Head south to Swansea to discover just a little of the history of Wales. It gave the world the first stone castle, the first steam locomotive and, perhaps most significantly – the first lager and the first beer can to put it in. Wales and Swansea have plenty of history. Here’s our four top tips for places to discover history in the city and Swansea Bay.
Having long yearned to travel to Albania, I seized my chance to visit Europe’s least known nation while staying on the Greek island of Corfu.
New Mexico is famed for hot spicy foods and its desert landscape but how about taking a trip on the wild side to discover some of America’s fascinating ghost towns? Tumble weed, dusty desert roads, abandoned buildings are all images associated with the old Wild West, but New Mexico’s rich mining history and cowboy heritage has left over 400 ghost towns dotted across the state’s barren countryside. Transport yourself back to the old west with a tour of some of the five deserted settelments
“Whale blubber? We’re going to be eating whale blubber?” I knew that the Faroe Islands were isolated but I hadn’t imagined that the inhabitants might still enjoy food that their Viking and Celtic ancestors survived on, writes Lynn Houghton as she journeys to one of the most remote groups of islands in Europe.
