Travel

  • SportThe Telegraph

    ‘There is nothing quite as mad as this:’ How a 60-year-old novice can complete the world’s oldest ski race

    “If the Devil could do a ski race, he would ski the Inferno.” That is how locals in the village of Mürren, Switzerland, describe the fiendishly difficult Inferno ski race, the longest downhill in the world.

    6-min read
  • NewsThe Telegraph

    No dogs and entry fees for foreigners: What our national parks can learn from the rest of the world

    The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on earth. It has no virgin forests. Its rivers and seas are fetid. Its grassland is a virtual green desert. What we like to call ancient woodland – meaning trees planted after 1600 – covers only 2.5 per cent of the land. One in six species are at risk of extinction. More than half of our flowering plant species, including heather and harebell, and animals such as turtle dove, water vole and European eel, face an uncertain future.

    7-min read
  • NewsThe Telegraph

    Is it safe to travel to Iceland? Latest advice amid volcano eruption

    Tourists in Iceland have been evacuated from their accommodation following the fourth volcano eruption since December.

    6-min read
  • LifestyleThe Telegraph

    The confessions of an airport lounge concierge

    It is a little after 1pm on a wintry Friday afternoon, and the Virgin Atlantic lounge (officially the “Virgin Clubhouse”) at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3 is in the grip of the lunchtime rush. Platters of gourmet burgers are delivered to tables, cocktails are prepared behind the long bar, and the influx of passengers at the entrance never seems to finish.

    9-min read
  • LifestyleThe Telegraph

    Why you’re wrong about the Med’s ‘worst’ destinations

    Club 18-30 may have long disappeared, but the “Brits abroad” image that the brand helped cultivate lingers in some of Europe’s most notorious resorts. Names such as Benidorm and Malia conjure up bawdy bar-crawls, salacious stag and hen parties and plenty of other English sauce (probably ketchup with everything).

    12-min read
  • LifestyleThe Telegraph

    The epic region of Spain with vineyards, castles and mountains – but hardly any tourists

    The narrative every summer is of tourists “overwhelming” Spain. But most of its 85 million annual visitors head to a handful of places: Majorca, Ibiza, the Canary Islands, Barcelona... It’s easy to get off the beaten track and explore the undiscovered Spain. I’ve travelled all over that vast country these last 30 years, and there’s one region I enjoy visiting more than any other. If you’re looking for adventure, La Mancha is the place to go.

    7-min read
  • LifestyleThe Telegraph

    I joined a coach tour to the Cotswolds to find out why tourists are so hated

    “All aboard for lunch in the Cotswolds,” beams Derek Lavery, checking off names on his clipboard.

    8-min read