A new Leica masterclass at Gleneagles invites you to brush up on your camera skills between rounds of golf July 21, 2017 Perfect your portraits and learn from renowned landscape photographer Colin Prior at his masterclass run in conjunction with Leica. Set in the grand hotel of Gleneagles in Perthshire, nearby lochs and heathlands give ample opportunity for the habitual wildlife photographer to improve their skills. How do I get there? Fly to Edinburgh or Glasgow, they’re [...]
Sailing the Faroe Islands in a 60 foot round-the-world racing yacht, with zero experience July 21, 2017 This is a monumental step-up. Six months after a blissful family sailing holiday in Greece, I am climbing into a Fladen survival suit on a 60 foot round-the-world racing yacht in Torshavn harbour, which you will of course recognise as the capital of the Faroe Islands. I’m wondering if I’ve bitten off more than I [...]
Focus On Woolwich: Crossrail, a huge regeneration project, cultural quarter and affordable housing in SE18 July 14, 2017 The West End, the Southbank, Shoreditch and now… Woolwich? Could this south east London suburb be the new place you head to on a Saturday night to soak up some culture? If it’s astronomical house price rises over the past five years are anything to go by, it could well be. In March, planning permission [...]
Exploring the lost coastlines of Mozambique, one of Africa’s fastest growing tourist destinations July 14, 2017 The southern African nation of Mozambique boasts one of the continent’s longest coastlines. It stretches for two and a half thousand kilometres along the Indian Ocean and is dotted with some of the best beaches on the planet, like the spectacular manta ray meeting point of Tofo and the coral reef enclosed bay of Pemba. [...]
Top ten tips to help you avoid dehydration and jet lag after a long-haul flight July 10, 2017 | City Talk Discover the easy way to travel stress-free for business, so you land refreshed and hydrated, with no jet lag. Follow our checklist of what to pack, what to avoid and how to eat healthily in transit – and our in-flight essentials kit will prevent cabin air playing havoc with your skin. You’ve probably heard this [...]
Airport shopping is made easy thanks to Estée Lauder reserve and collect July 7, 2017 | City Talk Take the stress out of airport shopping with Estée Lauder’s reserve and collect service. It’s a crucial time-saver when you’re in a hurry and need to get to your departure gate speedily, rather than hunting down beauty products last minute at the World Duty Free store. Wife and kids given you a list of beauty [...]
Six Senses Zil Pasyon: The Seychelles island resort that’s reintroducing native wildlife to the surrounding environment July 7, 2017 Two of Felicite island’s landscape gardeners wave as they scoot past me in their electric tractor, and I am caught, yet again, intently photographing giant boulders. I’m becoming obsessed. I’ve been on this Indian Ocean island hideaway a few days already, but still I’m captivated by its ancient rocks. They have the all the drama [...]
The new 10.5 inch iPad Pro is the best tablet there is – but is it too good? July 6, 2017 Apple is so far ahead of the pack when it comes to tablets that it inadvertently invented an entire class of products of which it has never made a single one. All those hybrid laptops, where the screen snaps off, for reasons largely unspecified, are the result of the technology industry shrugging its shoulders in [...]
It takes a village: How Simon Rogan transformed a Cumbrian town into an international culinary destination July 6, 2017 The village of Cartmel lies just beyond the boundaries of the Lake District. It’s quietly beautiful, with squat stone buildings, rows of shops selling postcards and tourist knick-knacks, and a 12th century priory that dominates the town square. You can find lazy, bucolic idylls like this dotted across this part of the world; it’s the [...]
Spider-Man: Homecoming review: Not the character-defining movie we’re waiting for July 6, 2017 The latest Marvel blockbuster is strewn with in-jokes, each one a little gift to fans for continuing to buy tickets for a franchise that now spans 16 movies. Take the title: “Homecoming” does refer to an event in the film – which lasts all of five minutes – but every Marvel geek knows it’s really [...]