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All change in the Alps: As one tunnel closes, another opens

Exclusive: Motorists face diversions of 100 miles, while trans-Alpine rail travellers can cross Switzerland in barely two hours

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024

Share a tip on a gap year or sabbatical – you could win a holiday voucher

Tell us about a favourite long trip – it could have been a gap year, a sabbatical or a spell volunteering abroad – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Iran, Syria and Russia

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024

Eurotunnel breakdown triggers six-hour waits at Calais

The delays occured on the final Sunday of the holidays for many schools

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024

Driving to the Italian Alps with two small kids – and camping: the unholy trinity of travel?

The idea of a family road trip across Europe to reach Trentino’s celebrated Lago di Ledro felt daunting. Turns out getting there was more than half the fun

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Viennese waltz: top travel tips for a spin around Austria’s capital

From the ferris wheel featured in the Third Man to an evening with Mozart and the world’s largest collection of Klimts, here’s how to make the most of a break in Vienna

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

Saving the seas one dive at a time in Northumberland

We dip beneath the North Sea waves with Britain’s first eco-dive centre, to see how it is inspiring divers to help clean up the seas they love

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

A pony safari in Kenya to a murder mystery weekend in New York, the Observer’s travel special, 1986

The Magazine sent some fine reporters to far-flung parts, including Katharine Whitehorn, Joanna Lumley, Simon Hoggart and Claudia Roden. By Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

How I spent 16 months journeying from the top to the bottom of England in a canal boat

From within sight of the Lake District to Surrey, an epic – and slow – journey along the length of England’s waterways

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

PM Narendra Modi flags off new Vande Bharat Express Trains in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated three new Vande Bharat Express trains. The virtual flag-off ceremony took place at 12:30 pm. The newly launched trains will operate on the Meerut-Lucknow, Madurai-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Nagercoil routes, offering passengers a faster and more comfortable travel experience.

The Times of India · Aug 31, 2024