As the final production in the Open Air Theatre's 2022 season, Poet, playwright and performer Inua Ellams has adapted Antigone from an original work by Sophocles that was written in 441BC. I deliberately avoided delving too deeply into the original plot of theis Greek tradegy, preferring to come to the Ellams adaptation without preconceptions. It w...

The 750,000 acre Yosemite National Park is located in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. It is known for its for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome. Yosemite Village has shops, restaurants and lodging. Despite being hugely popular,...

Exodus Travels has launched Living in the Land of the Tuskers, a new video showcasing the work being done with Kenyan conservation experts the Tsavo Trust and the the Tofauti Foundation. It is part of the company's support of its Free to Roam elephant conservation project that was launched last year, in Kenya's Tsavo West National Park. The video c...

Wilderness Safaris has launched the sixth edition of its Africa in Focus Photographic Competition. The competition, which is run in partnership with OM SYSTEM (previously Olympus cameras), will see prizes awarded for images taken on the African continent. The judging panel comprises professional photographers Luke Stackpoole, Andrew Ling and Margot...

​ Off the Map Travel is offering a new five-day/four-night Polar Night trip that goes close to the North Pole with an isolated stay at the Juva Cabin in Svalbard, Norway. This remote area has 24-hour darkness and a complete absence of light pollution where chances to see the Aurora (Northern Lights) are strongest. Only accessible in the snow during...

Horse riding holiday specialist, Ranch Rider is adding the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to its collection. The archaeological site of the 'Rose Palace of Petra' is found here along with the Nabatean capital dating to 300 BC. As such Jordan offers a wealth of history, dating back to the Paleolithic period, archaeological treasures or lunar-like lands...