Escapes

From a life of face-palming to one of actual palm trees. Fed up of the wet, dark and gloomy evenings and the constant new lockdown rules coming into force? Well, why not be paid to escape to paradise? Sounds too good t...

Pompeii is in need of a new director and applicants from all over the world are welcome. The old 9 to 5 just not cutting it anymore? Over the hum drum of dreary England? Well, the new director of Pompeii position may b...

Now this, this is paradise! Gone are the days of struggling to choose between a cruise and a beach holiday, because one boat charter company is combining the two. These eco-friendly solar catamarans - known as overwate...

What better way to hide away from civilisation? Tucked away in woodland near the Scottish border, about two hours from Manchester, you'll find Faraway Treehouse - a gorgeous little woodland cabin perched high up in the...

The Land of Smiles will be open to tourists again in the next few weeks. 2020 has unfortunately been much less sun, sea, and sand, and more staying inside and socialising through a screen than most of us expected. Anyh...

This 84-mile ‘Whisky and Burns’ cycle route combines Scottish scenery, history and whisky. Looking for an action-packed weekend break with a twist? Why not cycle with a bit of a difference? A new cycling tour south of...

Enter a world of pure imagination at Lindt Home of Chocolate - Switzerland's brand new chocolate museum and tour. Lindt is opening a new Willy Wonka-style chocolate museum and tour, and rumour has it Grandpa Joe may ac...

That dream Interrail holiday just got a little easier with new, cheap trains connecting Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. City-hopping around Europe provides a true embarrassment of riches; one can be admiring the charming...

Stay in a barrel-shaped room within one of Mexico's treasured tequila distilleries. In my experience, there are two types of people in the world: sambuca fans and tequila fans. I'm yet to meet someone who is both. I, f...

Yes, London has plenty of lovely museums, but we don't have a Museum of Underwater Art (yet). Although Australia's borders are still closed to Brits, it's clear that restrictions will be loosened at some point. And whe...