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London could soon be linked with Bordeaux by train if proposals for a so-called “wine line” route get the go-ahead. The cross-channel train route would link the two cities in under five hours which means travellers will be able to enjoy a glass of wine by lunchtime without having to step foot near an airport. Eurostar already offers a London to Bordeaux route, but passengers have to disembark in Paris to change train stations and have their passports checked. The...

For this month's Travel Tales interview we caught up with Michelin star-winning chef, Tom Aikens. The London-born, 48-year-old told us all about his parent's renovated 19th-Century barn in France, sailing around the Caribbean, getting caught up in a monsoon in India and, of course, how travel continues to influence his food.   Tell us about your first travel/holiday memory? When I was 6-8 years old we used to go on holiday to Cornwall to a place called Noss Mayo and...

Skiing in North Iceland; for the adventurers out there, North Iceland is dotted with picturesque ski fields that offer something very different.

Technical innovations, on one hand, have made our lives easier. However, on the other hand, as our civilization is progressing, our work schedules are becoming tighter and the pressure to deliver an outstanding performance in an exceedingly competitive environment is incrementing each moment. In such scenarios; a person, in order to rejuvenate his/her body and soul, requires taking a sufficiently long break and enjoy a fantastic vacation. Speaking about vacation, there is no place as spending and fascinating as Dubai....

In the centre of the expansive country of India, is a city coming into its own. Over the last 15 years, Hyderabad has turned from a cluster of traditional villages centred around the historic Golconda Fort and Charminar Mosque, to India’s buzzing new Silicon Valley with the likes of Facebook, Apple and Google’s Indian HQs in its midst. These shades of old and new India blend beautifully into each other, and it’s no surprise to see Hyderabad excel in modernity...

The Home Office has been criticised for erecting “intimidating and hostile” posters in UK airports that warn arrivals that checks will be carried out on all arriving passengers “to keep out people who have no right to enter”. A series of people took to social media this week to flag the signs spotted at Gatwick, Heathrow and Newcastle airports. The posters say: “We carry out checks on 100 per cent of arriving passenger, to keep out people who have no...

By Maggie Majstrova As we rattle through the English countryside in a rather crowded train carriage, I’m struck by the number of weekend trip destinations afforded to my fellow Londoners by the UK’s extensive rail network. Having spent most of my life in the capital, I suspect I haven’t explored the rest of the country nearly as much as it deserves. Well, now’s a good a time as any. Located in the rural village of Barnby Moor on the border...

Thanks to its towering, khaki cliffs, cinematic volcanoes and long, golden beaches, Hawaii is a filmmakers metropolis. And for that exact reason, this isolated group of 137 islands has been used as a captivating, tropical set in movies for decades - from Jurassic Park and Pirates of the Caribbean to 50 First Dates and Aloha. To celebrate 25 years since the creation of Steven Spielberg's original Jurassic Park, we picked out five of the most famous movie locations in Hawaii. ...

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, picked up the artichoke, olive and tapenade roll from the chain’s Heathrow Terminal 5, an inquest heard