Airline cancels flights due to Brexit uncertainty

A Romanian airline has cancelled flights due to Brexit uncertainty. Blue Air made the decision to halt their flights from Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. Many passengers were left fuming after they were not able to board their scheduled flights to Alicante and Rome. Blue Air flights between Luton and Turin are also expected to be affected. The airline will continue to fly to Romania and UK, but from the UK to any other nation in trouble if the UK exits...

Lausanne: A Great Wine Capital of the World

Ten minutes out of Lausanne on board a typically punctual train lies a stretch of track that has become a Mecca for wine tourists across the world. Skirting the glacial Lake Geneva (the locals prefer Lac Léman) and with views of Évian-les-Bains and the Alps it winds its way across hillside vineyards to Grandvaux where it passes underground through the “ticket tunnel”, so named because those entering from the German-speaking side of Switzerland are said to have thrown their return...

5 Valentine’s Day London hotel deals

Valentine’s Day can be a high-pressured affair - but you've won before you've begun when you can plan a special night out. From magic meals to overnight escapes, here are our tips for a chic way to celebrate cupid’s arrow in London’s finest hotels. Animal-lovers rejoice with a 5-course vegan dinner and overnight stay at La Suite West Get your plant-based swooning on at this minimalist Paddington boutique hotel, courtesy of London’s first vegan French patisserie – Café Forty One....

A hiking trip to Colorado

By Pat Levy Spring and autumn are the best times to visit Colorado’s wild west: roads are ice-free, it’s off-season for skiing, and summer’s influx of tourists is yet to kick in. The Rocky Mountains are especially glorious in autumn, alight with the shimmering gold of aspen trees in blazing contrast to a blanket green of the lodgepole and ponderosa pines that cover the mountain slopes. Getting there is a breeze now that direct flights to mile-high Denver, the state...

Five things to know about hiking Mount Fuji

by Alex Wright Mount Fuji may well be one of Japan’s most iconic images, but climbing to its 3,776-metre peak it is no easy task with altitude sickness and shortness of breath to contend with. To help you prepare as much as possible, ere are five lesser known facts you need to know before making the ascent. 1) Mt Fuji is an active stratovolcano (three separate volcanoes) But don’t worry - the last time Mt Fuji erupted was on December...

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