The gateway to the majestic region of east Crete, Agios Nikolaos has long been a magnet for health seekers coming to indulge in healing spa treatments, soak up vitamin D on the island’s glorious beaches, enjoy the famed Cretan diet and escape the coastal crowds by hiking high into mountains …
Read More »From the Turquoise Coast to Costa Navarino, 10 beautiful European beaches – in pictures
Playa Paraiso, Tenerife Think out-of-season sunshine, think Tenerife. Think year-round sunshine and sublime sunsets, think Costa Adeje, at the south-western tip of the island. Worth going for alone is the daily sunset spectacular seen here from the beach at Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife, just beyond its bar and swimming pools.
Read More »Ancient sites, paraglides and boat rides: a family adventure on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast
We’re sprawled under mulberry trees on a Turkish divan – a rickety platform strewn with kilim cushions and low tables – wondering how it gets better than this: gorging on freshly squeezed pomegranate juice and traditional gözleme, a Turkish crepe cooked over an open wood fire and filled with crumbly …
Read More »Nine people found from missing Japanese sightseeing boat, coast guard says
They were found near the tip of Cape Shiretoko on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, according to the coast guard. Four of the nine were found unconscious, according to the coast guard. The condition of the other five is not known. Authorities lost contact with the crew of the Kazu …
Read More »Russia outlines plans to seize Ukraine’s entire south coast to create a land corridor to Moldova
Russia has outlined plans to seize the entire Donbas and the south of Ukraine in the second phase of its offensive to create a land corridor stretching to Moldova. The deputy commander of Russia’s central military district, Rustam Minnekayev, said Russia planned to forge a corridor between Crimea, the …
Read More »