If you’re a fan of the TV series Downton Abbey, you can have your very own adventure at the historical period drama’s real-life setting and inspiration in England. The 19th-century Highclere Castle is used for exterior shots and most of the interior filming of the ITV/PBS series. Image: Scott Dunn In anticipation of the September […]

As we descended through the blanket of clouds into Leticia, the reality of the world we were entering took on new life and meaning. The Amazon had existed in our minds before as an idea fueled by stories of unparalleled biodiversity, a century of countless ethnobotanical discoveries, and captivating legends of ruthless and seductive anacondas, […]

Residents of one of London’s most photographed neighbourhoods have had enough with people using their homes as Instagram backdrops. Notting Hill’s pastel-hued homes have an Instagram problem. Image by Sam Mellish / In Pictures via Getty The sundae-style homes of Notting Hill in west London, all pistachio, raspberry and lemon-hues, are irresistible to Instagram users. […]

Paris wants to ban tourist busses from the city centre with officials encouraging visitors to take more “environmentally friendly” options instead. Paris officials want to ban tour buses from the city centre. Image by Walter Zerla/Getty Emmanuel Grégoire, Paris’ deputy mayor, is encouraging visitors to walk, cycle or take public transport “like everyone else” and […]