19 to 21 February 2024 Basel goes wild for exactly 72 hours at the end of February. The Carnival in Basel, which is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, starts 4.00am sharp on Monday19 February 2024 and ends 72 hours later. Fasnacht is the name for the pre-Lent carnivals in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and western Austria. Whil...

Antigua and Barbuda are two adjoining Caribbean islands known for their reef-lined beaches, rainforests and resorts. English Harbour in the capital, St. John's, is a yachting hub and the site of historic Nelson's Dockyard. Curtain Bluff Curtain Bluff has reopened after closure to enable the hotel's Hulford Collection Suites, Morris & Grace Bay ...

The Kilmartin Museum, which has reopened following a redevelopment work, acts as a custodian of the artefacts that come from Kilmartin Glen, one of Scotland's richest prehistoric landscapes. The Museum houses a collection of some 11,000 prehistoric artefacts that offers a fascinating insight into the lives those inhabiting the area over the last 12...

Courmayeur Mont Blanc opens for the 2023/2024 ski season on 8 December 2023. Located in the Italian Alps, Courmayeur Mont Blanc, is a 'traditional yet sophisticated resort' deemed the sixth best European ski resort in the 2022 Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards. With over 100 kilometers of slopes and off-piste terrain on both sides of the ...

The Churchill Arms, Kensington, is one of London's oldest public houses, dating back to 1750. It was originally called the Church-on-the-hill, but changed to The Churchill Arms" shortly after the end of the second world war. Winston Churchill's grandparents, the 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, were patrons of the pub and u...

Houston, the fourth largest city in the USA, has a Downtown that includes the Theater District, home to the Houston Grand Opera, the Historic District with 19th-century architecture and upscale restaurants and the Museum District. Known as the Bayou City', it hosts the world's largest rodeo each March also offers a range of arts and cultural experi...