telegraph - By Tamara HinsonSouth America is one of the world's most spectacular regions, and a fantastic destination for solo exploration in the company of like-minded individuals. The following cruises are all ideal if you're it
The Telegraph 48 hours in . . . Lyon, an insider guide to France's foodie, festival-loving cityThe Telegraph - By Nicola WilliamsThat Lyon is a sterling choice for bon vivants becomes evident within seconds of tucking into coq au vin in a jam-packed bistro, admiring fine art in a Renaissance abbey, or getting deliciously lost in
The Telegraph Log fires, hearty food and four-poster beds, the best pubs with rooms in WalesThe Telegraph - By Kerry WalkerLittle can describe the joy walkers feel after stomping for hours through drizzly, sheep-dotted fields, over heather-brushed moors, or along a wind-battered clifftop only to find the pub of their wildest
The Telegraph Sky gardens, Brutalism and neon-lit karaoke: a trio of imaginative new hotels hits LondonThe Telegraph - By Jade ConroyThis summer, I sang Nineties hits in a neon-lit karaoke room; I sipped margaritas in a foliage-enclosed terrace; and I looked out from a 36th-floor sky garden as the city below me was awash with the golden
The TelegraphTravel 48 hours in . . . East London, an insider guide to land of the hip and happeningThe Telegraph - By Alison TaylorEast London is land of the hip and happening. Creatives flocked to areas like Shoreditch and Bethnal Green in the Nineties and Noughties and have kept on coming, moving further out into Hackney, Stratford,
The TelegraphTravel From New York to Miami on James Bond's favourite trainThe Telegraph - By Tristan RutherfordIn 1943 an Allied conference was held in Kingston, Jamaica, to discuss Nazi U-boat threats to the Caribbean. In attendance was the assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, Ian Fleming. The trip
The Telegraph Hot springs, heli-skiing and Viking cuisine: a new wave of Icelandic hotels is pioneering luxury in the lava fieldsThe Telegraph - By Simon ParkerPlumes of dry ice warped and knotted over a pasture of rocket, lamb’s lettuce and chickpeas – like miniature cirrus clouds cloaking the mossy summit of a tabletop mountain. Meanwhile, langoustines, soaking
The TelegraphTravel 48 hours in . . . Brighton, an insider guide to this vibrant city by the seaThe Telegraph - By Louise RoddonWhere hipsters, drag queens, hippies and families blend into a happy urban whole Is there anywhere else in the UK where a skateboarding Jack Russell or an over-rouged octogenarian in tatty black Edwardian
The Telegraph Why beautiful and resilient Sarajevo should be your next city breakThe Telegraph - By Tina WalshThe first direct flights for a decade will put Bosnia’s capital on our map, says Tina Walsh Despite a troubled recent history, when it dominated news headlines for all the wrong reasons, Sarajevo, the
The Telegraph The city that pulled together to help 1,000 former Thomas Cook staffThe Telegraph - By Boudicca Fox-LeonardBehind a high, modern wall in the centre of Peterborough lie the remains of the 12th-century Abbot’s Gaol; the city’s prison until 1842. When news hit of the sky-high pay and bonuses paid to Thomas Cook
The TelegraphTravel Revealed: The cheapest ski resorts for families this winterThe Telegraph - By Lucy AspdenA resort in Bulgaria has been named the cheapest for families looking to book a ski holiday this winter. A survey carried out by Post Office Travel Money, in partnership with Crystal Ski Holidays, reports
The TelegraphTravel Who is Hays Travel, the company saving 2,500 Thomas Cook staff?The Telegraph - By Linsey McNeillA family-run Sunderland-based travel agent is about to become a major household name after it bought the entire retail network of the collapsed travel firm Thomas Cook. Hays Travel acquired all 555 stores
The TelegraphTurkey Is Turkey safe to visit?The Telegraph - By Greg DickinsonTurkey has launched a cross-border offensive on Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria, prompting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to update its advice for British travellers. Tens of thousands
The TelegraphTravel In the age of Instagram, eating is the new drinking for travelling millennialsThe Telegraph - By Emma FeatherstoneOn a recent trip to Bordeaux I made an evening detour to Les Halles de Bacalan, a glass-roofed, upmarket food hall on the Garonne River. Inside, 20- and 30-somethings congregated around high tables snacking
