Taking the train home for Christmas or New Year? Here’s when to travel
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailTravellers will find rail journeys again disrupted in late December and early January as Network Rail closes...
Airport taxi drivers are not all rogues – but neither are they all angels
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel email“Thieves the world over,” said my Bosnian pal, Semir. I had just told him of my four-minute,...
The mysterious monoliths of Meghalaya
"Possibly, the tallest stone was erected for someone important in the clan, and the rest were added for other members over a few generations. The site progressively became a marketplace, and the stone slabs...
Where to find winter sun in January
Few months spark a yearning for somewhere brighter and hotter than December. And with the UK in the midst of a wintry...
Drunk easyJet passenger attempts to run from security after being escorted off flight
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailA drunk holidaymaker attempted to flee security after being taken off an easyJet flight for being abusive...
See another side to London at eight of its most unusual tourist attractions
3. Best for those with eclectic tastes: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Towering totem poles and colourful cycle-rickshaws, Spanish Inquisition torture chairs and Uzbek wedding dresses, Rio carnival costumes and Yoruba divination rattles, sperm whale teeth...
The best accommodation in Whistler
The sprawling Whistler Village is home to the majority of the resort’s restaurants, bars, shops and hotels. Upper Village, at the foot...
How to spend an artsy and nature-filled weekend in St Petersburg, Florida
By Eva SandovalFeatures correspondentjostrand/Getty ImagesThe city of Saint Petersburg on Florida's Gulf Coast is famous for sugar sand beaches, funky street murals and a pirate past (Credit: jostrand/Getty Images)Travel writer Terry Ward plans your...
The 50 ages of journey: The final word information
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Everything you need to know about September and October train strikes
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe train drivers’ union, Aslef, has announced the next round of industrial action in its long and...