Some 100ft underground, waist-deep in water and enclosed in a cavernous chamber whose stalactites make it resemble a cathedral, I’m concerned. Then the lights go out. Where on Earth am I? The answer is the alluringly named Rio Secreto, a network of
As cosy and welcoming as a favourite sweater, the car-free village of Murren, high in the Swiss Alps, could hardly show its enthusiasm for all things British more keenly than if there was a game of village cricket going on in the
Swing along to Portugal: With acres of rolling fairways and a glorious beach, this Algarve golf resort is a hole in one Mark Jones heads to Vale do Lobo, near Faro, for a lesson with a pro golfer The 1,200-acre resort encompasses
Ever arrived at a five-star hotel, lights flashing, on the back of a tow truck? A road trip to Germany with a family of five was always going to have its challenges. But a car about to crack as we reached our
If you’re done with staycations and want to be enchanted in warmer climes again, there’s nowhere more glorious than Crete. I’ve fallen in love with the island and defy anyone not to do the same. It’s heaven – a haven of beauty
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: The best ships for a Nile cruise. The old-fashioned glamour of a river cruise through
There aren’t many canal holidays where you feel tempted to take a plunge over the side — then do. Not only is this canal a mile wide in parts but you can also swim in much of it since it’s perfectly clean
Goose? Buckwheat? Contour? Silk? Forget alarm calls, safe deposit instructions or the hours in which breakfast is served. You can put away your passport and credit card, too, for the paperwork will just have to wait until the most pressing issue of
This year marks half a century since mass tourism began in the Maldives — which regularly tops polls of ‘dream destinations’, especially with honeymooners and those celebrating anniversaries. In 1972, the Indian Ocean nation’s first hotel opened on the island of Kurumba.
Away from the Algarve, out in the Atlantic, the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are big on nature and small on crowds. The summits of huge underwater islands, they offer very different experiences if you’re a fan of the great outdoors.