Travel
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
‘Right now it’s about as dangerous as it gets’: Festive skiers issued avalanche warning
Heavy snowfall and strong winds have gripped ski resorts in the Alps this week, forcing some ski areas to temporarily close lifts and pistes due to a dangerously high avalanche risk.
7-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
Why Milan is perfect for an art-filled city break
No other city in Italy can claim to be at the vanguard of virtually all matters socio-cultural. Milan is a city where vogue designs are set, culinary fads take root, and fashion trends are unveiled to define new looks. Few think of Milan as one of Italy’s great cities of art – although this is now set to change, with the long-awaited opening of Palazzo Citterio and the launch of La Grande Brera, which seeks to place Milan as one of Italy’s foremost cities of art.
8-min read - EntertainmentThe Telegraph
‘Barrybados’: The faded Welsh seaside resort reborn thanks to Gavin & Stacey
Unbelievable as it may seem, it has been five years since the last Christmas special of Gavin & Stacey aired in 2019. Just to recap, this was when Uncle Bryn whipped up a feast for 13 and Pam forgot the puddings. Gavin and Stacey had three kids and a lacklustre sex life, Neil “the baby” had grown into a boy, and Smithy had become a big softie with new girlfriend Sonia. The episode where the Billericay gang descended on Barry for the festivities was, as usual, comedy gold.
6-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The perfect holidays for every month of 2025
Timing. It’s the key to successful travel. With the whole of 2025 stretching ahead, now is the perfect moment to think about what’s on your holiday wish list and precisely which month to pack your suitcase.
19-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
What it’s like to fly on Christmas Day – and why your crackers will be confiscated
Will you be up to your elbows in the kitchen on Christmas? Well spare a thought for the staff at Heathrow Airport, who have been told to expect their busiest Christmas Day ever.
6-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
An expert guide to ski holidays in Sölden, the snow-sure Austrian resort overlooked by British skiers
Sölden is not as well-known on the British market as it deserves, partly because it’s not on the books of many UK tour operators. Intermediate-friendly and with much livelier nightlife-wise than nearby Obergurgl, which is more familiar to Britons, it also has reliable snow – as shown by the fact the first Alpine World Cup races of the season are usually held here, in October each year.
10-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
The bloody history of Smithfield, London’s ‘kitchen of the universe’
It was the Monday before Christmas when Smithfield meat market reached its bloody crescendo.
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