DNA tips

A British couple says they're being held like "prisoners" on a Caribbean island with their four-month-old baby after unexpectedly delivering their child at sea, reports say.

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Recently, my husband and I boarded a world-class Viking cruise, and it departed from Barcelona. Where to stay? And where do I recommend? The Kimpton Vividora. It charmed us from the get-go, and even though it’s small in size, it looms large in stature – and luxury. This property is the first hotel in Spain from Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and the first luxury hotel in Barcelona from IHG.

Step behind the unassuming facade of Mendel Goldberg Fabrics on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and you’ll suddenly find yourself surrounded by an array of gorgeous fabrics on its floor-to-ceiling shelves: bolts and neatly folded stacks of fine cottons, silks, satins, taffetas and lace as well as more opulent materials, from bubble-gum pink metallic brocade to apple green silk satin jacquard and shimmery pleated navy chiffon. There are fabrics woven with gold thread or glittering with Swarovski crystals. And there is Chanel-style wool bouclé in pale pink, or black and white woven with little ribbons and pearls. The material is as luxuriously textured as a lamb’s coat. I want it.

Forget review sites and apps, local tips and even (whisper it) guidebooks – maybe the best way to find your perfect destination is to spit in a tube. Not just any tube, of course, but one you send to a genetic testing company, who will then analyse your DNA and tell you where in the world your genes come from. And what more rewarding way to travel than to connect with your roots?