As Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain return to our screens for another series of Stargazing Live on BBC2, we pick our a few of our favourite stargazing holidays around the world.
While Cox and O Briain study the night skies above Britain from the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire – exploring mindblowing concepts such [...]
Marrakech has long been Morocco’s most popular city for tourists, who come for its mystical traditions and magical, maze-like medina, with its beautiful, shabby old riads, the exotic sights, sounds and scents in the air.
But recently, two districts have been drawing more savvy visitors beyond the Medina walls: Hivernage and the Route d’Amizmiz.
‘Hivernage has [...]
What isn’t happening in Abu Dhabi this year? The oil-rich city is getting bigger, brighter, more dazzling by the day, and its arts scene is one of the most exciting in the Middle East.
On Saadiyat Island, its fast-developing cultural district, there’s a new Guggenheim (pictured) and a new Louvre – only the second in [...]
If the incredible photography of Frozen Planet isn’t enough to pique your interest in the extreme north of the world, then the fact that the Northern Lights are at their brightest and best this January and February, for the first time in several decades, just might be.
There are increasingly brilliant ways to catch the surreal [...]
Australia’s most remarkable feature has been named one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and is home to an incredible diversity of marine life. It is also one of the world’s most exciting holiday destinations, and has some of the most luxurious, desert-island idylls in the world, as well as excellent eco resorts.
Our [...]
Already one of the most popular cities for tourists in the world, London is only set to get more popular in 2012, with two massive events on the world stage this summer.
London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks on the banks of the Thames, set to some of the best in British music from the past few [...]
The beaches are perfect, the food is delicious, the accommodation stylish and affordable, and the people charming – the South-East Asia is hard to beat for a holiday, from high-end honeymoons to budget backpacking. Thailand is the obvious choice, and an eternally popular destination, but, as a result, it’s getting harder (and more expensive) to [...]
A lingering element of unpredictability gives this South American country cachet in the travel oneupmanship stakes. Yet despite the fact it remains a rather unusual holiday destination there are some very sophisticated boutique hotels and one of its most vibrant cities, Cartagena, is on the Hay Festival world tour.
Travel writer Lisa Johnson recommends a tour [...]
Until recently, the north and east parts of Sri Lanka were off-limits to tourists, and under the occupation of the Tamil Tigers. Going anywhere vaguely remote, other than the most popular spots, was ill-advised and meant tedious journeys bogged down by military checks.
But now the country is Tiger-free, and for the first time in [...]
Dubai Shopping Festival , 2012 (January 05, 2012 to February 05, 2012)
Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) takes place every winter with its mammoth array of discounts, competitions, prizes, fireworks and entertainment. DSF offers amazing shopping discounts, attracting holiday makers from around the globe keen on grabbing a bargain. The festival began in 1996 as an initiative [...]
