Wales
Timeless elegance: Britain’s new ‘ludicrously luxurious’ train
The Britannic Explorer – due to be launched in July 2025 – is a luxury hotel on wheels that will travel through some of the UK’s most magnificent landscapes.
- by Anthony Lambert
New entry rules – and fees – for Australians to visit the UK
Australians can now apply for the new Electronic Travel Authorisation that will be a requirement for entering the UK.
- by Michael Gebicki
World-heritage listed ‘Stream in the Sky’ will take your breath away
Cinematic stardust sprinkles this uplifting pocket of North Wales; don’t miss the aqueduct you can walk 38 metres above the River Dee.
- by Steve McKenna
This town is like a Willy Wonka factory for book lovers
Hay-on-Wye in Wales is world famous for its second-hand and antiquarian bookshops, and it’s easy for a book lover to get carried away.
- by Keith Austin
Portmeirion, Wales: an architectural fantasy in an idyllic setting
The Welsh village of Portmeirion with its famous Stone Boat, Italianate buildings, bizarre statuary and borrowed architectural bits and bobs awakens a child-like glee.
- by Tim Richards
Airline review: Qatar Airways, economy class, Doha to Cardiff
An excellent airline that has risen in just two decades to be at the forefront of aviation.
- by Steve Meacham
South Wales, UK: Where to find the finest Welsh coastline
It's a great mystery why James Cook named the east coast 'New South Wales', presumably it reminded him of the south Welsh landscape.
- by Steve Meacham
Swansea, Wales travel guide: Tour of poet Dylan Thomas's Wales
This is the Wales poet Dylan Thomas, who died after a heavy drinking session during a sell-out US recital tour, knew.
- by Steve Meacham
Canal boat: An alternative way to see England and Wales
It's day one of our weekend canal boating experience and so far if we're not bumping off both banks we're zig-zagging along the canals like a drunk stumbling between bars.
- by Keith Austin
Train travel in Wales: Porthmadog is a railway enthusiast's dream
This Welsh town is a dream come true if you're a fan of rail travel.
- by Tim Richards
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