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While cruising makes the world your oyster, flying out to meet the ship of your choice can prove a pricey proposition. Luckily, cruise lines today are apt at finding ways of getting travellers to far-flung and exotic destinations without the hassle of flying outside UK borders. The range of destinations to cruise to has never been more varied either, which means that taking what’s known as a no-fly cruise is a way of seeing even the most exotic locales across...

This week’s 24 hour walk out by tube train drivers has been suspended after talks between union Aslef and London Underground. The strike would have caused disruption to the capital, especially with the England v Slovenia World Cup qualifier football match at Wembley on Thursday evening. The dispute centres on broken agreements underground staff say they had with tube bosses over the shifts they work since the Night Tube made sections of the London underground run 24 hours. London Underground...

NB: UPDATE: The London Underground Strike has been suspended, but South Western trains set to have a walk out. MORE FOLLOWS. READ UPDATE. If there is no breakthrough in talks between London Underground and Aslef the union representing most tube drivers, Londoners are looking at a walkout by underground staff from the early hours of Thursday morning. Any breakthrough is beginning to look less likely this afternoon. The dispute centres on broken agreements underground staff say they had with tube...

El Salvador is a country of contrasts.

A former top Royal Marine commander is training to become the first person to cross Antarctica coast-to-coast in a daring solo expedition. Baz Gray, 43, hopes to arrive in Antarctica in October 2018 and started training for the mammoth endurance test at the start of this month. The last person to try to cross one coast solo, Henry Worsely, died in the attempt in January 2016. For three months - or 100 days - Baz plans to trek from McMurdo...

It says something about the state of modern society that "hideaways" have become the new "getaways", but for anyone who feels as chained to their work emails and as bombarded by their social media feeds as I do you can hardly deny that it's an appealing concept. Nestled in the picturesque market town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire and surrounded by stunning countryside the  Feversham Arms and Verbena Spa is leading the way in marketing itself as a hideaway retreat designed to help...

This is the scene as the summer holiday season draws to a close - thousands of abandoned inflatables, once loved, now considered redundant by their former owners. A ‘sanctuary’ for discarded inflatables has opened in a hotel in Majorca in response to the overwhelming amount of blow-ups left behind by guests. Every year, holidaymakers bin their inflatables rather than make room for them in their luggage or deal with the hassle of carrying them around. As a result of the...

The start of a holiday all too often involves the stressful experience of navigating your way round colossal airport terminals and splashing out on pricey parking spots. Contrary to popular belief, this doesn't have to be the case. The benefits of flying from local airports outside London are twofold, here's a few of them... ​They're easier to navigate Quieter airports tend to mean smaller queues in security and at the various facilities, for example Southend Airport has been voted the best airport...

Denmark - The country of full of bicycles, where you can get to experience the Vikings lifestyle, enjoy millions of gastronomic alternatives, bike rides around Copenhagen main streets, get lost in their fairytale castles under a hyggeligt (cozy) atmosphere. Sara Lopez, a Spaniard living in Denmark, shares with us the most interesting places in this country. In general, one of the most special corners of Denmark is its capital: Copenhagen, where we can find the  most enjoyable colorful places: Nyhavn...