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Metro's Alice Murphy in Norway wearing the viral Inuikki snowboots and the Snow Hotel in Kirkenes.

I tried the viral snowboots every 'It' girl loves — this is my honest review

Channel: Travel Travel February 22, 2025 By Alice Murphy
A woman standing on the white sandy beach in St Lucia, with a large rock formation, palm trees and blue ocean surrounding her.

My honest review of the hotel with the 'best view in the Caribbean'

Channel: Travel Travel February 21, 2025 By Martina Andretta
Hurtigruten's MS Nordkapp sailing into the distance with the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.

I spent 5 days on a Northern Lights cruise — it didn't go to plan

Channel: Travel Travel March 4, 2025 By Alice Murphy
Exterior of the Raffles London at The OWO / Old War Office Building in London.

I went to the world's best hotel and discovered a secret in the basement

Channel: Travel Travel February 19, 2025 By Courtney Pochin
Aerial view of Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

I flew all the way to Australia and avoided jetlag — here's how

Channel: Travel Travel 7 days ago By Kristina Beanland
A couple embracing and smiling at one another underneath a Pride flag at Mumbai Pride.

I marched in silence at Mumbai Pride and discovered it was even more powerful

Channel: Travel Travel February 17, 2025 By Calum McSwiggan
The outdoor pool at Mazagan hotel in El Jadida, Morocco

The 'Hamptons of Morocco' where five-star hotels cost £126 a night

Channel: Travel Travel February 17, 2025 By Alice Giddings
An elephant at a safari park in Zimbabwe, next to Metro's Sabrina Barr at Victoria Falls.

My first safari holiday was as magical as it looks in the movies

Channel: Travel Travel February 19, 2025 By Sabrina Barr
The exterior of SHA Wellness Clinic in Alicante, Spain, next to Metro's Claie Wilson having a blood treatment inside the spa.

I tried Europe's top celebrity wellness spa — this is my honest review

Channel: Travel Travel February 14, 2025 By Claie Wilson
A floating breakfast in a Maldives swimming pool, next to thick palm trees lining the entrances to private villas.

I stayed in a five-star hotel in the Maldives — here’s how much it really costs

Channel: Travel Travel February 14, 2025 By Alice Giddings
An aerial view of the Grand Hotel Brioni in Pula, Croatia, surrounded by sea and greenery.

I stayed at 'Croatia's best hotel' — this is my honest review

Channel: Travel Travel February 13, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva
Courtney having a drink at the rooftop bar at Casa Monti Hotel in Rome.

I ate my way around Rome – and was shocked by the Italian capital's 'best' dish

Channel: Travel Travel February 13, 2025 By Courtney Pochin
Metro's Gergana Krasteva smiling in a vineyard in Bordeaux, next to the cobbled streets of Saint Emilion.

I found France's 'secret' wine mecca in a village near Bordeaux

Channel: Travel Travel February 11, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

I flew 5,500 miles to Sri Lanka and made the greatest discovery of my life

Channel: Travel Travel February 17, 2025 By Adam Miller

I visited this lesser-known European gem and spent just £300 in a week

Channel: Travel Travel February 10, 2025 By Sama Ansari Pour
The exterior of SHA Wellness Clinic in Alicante, Spain, next to Metro's Claie Wilson having a blood treatment inside the spa.

I went to an A-list wellness spa and found the simple secret to longer life

Channel: Travel Travel February 14, 2025 By Claie Wilson
Aerial view of Essaouira's old city in Morocco.

Africa's 'windy city' is eclipsed by bigger names, but I can't wait to go back

Channel: Travel Travel February 12, 2025 By Anna Staddon
A river and houses in rural Central Japan, in Nagoya

I went off the beaten track in Central Japan — here's what you're not seeing

Channel: Travel Travel February 13, 2025 By Ella Millward
Two trains on the L-train line in downtown Chicago

I spent 96 hours eating my way around Chicago — it's more than deep-dish

Channel: Travel Travel February 5, 2025 By Joy Anokwuru
A view of colourful houses in Cape Town, being overlooked by Lion's Head peak.

I visited one of the world’s ‘best cities’ — it deserves all the praise it gets

Channel: Travel Travel February 4, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton