Ferries have ceased from Britain to Scandinavia, but Debbie Lawson takes an alternative slow route north on a camping road trip along Norway’s stunning south coast When the last direct ferry between Britain and Norway set sail in 2008 , severing a historic maritime link between the two countries,… Read More

The border town of Berwick upon Tweed lies three miles south of the Anglo Scottish Border on the River Tweed Estuary. It lies in between Edinburgh, 60 miles to the north and Newcastle upon Tyne, 60 miles to the south. If you’re driving the town is bypassed by the… Read More

Brasilia-based writer Diogo Alcantara notes that with an increase in international flight options, traveling for Brazilians has never been easier. International trips for Brazilians for a long time were limited to traditional destinations, such as Buenos Aires, New York, Miami, London, and Paris. But Brazil’s growing economy and a… Read More

Have you ever wondered where the ‘quiche Lorraine’ got its name from? It is so named because it originates in the north eastern region of France called Lorraine . The region shares a border with three other European countries, namely Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. Not surprisingly then Lorraine has… Read More

Dovedale is not in Derbyshire ( Letters , 17 August). The river Dove is the boundary between Staffordshire and Derbyshire from Axe Edge to Newton Solney on the river Trent, 40 miles to the south. For too long Staffordshire has been associated in the public consciousness with the Black… Read More

About a month ago, my inbox was suddenly filled with links to a new hotel in Sweden. Usually, I could care less. When I travel, I travel cheap. I have few requirements in a hotel room other than a bed. And no bats or cockroaches. After a fateful trip… Read More

Yorkshire’s coastline boasts a variety of good, affordable places to eat, from Scarborough and Whitby to the Bempton Cliffs. Tony Naylor seeks out 10 of the best Food blog: what do you make of our top 10? 1. Mr Moo’s, Skipsea Like many farmers, Stephen and Judith Foreman have… Read More

When it comes to food, some people eat to live, while others live to eat. Like most of the Italian American population, I am a “live to eat” kind of girl–the type who wells up at the sight of a crispy calzone or gets irrationally excited at the prospect… Read More

Siam Park is Tenerife’s latest attraction. From the same people behind the highly successful Loro Parque on the north of the island, it is a spectacular waterpark that was opened in September 2008 and that can be found on the south of the island, just outside Costa Adeje. Siam… Read More

Around 100 miles of limestone tunnels navigated through by enthusiasts would connect Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria Potholers are 20 metres away from connecting 100 miles of limestone tunnels that would link three British counties underground for the first time. Only a couple of months of careful burrowing remains before… Read More