The Telegraph From ice rooms to plunge pools with views, the best spa hotels in ValenciaThe Telegraph - By Annie BennettWhether you are escaping for a quick restorative break after a hard week in the office or are spending a few days taking the cultural highlights of a city, sometimes you just really want to stay somewhere
The Telegraph How luxury campsites are transforming South America's land of mountains and magicThe Telegraph - By James StewartPosh camping in Bolivia gave James Stewart the chance to experience its true magic, without eschewing hotel comforts Do you know how the llama got its name? Bolivians say that when the Spanish pushed the
The Telegraph The best luxury hotels in Rio de Janeiro, including beach butlers and sigh-worthy infinity poolsThe Telegraph - By Doug GrayWhere once the Copacabana Palace was the first and last word in luxury accommodation in Rio, the arrival of Rogerio Fasano’s first foray in the city right on the Ipanema beachfront (where else?) emphatically
The Telegraph Why the fascinating 'Rome of the Caucasus' should be your next city breakThe Telegraph - By Kaye HollandTired of the same old city breaks? Try Tbilisi, the characterful capital of Georgia Think of an autumn city break and Berlin or Barcelona might spring to mind. But Tbilisi? The Georgian capital has been
The Telegraph New York's five biggest rip-offs – and the bargains to bag insteadThe Telegraph - By Harriet AlexanderAs a born-and-bred, self-described “sharp and savvy” New Yorker, Alec Baldwin thought he was immune to the city’s scammers. Yet this week the 61-year-old actor found himself fleeced out of $200 (£161)
The TelegraphTravel Why are people booking hotels for an hour? The new travel platform that gives you short-term access to hotelsThe Telegraph - By Emma CookeThe launch of new online platform, A Fine Hour means that travellers can now access premium hotels from groups like The Luxury Collection – without having to stay the night. Before your mind leaps to obvious,
The Telegraph Smart spas and caviar bars: 8 opulent hotels for a luxury stay in St PetersburgThe Telegraph - By Paul SullivanRussia has a reputation for luxury, and elegant St. Petersburg is right up there with Moscow in terms of places to enjoy and embrace it. Many of the big global luxury brands have showcase properties here,
The Telegraph In search of Jim Corbett's India, a land of pink gin and man-eating tigersThe Telegraph - By Harriet O'BrienMrs Singh emerged from her house brandishing a gun. She raised the rifle, held it against her sari and took aim across the fields. All for dramatic effect. The gun wasn’t actually loaded, she told us she
The TelegraphTravel A laid-back town offering easy access to Lanzarote's incredible volcanic landscapes – an expert guide to ArrecifeThe Telegraph - By Robin McKelvieMore a relaxed provincial town than a bustling capital, Arrecife makes for an easy day ashore for cruise ship passengers visiting Lanzarote. Beyond the compact centre, the scenic El Charco de San Gines
The TelegraphTravel 18 holidays for 2020 you need to book right nowThe Telegraph - By Emma CookeThere are two types of traveller. Those who fly by the seat of their pants, booking flights at the last minute and shrugging enigmatically when asked where they’ll stay when they land –and those who break
The Telegraph Beautiful and uncrowded corners of the CaribbeanThe Telegraph - By Fred MawerBig all-inclusive hotels, jam-packed beaches, thousands of day trippers disgorging from cruise ships... Many parts of the Caribbean are developed and thoroughly discovered. But not everywhere. Tranquil
The Telegraph The best romantic hotels in Brussels, including beautiful gardens and exotic roomsThe Telegraph - By Antony MasonCapital city it may be, but Brussels’ historic centre has an intimate charm, with its medieval web of cobbled (now pedestrianised) streets, elegant galleries of fashion boutiques, art museums full of and
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The TelegraphTravel The secret to a long life? No sex or spicy food, says monk who claims to be 124 years oldThe Telegraph - By Annabel Fenwick ElliottAn Indian monk who claims to be 124 years old left airport security staff in Dubai aghast when he presented his passport during a stopover. Swami Sivananda was en-route from Kolkata to London when murmurs
