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10 best-value places to travel in 2024 for Singaporeans
Airfares to these places to travel have seen significant price drops over the past year.
8-min read - 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 - LifestyleEvening Standard
Roomers Frankfurt: a stylish sanctuary in Germany’s most underrated city
This ultra-modern, seductive hangout is the perfect place to take in Frankfurt’s charms. ‘Berlin, who?’ says Lydia Swinscoe
5-min read - LifestyleThe Guardian
Tell us about your favourite European journey – you could win a £200 holiday voucher
Have you made a memorable trip you’ve taken by road, rail or ferry? Send us a tip – the best one wins £200 towards a Coolstays break
1-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.
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