Cruise Ship Review: Norwegian Viva
A first-person review of Norwegian Viva, an extravagant new 3,200-guest Norwegian Cruise Line ship, a colourful cutting-edge giant with a top-deck fun park of tube slides pouring over the edge.
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Travel Guide: A whirlwind tour of Porto, Portugal
A whirlwind guide to Porto, Portugal’s charming coastal second city, a UNESCO World Heritage site combining culture, history and a lively food and drinks scene, giving its name to its country and its port export.
Top 10 things to see and do in Alentejo, Portugal
A top-ten guide to Alentejo on southern Portugal’s Atlantic coast, revered for untouched beaches, cork oak fields, countryside vineyards and acclaimed red wine, far from Lisbon and Porto’s glamour.
Hotel Review: ROBINSON Club Cabo Verde, Santa Maria, Sal
A first-person review of ROBINSON Club Cabo Verde on the flat, arid island of Sal, sited on an 8km sandy beach with good surfing and 350 days of sun for those escaping cold, damp Europe.
Hiking São Nicolau at the Cape Verde trekking festival
A first-person feature hiking Sao Nicolau at the Cape Verde trekking festival, exploring the mountainous trails of an uncrowded island 300 miles off Africa’s west coast.
The Gambia: soft adventure, sun and sand
A first-person feature on The Gambia, offering soft adventure, sun and sand, paddling up the mangrove-fringed River Gambia past monitor lizards, herons and osprey.
Walking the Rota Vicentina along Portugal’s Atlantic Coast
A first-person account of walking the Rota Vicentina along Portugal’s Atlantic coast, following centuries-old fishermen’s tracks now used by surfers, from Porto Covo to Cape St Vincent.
Hotel Review: The Magnolia Hotel, Quinta do Lago, Portugal
A first-person review of the fresh, funky Magnolia Hotel in the gated Quinta do Lago golf resort in the Algarve, its neon lights and pink-and-turquoise 1950s American-motel design giving a sense of fun.
Revealed: The best road trips to take in an electric vehicle (EV)
A feature revealing the best road trips to take in an electric vehicle, weighing the eco and cost benefits of EVs against range concerns for long drives as petrol and diesel face phase-out.
Understanding the Iberostar hotel rebranding
News explaining the Iberostar Group’s rebranding under ‘Let it shine’, sorting its 4- and 5-star hotels into City, Ocean Resort and other groups so guests know what to expect.
