Travel

  By Audrey Sebatindira Cultures are different; this goes without saying. Some are more different than others. We may (rightly or wrongly) question or even condemn other cultures, but more often than not we celebrate our differences. Occasionally we go further and book a flight to a country totally different from our own. We dip our toes into new customs before returning home to rituals and social rules that have bound us from birth, and feel more like swaddling clothes...

"I've got 99 problems but my beach ain't one". Every summer the social media world is subdued with holiday  Tweets, airport check-ins on Facebook and Instagrammed flutes of Champagne with the mandatory "see you in two weeks" strapline. It's enough to drive you mad, until of course you're the one with their feet up on the beach on a Monday morning and the temptation to tell your mates about it becomes too much. Social media has become a boast magnet and is attracting...

What’s New in Peru for 2015 By Neil Kook Ancient and urban adventure, a place as intricate as its most complex weavings, there are many reasons to visit  Peru. Now there are even more; we take a look at what is new in Peru this year to help inform your trip.       1. New cable car to improve access to ‘a second Machu Picchu’ The Peruvian government has announced plans for a new cable car system which will provide...

By Jonathan and Angela Scott I have travelled the world with my wife Angela in an attempt to capture the visual splendour of our wild places. We have marvelled at the sight of tens of thousands of king penguins pressed shoulder to shoulder among the guano spattered tussock grass at St Andrew’s Bay in South Georgia; have crouched along the edge of a sparkling summer torrent in Alaska’s Katmai National to witness the giant coastal brown bears feasting on the...

 By Steve Taggart Brits have high hopes for holidays We’re a nation of unfulfilled travellers with high hopes for an action-packed year of holidays –according to a lastminute.com study looking into Britain’s 2015 holiday ambitions. With eight in ten Brits committing to spend more, it seems we’re willing to splash out in order to get away more this year. On average, Brits will get away three times this year, and plan to travel an extra day – spending 16 days...

A short drive from the capital and a retreat worthy of a visit for any busy Londoner. Let's face it, Sunday is a pain. Either you are too hangover to move, your partner makes you do a bout of dangerous DIY or you force yourself out on a two hour run. That aside it’s a school night, so Mrs TLE and I decided to sneak out to the country (as you do) to try and lift the Sunday gloom, even...

An interactive map of the world has been built by the people at Musement  showing the filming locations for well over 300 of the most famous films of all time. Did you know Jurassic Park, the Canyon of the Crescent Moon and the satellite dish in GoldenEye are all real world locations which can be visited?  Using the map below you can discover how to visit Hogwarts, re-live Bilbo Baggins’ adventures in New Zealand or remember the suspense pervading Michael...

By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic You don't have to travel the world to feel worlds apart. There's something quite magical about packing an overnight bag out of London and ending up somewhere so distant from the densely packed city scape of the capital that it almost feels as though you've been travelling for days. As a tireless worker, I have always found it difficult to turn off. The city is full of short-term solutions that momentarily take...

By Dave Binder @davidpaulbinder At some point a few months ago, I thought it would be a good idea to research how far I could travel from London in a day using trains only. Why? Because I like trains; not in a mouldy green anorak and notepad sort of way, I’ve just always found train journeys enjoyable. Hence, a significant proportion of what follows will be a review of my journey down to Nice as well as my thoughts on...