Avington Estate near Winchester is a bucolic paradise July 7, 2026 A short cab ride away from Winchester, itself only an hour from London, you can find the sleepy, bucolic village of Avington, nestled in the Itchen Valley. A place where reassuringly little happens, it’s a made up of winding country roads, quaint little churches and the stunning Avington Estate. For centuries this grand stately manor [...]
No Wales? No problem: Why I travelled to the World Cup even though my team weren’t there July 7, 2026 He bought tickets to see Wales play in the World Cup before they lost their place. Can Gav Murphy find solace in California despite the lack of his beloved national team? Despite everyone and everything – we are still here!” The words of the Welsh football team’s unofficial anthem, Yma o Hyd, rang out around [...]
Ryanair warns of ‘passport queue chaos’ with new EU border system July 3, 2026 Ryanair has warned the EU’s new biometric border system will cause “passport queue chaos” this summer and called on European governments to halt the rollout until after the busy travel season. The budget airline said the new system “is not ready” for the large volume of people travelling to Europe over the summer and urged [...]
Inside the trippy French vineyard owned by ousted Claridge’s billionaire July 3, 2026 Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst have designed pieces for Chateau La Coste, France’s totally surreal vineyard, the vision of the billionaire who formerly owned Claridge’s. Adam Bloodworth on the trippiest Provençal escape Resting on the side of a dirt road at Chateau La Coste, a vineyard and country estate half an hour outside of Marseille, [...]
‘Dangling perilously off a horse’: can an ordinary bloke play polo? July 1, 2026 It’s a sport associated with kings and aristocrats. But as Rivals popularises polo, can self-titled ‘normal guy’ Adam Bloodworth get into it? in Morning Wire The Magazine, Summer edition, he saddles up with the England captain to find out With all of my body weight resting on my right foot, to my horror, I appear [...]
Andaz Lisbon: A long weekend in the City of Seven Hills June 30, 2026 Known for its butter-yellow trams and buttery natas, Lisbon has long been one of Europe’s most popular city breaks. Carys Sharkey checks into the Andaz to gain a fresh perspective on this ancient city Lisbon is known as the City of Seven Hills, but speak to locals and they’ll joke that it feels like a [...]
Italy holidays: how to do Positano well, as Netflix moves in June 30, 2026 Italy holidays: Positano is about to appear for its close-up. Here’s how to do it well Coco Chanel needed only a suntan and a scandalous pair of beach pyjamas to turn the French Riviera from a winter health resort into Europe’s most coveted summer address. A generation later, Positano stole the crown. All it took [...]
Las Vegas’ bonkers wellness scene, with robot massages and towel dancing June 30, 2026 At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Qua Baths and Spa offers the Strip’s first AI-powered robotic massage. Wearing a skin-tight bodysuit, which prevents the robot’s hands getting caught on clothing, I enter a room dominated by two imposing robot arms. It’s not the C3PO robot of Star Wars fame that I was anticipating, more [...]
EU airport chief: ‘I don’t know how we’ll cope’ with new border system June 23, 2026 Europe’s airport chief has warned that he “doesn’t know” how the continent’s airports will “cope” with the huge delays caused by a new EU border system as the holiday season looms. Stefan Schulte, president of European airports trade body ACI Europe, told an industry event in Prague: “Passengers are queuing for hours at peak traffic [...]
The best places to eat sandwiches in Lisbon, from bifanas to pregos June 12, 2026 Most people have their own markers of summer. Elderflower trees blossom into white spidery nets, parks fill up and tops come off, the Premier League finally ends. But for sandwich lovers, the sign of supposedly warmer days ahead comes in the form of an Instagram post by Farringdon-favourite Quality Wines. Word quickly spreads: The bifana [...]