![]() ![]() ![]() with Princess Cruises named 'one to avoid' The best and worst cruise lines of 2023 revealed by Which? - Noble Caledonia is No.1 and Viking is second. The 50 most attractive nationalities revealed: India is No.1, USA comes second and Britain has the most handsome men (while AI images show 'beautiful people' in each country) You'll be in awe of this Seychelles shore Sedbergh - the town with many tales: The printed word is everywhere in this historic corner of Cumbria that's England's official 'capital of books'įree rein in Iceland: A horseback tour through the country's barren wilderness is an adventure like no otherĭazzling marine life, deserted beaches and fantastic fly-fishing. Meet the female airline pilot who has turned the 'dumb blonde' stereotype upside down and taken social media by storm with her incredible cockpit-view videos and Instagram snaps Inside the Maldives resort with a 27,000-bottle wine cellar that offers 'lagoon tastings' - and our connoisseur's verdict? It's the toast of paradise!Įpic landscapes and the most remote station in the UK (which you may recognise from Trainspotting): The Mail boards the Caledonian Sleeper, Britain's contender for world's greatest train journey Take a trip through time! Seven incredible time-warp hotels around the world that transport you to different eras in history, from the Middle Ages to the 1950s The Inspector is charmed by this 18th-century pub with rooms that is popular with Royal Ascot racegoers Is the hipster brunch trend over? Fewer Britons have smashed avocados and croissants in the morning as classic breakfast staples such as dippy eggs and cereal make a comebackįrom a camouflaged crocodile to dramatic storm clouds over the American Midwest: The stunning winners of the 2022 World Nature Photography Awards revealed and even opera ticketsįeast your eyes on these spring ski deals, including for one resort where Michelin-starred chefs will be rolling into town for a weekend of fine dining Rise of the capital city 'flair B&B': Now owners lure guests with in-room massages, private sightseeing tours. Which billionaire has the best boat? Here we compare Jeff Bezos's $500M superyacht to other eye-popping vessels owned by the super-rich, with features that include basketball courts and helipads 'Totally surreal - everyone was taking pictures': Traveller films his 50-MINUTE trip in first class on a BA 777 from Heathrow to Dublin (and here's how YOU can follow in his footsteps) So are the views from the summit of Mount St Catherine, with the whole island (21 miles long and 15 miles wide) spread out below and its sister islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique in the distance. ‘The resilience of nature is amazing,’ he says. It was heartbreaking.’ But this rare event - Grenada is below the usual ‘hurricane belt’, hence being a favoured mooring place of yachts - was soon righted as plants grew back. ![]() ‘After Hurricane Ivan in 2004 all the vegetation was gone,’ says Simon. It has not always been so green and gorgeous in these parts. Clumps of bamboo occupy the lower reaches as well as aromatic frankincense trees, huge hardwood trees and long dangling vines (as though Tarzan lives near by). Along the way as the trail rises, Simon stops to pick fruit from wild plants, which is how I get to try ‘wax apples’ (a delicious crunchy fruit with a rose/apple taste), ‘mammy apples’ (a bit like peaches) and succulent guava. Grenada is, after all, known as the Spice Isle. You start at a farm with pigs, goats and chickens - as well as all sorts of fruit and veg, plus cinnamon and nutmeg, of course. The journey up and down Mount St Catherine takes about five hours and covers around seven miles. Simon Green’s Hidden Treasures Hikes in Grenada is one of the best. Tom hikes up Mount St Catherine (pictured in the background), Grenada’s highest mountain at 2,757ft Most people visiting the Caribbean stick to its gentle waters, but a growing number of eco-tourist initiatives have sprung up, many offering guided walks into the more remote corners of the interiors of some of our favourite holiday islands. But mine is a different kind of walk altogether, more of a clamber in places as the rocky path rises beneath the jungle’s canopy. Earlier, down on Grand Anse Beach, tourists and locals alike had been taking their constitutionals before breakfast, enjoying the soft sand and rising sun. We are almost at the top of Mount St Catherine, Grenada’s highest mountain (2,757ft), an active but safe volcano, without a soul in sight - and nature is coming out to play. ‘That was a rufous-breasted hermit,’ says my guide Simon Green, fount of all knowledge on Grenadian wildlife. A mongoose scuttles across the path.Ī hummingbird with a shiny green head and a curious hooked beak flickers by. Up above, a mona monkey clatters in a treetop in search of small yellow fruit (nicknamed ‘monkey apples’).
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