Scotland is thought to have around 3000 standing castles, ruins and documented sites. Of these, about 1050 are merely sites, including those where a house has been built on the site of a previous castle and about 825 are standing ruins. Around 660 are in use as a private house, hotel or wedding venue and around 469 are open to the public, though so...

This winter passengers can follow the great Arctic adventurers and set sail aboard the Arctic Explorer in Northern Sweden, an icebreaker vessel that can cut through ice fifty centimetres thick, before walking on the frozen sea and taking a dip in the sea to complete this unforgettable Arctic adventure. Offered for the first time this winter by Off ...

Resplendent Ceylon has opened its third property, a wildlife lodge in the Yala National Park on Sri Lanka's southeast coast. Wild Coast Tented Lodge is situated on a pristine beach on the fringes of theNational Park and looks to combine the comforts of a luxury hotel with the back-to-nature excitement of a wilderness safari camp. The 28 tented "coc...

​ Venice during carnevale sees citizens, together with thousands of visitors from around the globe, take to the streets dressed in elaborate, fantastically masked costumes, providing one of Europe's most visually stunning event. The Venice Carnival always takes place during the ten days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. Carnival, being a pre-Lent festi...

Husband and wife, Warren Sanders and Esther Tacke, cycled 32,499 miles on a four-year round-the-world trip, taking in Asia, USA, Europe and New Zealand. Now the couple plan to draw on their own cycling experience and share their passion for Dumfries and Galloway through Galloway Cycling Holidays. They took over the cycling tour company, after the p...

 The new Downtown Camper, which is located in Brunkebergstorg, a relatively unexplored Stockholm neighbourhood, is being marketed as a base camp for urban adventurers. The 494 bedroom hotel has a room category where up to 12 guests can stay together. The 'Camper Co-Living' concept joins bedrooms together with a communal space, offering a socia...