The secret to a crowd-free, perfect weather weekend on Martha’s Vineyard? Visit just before Memorial Day weekend, when (almost) everything is open, the sun is shining, and the crowds are gone. Friday Catch the Steamship Authority ferry from Wood’s Hole, an easy 45-minute cruise from the mainland to Martha’s Vineyard. Fares are an affordable $17 […]
Inside the Dublin hotel where Mariah Carey and the Spice Girls stayed ahead of their European tours
The InterContinental Hotel in Dublin played host to two superstar acts last week when Mariah Carey and the Spice Girls checked in ahead of their gigs in the Irish capital. The Spice Girls (pictured) and Mariah Carey checked into the same Dublin hotel last week. Image by Dave J Hogan/Getty The InterContinental in Dublin’s Ballsbridge […]
Paris plans a huge pedestrianised garden around the Eiffel Tower
By 2024, the space around one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, is going to look very different. Paris is planning to create a huge pedestrianised garden around the Eiffel Tower. Image: Gustafson, Porter and Bowman Paris City Hall has recently unveiled its plans for a pedestrian-friendly redesign, […]
Here’s what it’s like to plummet 135 feet down the tallest waterslide in the US
If you’re an adrenaline-junkie who enjoys a thrilling waterslide, you may enjoy an inside view of what it’s like to plummet 135 feet down the tallest water slide in the US. Daredevil’s Peak forms part of Thrill Waterpark on the private island Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas. Image: NFernandez/Royal Caribbean International The slide […]