Beautiful video shows baby whale 'dancing'
File under: Travel news This beautiful drone footage of a baby whale appearing to be 'dancing' for joy in the calm waters off Australia's Gold Coast is truly life-affirming. During the whale migration...
View ArticleAnd the winner of the World Porridge Making Championship is...
File under: Travel news An astrophysicist has been crowned the World Porridge Making Champion. Simon Rookyard, who just two weeks ago submitted his PhD thesis on pulsars, has taken the title at the...
View ArticleRare snow leopards make their debut at Chicago zoo
File under: Travel news Photo credit: Getty Two four-month-old snow leopard cubs, Malaya and Daania, have made their public debut at the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Illinois. This was their first...
View ArticleChester Zoo staff do a good deed and it goes viral
File under: Travel news Photo credit: Fiona Gray/Chester Zoo/Facebook Staff at Chester Zoo made one visitor's day by pumping up her vehicle's tyre after spotting it was flat in the car park....
View ArticleWin! A luxury autumn break at a boutique hotel in Edinburgh
File under: Win We've teamed up with The Bonham, to offer one lucky AOL Travel reader the chance to win an autumn mini break for two people at the luxury four-star boutique hotel in Edinburgh. Located...
View ArticleWin! A Segway 'hoverboard', worth £350
File under: Win Photo credit: Skates.co.uk We've teamed up with Skates.co.uk to offer you the chance to win an iSkute Balance Board, worth £349.99. Ideal for standing, turning 360 degrees in a spot or...
View ArticleWin! A pair of Merrell hiking shoes and a down puffer jacket
File under: Win Photo credit: Merrell We've teamed up with Merrell to offer you the chance to win an exclusive adventure footwear kit comprising Chameleon Shift Mid GORE-TEX shoes and a Wildgarst Down...
View ArticleWhat your boarding pass says about you (it's a lot more than you think)
File under: World travel Plenty of people take to social media to express their excitement at going on holiday - and posting an image of their boarding pass online is a popular way to boast about it....
View ArticleTen travel hacks you don't already know
File under: Cheap holidays Savvy travellers know that booking your flight and hotel together, checking in to accommodation outside the city centre and dressing smart to bag a flight upgrade can save...
View ArticleThis is the best restaurant in the UK
File under: UK travel A restaurant in Birmingham has been named the best in the UK according to TripAdvisor's Traveller's Choice awards 2015. Adam's, a "British fine dining restaurant" found in the...
View ArticleThis African serval cat can talk to its owner (video)
File under: Travel news This animal may look alarmingly like a small leopard or even cheetah, but it's actually a domesticated African serval cat. The second surprise is this cat appears to be able to...
View ArticleSingapore and Qantas revealed as best airlines in world
File under: Travel news The world's best airlines have been ranked thanks to the editors at AirlineRatings.com. They judged the inflight offering for first, business, premium economy and economy...
View ArticlePolar bear gives refugees a shock in Calais
File under: Travel news Photo credit: Press Association Refugees in Calais got the shock of their lives when they came face to face with a polar bear earlier today (Wednesday). The bear, called...
View ArticleA night in Paris Catacombs: The scariest accommodation offered by Airbnb
File under: Travel news Fancy doing something spooky this Halloween? Why not scare yourself witless by spending a night in the Catacombs, the spooky skull-ridden tunnels that run under the streets of...
View ArticleWould you sleep in a $2000 per night Space suite?
File under: Travel news If you've travelled so much that Space is the last place you have to cross off your list, then there's finally a hotel for you. The Grand Kameha Zurich Hotel is offering guests...
View Article524ft starfish wows walkers on Somerset beach
File under: Travel news Photo credit: YouTube Beachgoers in Somerset have been stunned by a 524ft starfish carved into the sand. Artist Simon Beck spent six hours with five assistants creating the...
View ArticleIs this Spain's most beautiful beach? (Video)
File under: Travel news Spain's more than 5,000 miles of coastline attracts many Europeans every summer, but for 2015 there is only one beach that is most beautiful according to the Spanish. With a...
View ArticleWin! £300 to spend on a getaway with loveholidays.com
File under: Win Photo credit: loveholidays.com We've teamed up with online travel specialist loveholidays.com to offer you the chance to win a £300 voucher to spend on a holiday. The lucky winner can...
View ArticleWhich airport has been named the worst in the world?
File under: Travel news Hopefully you won't be travelling through Nigeria's Port Harcourt International Airport anytime soon - because it's just been named the Worst Airport in the World 2015. A...
View ArticleIs Iran the top holiday destination for 2016?
File under: Travel news Iran is preparing for a "tsunami" of foreign tourists as Western countries lift sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear program. The country is home to ancient sites,...
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