September is, par excellence, the month of the grape harvest in Portugal. It is during this period that, across the country, the grape harvest comes to life and often turns into a leisurely opportunity for discovery for those who want to learn more about this age-old tradition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A…

If you, like me, prefer to maximise your travel budget for on-ground experiences rather than flight fares, but are on the taller side and do like a bit of extra leg room (plus an excuse to splurge just a little bit), premium economy can be a happy medium between a…

Travelling by motorhome lets you move at the pace of the landscape and stop in places that would probably never make it onto a conventional itinerary. We set off from Rovinj, in the north of the Istrian peninsula, heading for Dubrovnik at the southernmost tip of the country. Along the…

Costco is famous for its liberal return policy, which allows shoppers to return purchases with no time limits, — including even memberships, which can be canceled at will. But what happens to the unwanted stuff we dump back on the beloved buyers’ club? A new report from Slashgear reveals just how…

Swiss Army knife destinations, well-suited for a wide variety of personalities, are nearly mythic. After all, is there really a place on this planet where a fly and flop beach reader can merrily move with an adventure junky, a health obsessive, and a history buff? Consider Campania. Located just above…

The 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) could push Social Security benefits to a record high for married seniors. Per the Senior Citizens League, the projected COLA for 2027 is 3.6%, 0.8 percentage points higher than this year’s 2.8% and a figure that would raise the average retirement benefit to $2,161 a…

Published on 08/09/2026 – 13:51 GMT+2 Following a summer of long queues, missed flights and border chaos, the EU’s emergency flexibility measures for its Entry/Exit System (EES) came to an end on Sunday (6 September). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The temporary rules allowed member states to suspend fingerprint and facial scans in…

Canada is having a moment. With the US suffering from the “Trump slump” effect, European travellers seeking out the charms of the Americas are heading north of the border instead. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And if you’d like to join them, we have good news: several new routes launched this summer, and…

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I ran into an old friend I hadn’t seen in more than 25 years. We went to dinner the following week. The dinner lasted three hours. Abby, she talked the entire time! It was a mix of grandiose stories, complaints about her health, complaints about…

After more than 10 years, international high-speed rail has returned to Belgium’s largest airport. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At around 8:30 am on 7 September, a Deutsche Bahn high-speed train arrived at Brussels Airport for the first time. The service began at Cologne station in Germany, with stops including Aachen, Liège, Leuven…