Nova’s National Historic Sites

Nova Scotia is very rich in historical sites compared with much of North America. 

A Slow day in Exeter

As cities go, Exeter is perfect for Slow travel. 

Lewis Carroll & Alice in Wonderland

There are many places and features around Oxford that crop up in Lewis Carroll’s books.

The first English aeronaut

James Sadler was a pioneer of flight in Britain.

The University of Oxford

Do you want to pay Oxford’s famous colleges a visit?

A short history of bathing in Bath

Which royal visitors put Bath’s bathing on the map?

The Woodchester Mosaic

A churchyard in Gloucestershire hides a Roman masterpiece.

The best little-known towns in the Cotswolds

Look beyond the obvious next time you visit this Area of Natural Beauty.

Interview with Adam Balogh

We chat to painter-photographer and avid traveller, Adam Balogh, whose stunning shots feature in many of our guidebooks. 

Choga Zanbil

Discover Iran’s greatest evidence of Elamite civilisation, dating back 3,500 years.

Unusual wildlife encounters

Bizarreness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

The world’s most beautiful waterfalls

90s girl group TLC once sang ‘Don’t go chasing waterfalls’ but we think you should.

Chiltern Railways: Umpteen wonderful things to see

Ben Le Vay discovers the odds and eccentricities of the Chiltern Railways

The real jewel of Uzbekistan

Most people go to Uzbekistan for its Silk Road treasures, but the real jewel in its crown is its people.

Five things you really wouldn’t expect about North Korea

Scratch beneath the propaganda-covered surface of North Korea and you’ll find that there’s far more to the world’s most secretive state than its public image of strict regime, controlled media and elaborate military parades.