Our top10 bucket list

Journey across the universe – without leaving the UK

We leave La Serena at dusk, heading east towards the stars. The 90-minute drive winds through the Elqui Valley, lush green with vineyards and home to skies so dark that international observatories on

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the lack of true darkness in the middle of the year doesn’t make astronomy that easy to do. The planets are good at cutting through slightly brighter skies,

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Swap far-flung escapes for those closer to home with a visit to some of the best lesser-known spots in Europe, from Mediterranean hidden gems to epic icy adventures

ALONG NORWAY’S COASTLINE, THE RHYTHM OF LIFE SLOWS IN SUMMER — SHAPED BY THE GOOD WEATHER AND LONG HOURS OF DAYLIGHT