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'It's phenomenal': GILBERT OTT reviews business class on Virgin Atlantic's brand new Airbus A330neo

Latest By · November 2, 2022 · 0 Comment
Pictured above is Gilbert Ott's seat on the inaugural Virgin Atlantic A330neo flight from Heathrow to Tampa
This morning Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural A330neo flight departed Heathrow for Tampa. Gilbert Ott, frequent flier and Founder of travel site godsavethepoints.com, was on board. Here’s his verdict on his experience in the ‘Upper Class’ business cabin, complete with photographs he... Read more

The jaw-dropping winners of the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year awards revealed

Latest By · October 26, 2022 · 0 Comment
This sweet picture - highly commended in the Conservation category - of an adorable harp seal pup was captured by Ellen Cuylaerts. She snared the picture at sunset on Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine, an archipelago in Quebec, Canada
These astonishing pictures underscore the bewitching wonder of the Earth’s oceans – and their fragility. They’re winning and commended pictures in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2022 awards, a prestigious annual contest that sets out to ‘shine a light... Read more

The UK's extraordinary beauty caught on camera in 2022's Landscape Photographer of the Year awards

Latest By · October 24, 2022 · 0 Comment
This beautiful shot impressed the judges enough to bag the gold medal in the Classic View category. It shows a rainbow sweeping over Dragon's Back - the ridges of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill - in the Peak District. On the day he took the picture, Demi Oral knew that thunderstorms were forecast and so headed to the site - one of his favourite locations - in the hopes of seeing a rainbow appear. He says: 'Whilst I wasn't surprised when it did, I still could not believe what unfolded in front of me. The apparition of the rainbow was wonderful, but the light sweeping across the Dragon's Back was just sensational.' He adds: 'It was a thrilling afternoon I'll never forget'
Look through the pictures that awed the judges in the 2022 Landscape Photographer Of The Year awards and you’ll see the UK at its most earth-shatteringly beautiful.  The standard is sky-high year after year, and this year is no exception,... Read more

Need to escape? New photo book showcases amazing cabins in epic locations, from NYC to Norway

Latest By · October 20, 2022 · 0 Comment
This image shows a striking hut in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. The book explains that it has an 'angled galvanised shell and rich timber interior' that 'reference the predominant rural vernacular of hay sheds and outbuildings, in particular an existing hay shed that was destroyed by a storm in 2017'. The tome adds that the angled roof isn't just a reference to the remnants of the shed, but also houses the solar array on the building. The design is by Cameron Anderson Architects
Modern life getting too much for you? You could always try escaping to a cabin somewhere idyllic for a reset. Not sure how or where? Pick up a copy of Modern Cabins: Return to the Wild for inspiration. The spellbinding... Read more

Chef Ryan Blackburn lifts the lid on running the Old Stamp House – 'the world's best restaurant'

Latest By · October 20, 2022 · 0 Comment
Old Stamp House Chef Patron Ryan Blackburn
Old Stamp House Chef Patron Ryan Blackburn The world’s best restaurant, according to Tripadvisor, isn’t on a glitzy street in London, Rome, Paris or Manhattan, but in the quaint, often rain-soaked town of Ambleside in the north of England’s Lake... Read more

World's most expensive safari: Guests on trip costing $165,300 will fly on an Emirates PRIVATE JET

Latest By · October 14, 2022 · 0 Comment
Elite travel firm Roar Africa is now selling tickets for an 'epic' 17-night safari with the sole means of international transportation throughout being an Emirates A319 Executive Private Jet (above)
It’s the most expensive safari ever – and luxurious beyond your wildest dreams. As the price tag suggests it will be. Elite travel firm Roar Africa, which previously ran a $125,000 (£102,000) safari, is now selling tickets for an ‘epic’... Read more

New book reveals amazing drone shots of pools (including Robert Downey Jr's stunning private lagoon)

Latest By · October 13, 2022 · 0 Comment
Behold, Walls' favourite photograph from the book, taken at a house in Los Angeles. He reveals that he was the first photographer to be granted access to the property in 40 years. 'The owners love and cherish their property and are very selective with who they let in,' he explains, adding that he 'even had security personnel' with him on the shoot. 'For this reason, it stands out to me,' he says. Walls describes the dwelling, which was designed by the lauded American architect John Lautner, as 'arguably the most renowned piece of architecture, if not in Los Angeles but in Malibu'. 'I hope I did the pool justice,' he adds
We all know that looking at pictures of pools is almost as satisfying as being in them – and photographer Brad Walls underscores this notion in some style. His captivating new book Pools From Above, published by Smith Street Books... Read more

Through the keyhole: Inside London's grandest houses, from 10 Downing Street to the Italian Embassy

Latest By · October 12, 2022 · 0 Comment
10 DOWNING STREET, WHITEHALL: The connection between the government and No. 10 was first made in 1735 when Sir Robert Walpole moved in as First Lord of the Treasury, but the 'man who really established the house as the residence of the Prime Minister' was William Pitt, who used it as a 'summer townhouse' until the early 1800s, the book reveals. Since Arthur Balfour became Prime Minister in 1902, 'every holder of the office has lived and worked at No. 10'. The property's 'greatest challenge' came during the Blitz in World War II when bombs 'fell all around' the house. A rebuild was later carried out that retained the 'external design and internal historical features'. This picture shows The Pillared Room, a space complete with portraits of Elizabeth I and Lady Byron that's used for the Prime Minister¿s receptions. It's one of the staterooms that Margaret Thatcher had remodelled 'with the confidence of the afterglow of the Falklands War', as she felt the rooms were originally 'too plain and masculine', Stourton notes
If you had the key to some of London’s grandest homes, what would you discover inside? This question is answered by Great Houses of London by James Stourton, published by Frances Lincoln, a book that tells the ‘fascinating stories hidden... Read more

The 51 coolest neighbourhoods in the world for 2022 named by Time Out, from Mexico to Margate

Latest By · October 11, 2022 · 0 Comment
Coolest-neighbourhood-in-the-world Colonia Americana in Guadalajara (above), is 'an edgy blend of Art Deco and neoclassical mansions with artists' squats and warehouses containing some of the city's best music venues'
Colonia Americana in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been named the Coolest Neighbourhood in the World to visit right now by Time Out. It’s ‘an edgy blend of Art Deco and neoclassical mansions… contains some of the city’s best music venues’ and... Read more

The epic winners of the 2022 panoramic photo awards will leave you wide-eyed with wonder

Latest By · October 6, 2022 · 0 Comment
U.S photographer Ray Cao captured this breathtaking bird's eye picture of San Francisco. 'If you look close enough, you will see [the] Golden Gate Bridge, Salesforce Tower, Sutro Tower and even Mount Diablo,' he says. It ranks joint 28th in the Amateur Nature Landscapes category
These photographers will leave you wide-eyed with wonder. Their work has been honoured at the Epson International Pano Awards 2022, the ‘largest competition for panoramic photography’ worldwide.  This year, the judges plucked the winners from 4,129 entries from more than... Read more