A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.

A Scottish island retreat has unveiled a loch-side sauna ahead of the summer. The private island of Eilean Shona is anchored ...

The Napoli Comicon in Italy last week featured more than 30 Taiwanese comic books, along with a live drawing and signing ...

Rutt's Hut is one of the most essential restaurants ... blue plate special), while others feel like a surprise (the Long Island half-duck or beef Nagasaki with filet mignon and shrimp over rice).

This is Little Palm Island ... at the Monkey Hut bar, which faces the sunset and has live music every other day. Then it’s on to dinner in the dining room, which offers a simple but elegant ...

The ancient tradition of women free diving for shellfish can still be seen in Japan’s unspoilt Shima Peninsula.

The single paved road that encircles the island was well laid ... including breakfast. A simple one-bed beach hut at Siam Beach Resort (0081 907 1940) costs from £40 per night, including breakfast.

Off the beaten track, right at the tip of Anglesey, sits a unique pub with incredible "mind blowing" views, only a ...

Perhaps this is to be expected while on the Cape Verde island ... simple beach bar behind. My other favourite beach was Praia Carlota, where you can lose the days in the hippy Morabeza beach hut ...

But then my parents decided to join the hordes of apartment dwellers migrating to live on Long Island, an hour’s drive away .

From seaside terraces to fine dining spots whose windows frame famous landmarks, these are some of the UK’s best restaurants ...

Murray told the jury not to be distracted by the many “red herrings” of the defence case; it was a very “simple” trial ... seeing to his own needs by going into the Pizza Hut bathroom to clean himself ...