Thailand is inviting remote workers and digital nomads to not only visit, but to stay a while with its new extended visa program.
03.06.2024 - 12:45 / theguardian.com / Lake Como
Varenna is the perfect Italian village, from its hilltop castle to the shore of Lake Como. Easily accessible by train or ferry, it is host to a spectacular botanic garden. The meandering Passeggiata degli Innamorati – the Lovers’ Footpath – brings you in 20 minutes from the ferry to Villa Monastero (entry €10, open March-November). With pillars and pergolas, palm trees and pines framing views of the deep blue lake and mountains beyond, scented by citrus and herbs, the garden is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited. And there’s a bar. Perfect happiness.
Maartje Scheltens
From Piet Oudolf’s garden at the back of the Voorlinden Museum near The Hague you can watch people enjoying the exhibits from grassy mounds and wide borders created by one of the world’s most influential garden designers. From inside the museum, the large windows frame the naturalistic flowers and grasses swaying in the breeze. It is a garden that demonstrates the Dutch style of integrating design, planting, art and architecture to create beautiful, relaxing, fun spaces. There is so much more to the Netherlands than Amsterdam, and the Voorlinden brings together the modern Dutch masters of garden design and contemporary art. Admission is €19.50.
Sarah
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The gardens of the Museo Sorolla were a delightful find in the north of Madrid. The museum was the home of artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida – who also designed the gardens. Andalucían in style – with Moorish influences from gardens in Seville and Granada – the lush planting, fountains, pools and patios make a trip there worth it for the gardens alone. There are great paintings inside too, of course. A bargain at €3.
Siobhan
Tapada das Necessidades in Lisbon is full of wonders. It is the back garden of a majestic 18th-century palace, one of the few large buildings to remain standing after the great earthquake of 1755. It has a cacti area with strange succulents that the Portuguese brought back from their epic overseas journeys. The gardens have a fine view of the River Tagus and there are old buildings such as a Victorian greenhouse, a pond and peacocks strutting around. It is an example of climate resilience, as the location endures high temperatures. Entry is free.
Joana simoes
Just a 10-minute tram ride west of Gothenburg’s city centre, beyond Slottsskogen park, busy with summering families, is the city’s botanical garden. Free to enter, the 200 hectares (500 acres) of zen Japanese dells, Korean glades, conifers, herbs and bamboo forests are
Thailand is inviting remote workers and digital nomads to not only visit, but to stay a while with its new extended visa program.
Sandals Royal Curaçao is the ideal destination for an island escape. Situated on the picturesque island of Curacao, the resort boasts stunning views, beautiful beaches, and crystal-clear waters. The island itself is known for its vibrant culture, colorful architecture, and rich history, adding to the overall appeal.
British Airways has added Lapland to its list, and checked it twice, as it prepares to launch new flights to Santa Claus’s home region this winter. Departing from London Gatwick, new twice-weekly flights will launch on 3 December 2024 and fly customers to Ivalo, which is home to Finland’s most northerly airport.
Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, June 14, 2024. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Connecting in a major international airport is a careful balance between leaving enough time to make the next flight and not wasting hours waiting. In most places, 45 minutes is not nearly enough. But Iceland isn’t most places.
It’s back! Free beer returns to Busch Gardens to celebrate summer and help guests cool down and refresh from the exhilarating new thrills, hot new shows, and fan-favorite animal experiences happening in the parks this summer.
Last spring, my wife and I embarked on an extended family holiday through Spain, taking our two young children on a month-long road trip around a country we didn’t know well but quickly came to love, for its ancient walled cities and diverse landscapes, its full-bodied wine and its warm-hearted people.
I’ll never forget when I was in Istanbul. I was in the famous bazaar, where every single vendor there offered me delicious apple tea – to entice me to make a purchase – and where you could find mountains and mountains of boxes of Turkey’s famous candy. Turkish Delight or “Lokum” as it's known in Turkey, is a delicate flavored jelly candy that is ubiquitous in the country. You will typically find it scented with rosewater or cinnamon, orange, vanilla or bergamot.
Andrew Cifa joins The Logan Hotel, Philadelphia, as the new Director of Sales and Marketing, bringing over two decades of hospitality expertise.
Halifax is a harbor town. A narrow neck opens up to the protected waters of Bedford Basin, making it ideal as a naval and shipping port. Before Europeans arrived, this body of water was a sanctuary and home to Indigenous Mi’kmaq for millennia.
At the foot of Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak, and at the northern end of one of the Lake District’s most dramatic valleys is the National Trust campsite at Wasdale Head (basic grass pitch from £38 for two nights). As well as standard pitches there are heated camping pods, three tipis, a bell tent and campervan pitches. Great Gable and Pillar, two other famous fells, are a walk away. The location, at the foot of the mountains, with Lingmell Beck flowing past, is brilliant and there are enough facilities to make life easy but not detract from the camping feel. We haven’t climbed Scafell Pike yet, but even without doing that there was still enough for a good active trip.Emma
Saltburn-by-the-Sea boasts a magnificent beach and plentiful ice-cream, coffee bars and a burgeoning arts scene. Among the highlights has to be a stroll along the Grade II-listed pier and hopefully a ride down the UK’s oldest water-balanced cliff tramway (still closed at time of writing after a fire in January, but being repaired). Head for lunch at the superb Seaview fish restaurant, which has views across the bay. Walk off the meal as you wander through beautiful Valley Gardens for the flora and fauna and smuggling history from the 18th century. Later, perhaps visit the Ship Inn, an 18th-century pub right on the beach, for a sundowner with a view. David Cowling