Romania and Bulgaria are set to join the Schengen Area in January 2025. Austria has lifted its opposition to their entry. The two Balkan countries will deploy border guards to the border with Turkey. This will allow travelers with Schengen visas to move freely across these countries. The move will boost tourism and trade in…
Decathlon has established itself as a leading global sports retailer, catering to a wide range of sports enthusiasts with affordable, quality products. Founded in France in 1976, Decathlon is now present in over 60 countries, providing gear and equipment for everyone from beginners to seasoned athletes. Known for its innovative designs and value-driven approach, Decathlon…
Pennsylvania officials reject claim that “illegal voters” were able to apply for mail-in ballots.
The vandalism at Sycamore Gap may have hogged the headlines, but walking the length of the national trail puts these borderlands into thrilling historical context Hadrian’s Wall has perhaps the most single-minded personality of all the National Trails, tracing as it does the 84 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, which represented the north-west frontier of…
Our photojournalist samples short walks along the new 87-mile route which hugs the border of Cornwall and Devon A few minutes into a “guided” walk along the new Tamara Coast to Coast Way, which roughly traces the border of Cornwall and Devon, my guide is looking sheepish. We’re standing in a grassy field flanked by…
Euphoria on a moped in Indonesia, orcas off Argentina and the chance to ranch, surf or simply be the person they always wanted to be are among our readers’ wonderful memories After a 10-year slog at work, my boss agreed to my taking a year-long sabbatical. We used this to revisit south-east Asia – not…
The Tour des Écrins in the Hautes-Alpes is one of Europe’s finest long-distance walks, and offers a chance to reflect on how best to live alongside nature I first learned about the Écrins national park in relation to a specific nature reserve within it. The réserve intégrale du Lauvitel was established in 1995 to “monitor…
One man is trying to revive zero-carbon cargo routes by sailing produce along England’s eastern seaboard – and taking paying passengers along for the thrilling ride The water glitters, rippled by a rising wind, and Victorious glides silently on three huge, maroon sails. We’re the only boat in sight, surrounded by grey sea and vast…
A new documentary, Wild Water, celebrates a hardy group of enthusiasts who hike up boglands to swim year-round in a remote mill pond built during the Industrial Revolution Gaddings Dam was built as a mill pond in about 1833, when the Industrial Revolution positioned West Yorkshire and the north of England as the centre of…
New exhibition showcases photographs of real locations inspired by American film director’s whimsical trademark style Think of a Wes Anderson film and the muted greys and browns of a rain-soaked day in London are not the first things that spring to mind. But the UK capital is about to host the first European exhibition of…
