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Forget sightseeing lists and early alarms — this new travel trend is all about doing less. Much less. Think slow mornings, empty beaches, long walks with no destination, and entire afternoons with nothing planned at all.

At Christmas, my husband casually announced that his fitness goal for 2026 was to enter a HYROX competition.

So here I am at Mira — a self-contained shack set at the base of an incredibly beautiful waterfall, completely surrounded by… well, nothing but forest, hills and farmland stretching as far as the eye can see.

Corsica will feel like home if you love to move. Mountains rise almost straight from the sea while the river pools cut through dark rock. Pine forests also hang onto steep ridges, and small paths slip between all of it. Camping in Corsica lets you sit right inside that landscape instead of just passing through it. 

Manchester is a sprawling metropolis, the kind of place that really rewards a bit of planning. But I’ll be honest – I’d already made one very solid decision before we’d even arrived. We were staying at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, and if we didn’t do a single thing else all weekend, I knew I’d already nailed the hotel.

Set within Gilpin Hotel & Lake House in the heart of the Lake District, SOURCE is the kind of restaurant that quietly commands attention. Michelin-starred and multi-award-winning, it has built a reputation for delivering something far beyond the expected—and after experiencing it for myself, it’s easy to see why.

Have you been living under a rock? If you have, that might be the only reason you haven’t noticed the pre-summer rise of tanning gummies across social media.

Holidaymakers are being urged to check how many pages are left in their passport, else risk being turned away at the airport. 

If you’ve been watching luxury jewellery prices climb and wondering which pieces are truly worth it, new research may have the answer.

When it’s time to escape from the cares of the world, there’s a piece of heaven waiting on Mozambique’s Santa Maria Peninsula