7 Benefits of Solo Travel That Make It Worth Trying
You spot a little café, like the look of the window seat and decide to stay for a second coffee. There is no group itinerary to negotiate. ...
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Travel Inspiration: Where Curiosity Can Take You
Sometimes a journey begins with a photograph, a place name or a story you cannot stop thinking about. Explore travel inspiration from landscapes, cultural encounters and personal journeys around the world. You can dream widely without deciding on every detail at once.
Save the places that interest you, notice what they have in common and follow the related destination guides. A love of quiet coastal towns, mountain scenery or lively neighbourhoods can be a useful starting point for choosing a trip that feels like yours.
Start with 7 Benefits of Solo Travel That Make It Worth Trying and 15 Practical Skills You Can Build While Traveling.
Travel vs Marriage: What That Happiness Survey Really Found
A holiday can be a wonderful thing to look forward to. But can research really tell you that it will make you happier than being married? T...
15 Practical Skills You Can Build While Traveling
A changed train platform, a menu you cannot quite read, an afternoon with more possibilities than hours: travel gives you plenty of small p...
13 Signs You Love Travel—and Ways to Enjoy That Curiosity
You do not need a passport full of stamps to have a travelling mind. Sometimes it shows up as a saved map, a question about an unfamiliar in...
Is There Really a Wanderlust Gene? What DRD4 Can Tell Us
A map can be dangerously distracting when you love to travel. One unfamiliar place name leads to a photograph, then a route, and suddenly y...
Why Planning a Trip Can Be Part of the Fun
The trip has not started, but you have already found a bakery you want to try. There is a walk saved on your map, a museum that caught your...
A Travel Film That Sparks Ideas: Find Your Own Next Adventure
A few minutes of travel film can contain years of movement: a new landscape, a burst of laughter, a quick change of country and another scen...
European Landmarks: Choose a Trip by the Day You Want
A bridge in Prague, a waterfall in Norway, a sunlit lane in the Algarve: Europe can fill a travel wish list very quickly. The interesting qu...
10 Water Wonders That Reveal Different Sides of Our Planet
Water can carve a gorge, connect a city or hold an entire world of freshwater life. Look beyond the blue in a photograph and these ten place...
Greece Beyond the Awards: Find Your Kind of Holiday
An award can put a country on your radar. The holiday becomes personal when you discover which part of it feels right for you. The original...
An Aurora Mug for Your Morning: The Idea Behind the Effect
Pour something warm, watch the design appear and let breakfast acquire a little northern-lights atmosphere. A heat-changing aurora mug is a ...
8 Historic Towns to Explore with Time and Curiosity
A historic town is more than a collection of old buildings. It is a place where people still open shops, carry groceries, repair roofs and f...
Resort Settings Around the World: Find Your Kind of Escape
A resort holiday can mean a room open to a volcanic view, a city beach or a secluded base for guided wildlife outings. Those experiences dif...
Volte-Face: Oliver Curtis Looks Away from the Landmark
You arrive at a famous landmark, lift the camera and recognise the composition before taking the picture. So many people have photographed i...
7 Travel Words—and What They Actually Mean
Sometimes a word gives a familiar feeling a new shape. It might describe the pull of distant places, the nervous excitement before departure...
8 Real Places with a Storybook Atmosphere
Some places invite a story before you know anything about their history. A castle above a forest, a curved canyon wall or a station carved i...
2016 Travel Photography: Memorable Entries and What to Notice
A snowstorm transforms a city corner. A cloud formation makes a familiar landscape feel enormous. A quiet scene becomes memorable because a ...
The New Seven Wonders from Above: AirPano’s Wider View
From above, a landmark stops being an isolated icon. The Colosseum sits inside a working city; the Great Wall follows the shape of a landsca...
How to Choose Somewhere New to Travel, Beyond the Familiar
Somewhere new does not have to mean somewhere distant. A neighbouring region can feel unfamiliar in the most enjoyable way, while a long-hau...
Want to Travel More? Start with the Obstacle That Matters
Wanting to travel and being able to travel are different things. Money, time, health, caring responsibilities and confidence can all affect ...