The tourist attraction you need a military escort to visit: Museum opens in the DMZ between North and South Korea
Great British boltholes: Kimpton Charlotte Square hotel in Edinburgh has a 'golden age of travel' ambience - and is the perfect place from which to explore the city The 16 best city breaks in Europe for 2022 named by Time Out: Arles in France is No.1, with Brno in the Czech Republic second and Sheffield ranking top in the UKįrom biplanes to the supersonic 'Concordski': Fascinating book unravels the mystery surrounding Soviet carrier Aeroflot - 'a parallel universe of aviation for 70 years' and tips for nervous fliersĪ heavenly stay at the bedroom-on-stilts in Northumberland that was featured on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, offering guests stellar night-time views in a stunning Dark Sky ParkĪ French festive frolic: Just north of Paris, Parc Asterix offers a very merry treat for children and adults alike Human excrement on the floor and passengers sneaking into business class: Former Ryanair and BA cabin crew reveal what life was like at 38,000ft. The ultimate Christmas sleepover: You can now rent the real-life Home Alone house on Airbnb (complete with 'booby traps galore') Pictured: The new multi-million-pound Tomb Raider attraction opening in London in 2022 (where 'thrill-seeking' visitors can join Lara Croft on 'real-life' missions) Your passport to a winter break: Long delays, confusion over expiry dates - how not to be caught out when it's time to renewįirst look at the new £24million Game of Thrones studio tour opening in Northern Ireland next February, transporting fans 'into the heart of Westeros' with original props and setsįorget Ikea - how about a pink room with a stiletto-shaped chair? Jaw-dropping interiors from LA to Paris by the 'world's top 100 designers' showcased in stunning new coffee table book But they depend on being there round the next curve, just when you’re hungry.ĭessert trolleys, chic styling and crew 'that go the extra mile': Travel experts put Gulf Air's Dreamliner business class head-to-head with its economy cabin offering in a fascinating video I can be at my place in the Rockies for three months, fly back late in the day to New York, go shopping for breakfast stuff, and I’ll see more people in one city block at midnight than I saw out west all season.ĭO YOU SHARE YOUR CHARACTER JACK REACHER’S LOVE OF DINERS? To understand the country you have to understand the beautiful emptiness of a lot of it. I have an immigrant’s neutrality - I don’t have a place I was born or grew up - so it’s a level playing field. I also saw Nixon resign on TV, so my visit spanned two administrations.
It was a raucous, brutal, high-speed cacophony, allegedly dangerous, but I walked miles through the streets that summer and never had a moment’s trouble.
July 1974, New York, and it was love at first sight. And French is the only other language I can speak. I still like those solid, medium-sized French towns.
We took the ferry to Granville, on the Cherbourg peninsula. I was rigid with joy.Ī school trip to France, aged 11.
Best of all, the steward came round before landing with a platter full of boiled sweets. I remember the steep incline of the aisle because the plane sat tail-down on the grass. He recalls his first visit to the USA in the 1970s, and more.įlying to Belfast on an unpressurised plane to visit my grandparents when I was three, in 1957. This week best-selling author Lee Child checks in to our travel Q&A.