Read the small print: some health insurance excludes ‘pandemics’
The fever, nausea and loss of appetite Vlastimil Gajdoš felt on his wedding day was not a mere case of cold feet. Gajdoš, 65, fell ill in Honolulu in March …
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5 humorous short stories from a private travel guide – A Luxury Travel Blog
As a professional guide, one of the things I love most is not just to show you around our beautiful backyard, but it is to meet many different people and …
Read MoreVirgin Australia: ‘Market-led solution’ better than Qld bid, Michael McCormack says
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has doubled down on his criticism of the Queensland government and its announcement it will bid for Virgin. The Queensland-based airline went into administration last …
Read MoreGetaways: Focus on the movie world’s shooting stars
HAM HOUSE AND GARDENRichmond, London Sitting on the banks of the Thames, Ham House’s proximity to the major film studios at Pinewood, Ealing and Shepperton together with its history and …
Read MoreAnton Chekhov’s travels … the ‘greatest work of journalism of the 19th century’
Passport details Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, playwright, one of the greatest short-story writers in history and once-in-a-lifetime adventurer to Russia’s remote far east. Place and date of birthTaganrog, southern Russia, January …
Read MoreTell us about your travel hero: readers’ travel tips
Dervla Murphy’s intrepid bike rides, Bruce Chatwin’s original storytelling or Freya Stark’s Arabian adventures … this week we’d like to hear about your travel hero. They may not be a …
Read MoreThe imaginary American town that became a tourist attraction
In 2008, Argleton village in west Lancashire appeared on Google, complete with weather reports, a job site and an estate agent advertising houses for sale. Argleton vanished two years later. …
Read MoreRichard Francis Burton … dashing explorer of the exotic and erotic
Passport detailsSir Richard Francis Burton, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. Claim to fameIt says something about the shallowness of celebrity that a …
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