Month: April 2019

The saga of Scotland’s much-delayed flagship link with London, the new Caledonian Sleeper, continues. The inaugural overnight rail journey from Edinburgh and Glasgow to London Euston is running two-and-a-half hours late. Passengers on the new train, which is part of a £100m-plus improvement package, were due to arrive at 7.07am. But they are now expected
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(CNN) — Travelers looking to experience the abundance of wildlife that’s thriving on the Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) — oft described as the world’s most heavily armed border — have a new option to consider. The United Nations Command (UNC) has approved phase one of South Korea’s “Peace Trail” project, which includes plans to
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The best ribs on Beale Street can be found at Blues City Cafe — Photo courtesy of Rory Doyle Considered “The Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Memphis has been making music history for two centuries. Elvis called the city home, and legends like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Mavis Staples provided the soundtrack. But there’s
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Stephen Rankin, Director of Prestige for Gordon & MacPhail Gordon & MacPhail When it comes to the world of ultra-luxury scotch, older isn’t always better. But it is always more expensive. Bottles with near-ancient age statements are becoming commonplace, sought out by collectors and connoisseurs for their unrivaled elegance and incomparable investment potential. Looking to get
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The Solent lapped the little beach, scrunching the shells, smoothing the pale sand, soothing the mind. A few people wandered down the far end, past Queen Victoria’s bathing machine. But they disappeared from view as I leant back into the blue-tiled alcove (where Victoria liked to sketch). Thus shielded, I had privacy as I gazed
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(CNN) — Just as the railways shaped modern India, cheap air tickets, driven by fierce competition between carriers, are changing the way Indians travel around their country. They’re also promising to take hundreds of millions more to the skies — most of whom have never flown before. But, ironically, cut-throat competition also means the very
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