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Selena Gomez’s latest sequin look is perfect for the holidays
Selena Gomez was all smiles in New York City, showing another glamorous winter ensemble, perfect for celebrating the holidays. The ‘Emilia Perez’ star looked elegant in …
US Retail Sales Drop by Most in Nearly a Year After Holidays
US retail sales broadly declined in January, indicating consumers took a breather after a strong holiday shopping season. The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for …
From historic town houses to rural retreats: 10 great places to stay in Madeira | Madeira holidays
Castanheiro Boutique Hotel, Funchal Set in the heart of Funchal’s atmospheric Old Town, the five historic houses that make up Castanheiro offer guests an immersion …
Holidays: money-saving tips for booking your dream break | Travel
It’s cold outside, so it’s little wonder that in January, many people’s thoughts turn to holidays. Travel agents have already reported a strong start to …
Breathtaking: 24 secret beaches in southern Europe | Beach holidays
Greece Seychelles, IkariaOne of Lonely Planet’s best-value destinations for 2024, the Blue Zone island of Ikaria is renowned for the longevity of its inhabitants. On …
‘Prepare for the sunset of a lifetime’: readers’ favourite beaches in southern Europe | Beach holidays
Sulphuric placid, Zakynthos On an out-of-season trip to Zakynthos, a Greek island famed for intoxicated British teenagers that also happens to be beautiful, we stumbled …
I’ve made secret discoveries on my doorstep: a year-long journey across my local OS map | United Kingdom holidays
There’s a special place near where I live. To get there, you head down the road with all the fly-tipping, go through the motorway underpass, …
Rail route of the month: a dramatic ‘back door’ into Switzerland through the Italian Alps | Italy holidays
Frequent Eurocity trains dash north from Milan via the Simplon Tunnel to Switzerland. On the way to the tunnel, those express trains speed by Lake …
Ethical and greener travel: the best new European trips for 2024 | Ethical holidays
Protecting and accessing nature Global campaigner the Conservation Collective is making waves across the Mediterranean, helping visitors protect the region’s increasingly under-pressure ecosystems. Its Sicily …
I hadn’t skied for 10 years. Could a trip to the French Alps reignite my enthusiasm? | Skiing holidays
When it comes to organising ski trips, finding the “happy intermediate” level can be tricky. Friends will say things like, “It’s fine, I’ll ski blues”, …
Tales from the towpath: running the length of the Kennet & Avon Canal | Running holidays
From our knees down it’s almost impossible to tell where our legs end and our trainers begin. A thick crust of oozing river mud is …
‘Frost glazes the reeds and trees’: 10 UK winter walks suggested by readers | United Kingdom holidays
Gorge-side walk in Brunel’s Bristol Start in the Christmas-card-perfect Clifton village, with its boutique shops and cafes, then venture to the observatory, where Brunel’s suspension …
My ski touring adventure in Switzerland: the storm intensified and my goggles froze | Skiing holidays
One Thursday last March I emerged from the Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest train station, and crossed into another world. Inside the station, a guide with a …
My kayaking adventure off Sweden: If Henry Moore had designed an archipelago, this would be it | Sweden holidays
I think of it as the “adventure moment”: when the guide says goodbye; when the boat unexpectedly pulls up to the riverbank and the captain …
My Greek sailing adventure: across the Ionian sea to Ithaca | Greece holidays
There’s this place I know. It’s at the southern end of a flamingo-flanked canal winding through the wetlands that separate Lefkada from the Greek mainland. …
I campervanned across Ireland alone – and climbed as many mountains as I could | Ireland holidays
Voices outside the van woke me in the night. I lay still, my mind racing. There had been no one around when I parked at …
I took my toddler to Algeria – and we were welcomed warmly everywhere | Algeria holidays
Waking after a night at sea, I was elated to look out of the cabin window and see the city of Algiers, blazing white. The …
Beyond the Tower: the other star attractions of Gustave Eiffel’s Paris | Paris holidays
Gustave Eiffel, who died 100 years ago today, is best known for Paris’s most famous landmark, the tower that bears his name. But over a …
‘A wild swimmer’s paradise’: the beach on top of a Yorkshire moor | United Kingdom holidays
Gaddings Dam was built as a mill pond in about 1833, when the Industrial Revolution positioned West Yorkshire and the north of England as the …