Patmos is not a big island, but it is one of the best known. It is the sacred island where in a small cave, where according to the tradition the God inspired him the words of the book, St. John wrote the Book of Revelation. The cave can be visited today. This is why Patmos [...]

HARRY Potter fans left spellbound by the movies will soon get another fix of magic – with a tour of the hugely popular franchise’s studio sets. Public tours of the Leavesden studio near Watford, north of London, where all eight movies were shot, will begin on March 31 2012, Warner Bros has confirmed.

A bewitching array of shriveled mole feet, glass acorns, and tiny wooden shoes are set to conjure up a secret world of superstition and magic at the Wellcome Collection this month. Once carried around in the pockets of Londoners, the 400 quirky objects were amassed about a century ago by an Edwardian banker and amateur [...]

Canadians aren’t known for controversy, but Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum stirred up passions when it unveiled “The Crystal” addition in 2007. Architect Daniel Libeskind’s angled steel, aluminum and glass structure looks as if it crashed into the side of the Neo-Romanesque museum — which is either brilliant or appalling, depending on whom you ask. Beauty [...]

The cost of a holiday for single travellers is up to 90 per cent higher, reports Oliver Smith. Solo travellers are being forced to pay up to 90 per cent more for a holiday abroad than people travelling in pairs, despite a growing demand for single-room accommodation.  About one in 10 bookings for overseas trips [...]

The original fitness resort and spa in North America, Rancho La Puerta, has recently been ranked as the “World’s Best Destination Spa” for the second consecutive year by readers of the magazine Travel + Leisure.

Every family couple wishes their honeymoon vacations to be ideal, but distinct from the wedding ceremony, the stress and dependability of making that dream come true is best belonged to someone else.