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Steðji / Staupasteinn – Atlas Obscura

In a fjord near Reykjavík, often bypassed by travellers, stands...

Crest of a new wave: Cleethorpes is all set for a seaside revival | United Kingdom holidays

Cleethorpes Pier, circled by the local gull squad, looks at its picture-postcard best. Ahead of the lunch crowd making for Papa’s Fish & Chips...

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Tribute to Věra – Atlas Obscura

What are the limits of human physical flexibility and mobility?...

Thrill of the night train: from Vienna to Rome on the next-gen moonlight express | Rail travel

Toasted ham baguettes in hand, we cheered as the new-generation Nightjet drew into Vienna Hauptbahnhof. It was a little before 7pm, and as the...

Tsunami Walking Tour – Atlas Obscura

Geographic features make Crescent City, California, particularly vulnerable to tsunamis. Much...

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‘Framed by jagged peaks, it felt like stepping into a dream’: readers’ favourite mountain trips in Europe | Europe holidays

Golden hour in Italy’s DolomitesAfter a gruelling journey from the UK, arriving at Alpe di Siusi during golden hour felt like stepping into a...

The Old Town Hall Bank Museum and Exhibit Hall

On an otherwise modern street, a building that appears to...

A brief history of the Earth on a walk around the Isle of Arran, Scotland | Scotland holidays

Around 240m years ago, a 12-foot-long reptile called a chirotherium walked along a beach in what was then part of the supercontinent of Pangaea,...

Why You Have More Time to Travel Than You Think

Time. There just never seems to be enough of it. It always seems to move too fast (and, every year, it seems to just...

Petwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb – Atlas Obscura

The now privately owned Petwood Hotel served as the base...

‘The hotel had a dog spa’: readers’ favourite dog-friendly holidays | Family holidays

Off the lead at Gunwalloe, CornwallRecently, Cornwall Council lifted the season-long dog ban on many of the county’s beaches, restricting it to just July...

Safety Wing Review (Updated 2025)

Budget travelers love saving money — myself included. But one of the expenses that we shouldn’t be cheap with is travel insurance. After over 17...

Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Sacro (Archdiocese Sacred Art Museum) in Monterrey, Mexico

Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism, has a legacy of patronage, resulting in artistic works like the Book of Kells, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, and...

It’s showtime in Andalucía! How I found my voice on a musical theatre retreat | Spain holidays

‘Do you prefer alto or soprano?” asks Steve Moss, poised at his electric piano. My mind goes blank. I’m usually more of a pinot grigio...

14 Off-the-Beaten-Path Things to See in Paris (Updated 2025)

Paris is filled with famous attractions: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Versailles, the catacombs, the Pantheon, the Arc de Triomphe, Sacre-Coeur. The list goes...

Grave of Helen Peters Nosworthy

Tucked away in Denver’s historic Fairmount Cemetery, a gravestone marks...

‘Five-star Exmoor views for £15 a night’: a bothy-to-bothy walk along the North Devon coast | Devon holidays

Where was Wilhelm of Prussia crowned German emperor? Which year did Ian Botham make his Test match debut? And how long can a sea...