The Australian state of Victoria has made face masks mandatory whenever people leave their home – getty Six weeks can feel like a long time. Just ask Melbourne. Here, time has taken a Beckettian turn and what had been planned as a six-week Stage 3 lockdown is now feeling more […]
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Amid fraying tempers and cancelled flights, Heathrow has never felt so dark and depressing Arriving at the airport is no longer a thrill. Coronavirus has, of course, killed much of the joy of travel – and new lockdown measures and a fresh international travel ban for Thursday has put both […]
The first time I visited Lisbon was only a year and a half ago. Choosing to go in early 2019, I’d hoped to skip the notorious crowds of tourists that plagued the city. Alas! While we loved the city, uncrowded it was not – as we made our way to Belém […]
The end of October is usually met with both relief and celebration in Ibiza. After months of hard graft with little pause for respite, club closing parties mark the end of the tourist season and finally, locals are able to take a breath and enjoy the last days of sunshine […]
‘And to thee and thy company I bid a hearty welcome’ reads the inscription on the bronze gates to New Place, William Shakespeare’s final residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. The Bard’s words from Act 5 Scene 1 of The Tempest seem almost wistful now in a town longing to welcome people from […]