Aliens are not being summoned to Earth. The mystery surrounding hundreds of “apocalyptic” speakers found by a California woman on Mount Shasta has been resolved, revealing that they actually represent a message of peace. What started as a bizarre horseback discovery quickly turned into an internet mystery after Karrie Ann…

Chiffon? In this economy? This week’s Paris Haute Couture shows swapped the usual piles of handmade lace and crystal-coated leather for materials often on shelves at the Dollar Store — or even better yet, Home Depot, like latex balloons, crumpled chicken wire, ripped denim, and clumps of very photogenic hay.…

Kelly Slater’s Texas wave-pool dream just got hit by a $16 million breaker. Austin Surf Club, a 333-acre private surf park and luxury residential community backed by the 11-time world surfing champion, has been swamped by more than $16 million in construction liens as work on the splashy project grinds…

The out-of-office message is on and the laptop is shut. The long-awaited vacation has finally begun. Then comes the sore throat, the stuffy nose and the pounding headache. The cruel irony? After weeks of pushing through deadlines and nonstop responsibilities, some high achievers find that the moment they finally slow…

Published on 09/07/2026 – 13:02 GMT+2 First came the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, then the New7Wonders of the World. Now, the search is on to decide a new ranking: the 7 Contemporary Wonders of the World. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This week, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched…

The best hotels around the world have just been named by Travel + Leisure – and a property set in a 900-year-old 5,000-acre estate in the heart of Tuscany took the top spot in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Castiglion del Bosco, a Rosewood Hotel received an impressive score of 99.58 out…

With perennial favourites in southern Europe battling both crowds and heatwaves, more and more of us are looking for alternatives. Hence the rise of the “coolcation”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But if we’re all making the same moves, switching Barcelona for Bergen, Mallorca for Malmö and Lisbon for the Finnish Lakelands, we’re…

DEAR ABBY: At 82, my father continues to live alone and unassisted. He’s generally in good healt, but is starting to recognize that he won’t be forever. One thing he really wants to do while he still can (or thinks he can) is take a road trip — by himself…

When people think of a luxury destination by the sea, the image that usually springs to mind is the Maldives: turquoise waters, white-sand beaches and villas perched above the ocean. Saudi Arabia wants to tap into that image, but go far beyond it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On the kingdom’s western coastline,…

Published on 09/07/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Literary tourism has turned a page to become one of the most popular travel trends in recent times, as more and more people around the world go to places that are associated with their favourite books and authors. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With book tours and…