Travel & Culture
- BusinessEvening Standard
Sloane Street's new look revealed after two year makeover costing £46 million
Pavement widened and traffic calmed to make 1km boulevard more pedestrian friendly
3-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
More Life review – death-cheating tech drama is incredibly human
A wonderfully precise ensemble cast make this sci-fi vision of resurrection and immortality stab directly at the heart
2-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The best après ski and activities in Wengen
Nightlife is less plentiful in Wengen when compared with other big-name Swiss resorts like Verbier and Zermatt, but many of the hotels have cosy bars or elegant lounges, and there are a few lively spots both on and off the mountain.
7-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The 12 best restaurants in Wengen
Wengen is a charming village set on a shelf overlooking the Lauterbrunnen valley. For a resort so famous for its setting at the foot of the Eiger river and the annual Lauberhorn World Cup downhill race, which takes place here every January, it is remarkably small, with a population of just 1,300. As such, Wengen doesn’t boast a wide selection of restaurants, although those it does have are of high quality.
9-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
An expert guide to ski holidays in Wengen, Switzerland’s quaintest resort
Sitting on a sunny shelf, Wengen shares a ski area with Grindelwald, and most of the slopes are above its neighbour, under the towering north face of the Eiger.
8-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Goya to Impressionism review – three salmon steaks blow the soppy jugs and flowers away
Is there an ulterior motive to this drearily grand exhibition of paintings borrowed from a Swiss collection? Could it be to show how vastly superior the Courtauld’s own works are?
5-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
The ultimate guide to Turkey by train
In the not-too-distant past, few Turks – let alone foreign visitors – were overly enamoured with Turkey’s train network. Among the local population, impecunious students, poorly paid conscripts and workers making the big move from impoverished rural areas to a new life in the big cities made up the bulk of the clientele. Foreign passengers comprised a handful of train buffs and a smattering of adventurous but hard-up backpackers. The main draw? Turkish trains might be slow, but they were cheap.
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