Austria’s mountains are even more stunning when there’s no snow

Austria’s mountains are even more stunning when there’s no snow

A snowflake when it comes to snowflakes,our writer explores things to do in Austria that don’t involve skis.

  • byKeith Austin
Ship review:The world’s biggest cruise ship is insanely perfect
★★★★★
Ship reviews

Ship review:The world’s biggest cruise ship is insanely perfect

These giant ships are not everyone’s cup of tea,but for families who see the advantage of an all-in-one,something-for-everyone holiday,they’re just the thing.

  • byKeith Austin
A bullet train gets you to a part of Japan tourists are yet to discover

A bullet train gets you to a part of Japan tourists are yet to discover

Edo period architecture,lush gardens,gold leaf beating and moss spotting are all good reasons to add this little-known city to your Japan visit.

  • byKeith Austin
The only (ballsy) temples you need to see in Japan’s culture capital

The only (ballsy) temples you need to see in Japan’s culture capital

It’s easy to get templed out in Kyoto but you can find illumination at the lesser-known dragon and scrotum temples.

  • byKeith Austin
‘No points of interest’:Driving the ‘loneliest road in the US’

‘No points of interest’:Driving the ‘loneliest road in the US’

In 1986,Life magazine described Nevada’s Route 50 as “totally empty”. Nevada tourism turned the put-down into a marketing slogan.

  • byKeith Austin
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I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

With capacity for 7000 passengers,Icon of the Seas is like an ocean-going lovechild of Looney Tunes and Las Vegas.

  • byKeith Austin
Skyscraper in the ocean:The world’s biggest cruise ship sets sail

Skyscraper in the ocean:The world’s biggest cruise ship sets sail

Twenty decks,seven pools and 7600 passengers:Icon of the Seas dwarfs everything – even the city it is based in.

  • byKeith Austin
This Hilton is on the edge of a huge,animal-filled national park
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Hotel reviews

This Hilton is on the edge of a huge,animal-filled national park

A thoughtful,sustainability focused resort which does its best to live harmoniously with its environment.

  • byKeith Austin
It’s possible to fly just three hours and feel like you’re in France

It’s possible to fly just three hours and feel like you’re in France

Going beyond the croissant,a trip to New Caledonia proves a chance to find a drowned forest and the endangered kagu,the island’s flightless bird.

  • byKeith Austin
This Greek food adventure will push your stomach to its limits

This Greek food adventure will push your stomach to its limits

Trigona panoramatos,bougatsa and Sfakianopita might not trip off the tongue but they certainly slip down the throat easily enough.

  • byKeith Austin