Travel
Take the slow train
Tom Chesshyre on the joy and rattle of Spain’s local lines
Antarctic adventure
From the submarine service to the world’s southernmost sub-post office, A S H Smyth interviews Sally Owen, a Falklands-based dentist who also helps to conserve the historic sites of Antarctica
Research and rescue
The Falkland Islands bids farewell to the RSS James Clark Ross and a Marylebone gallery hosts a virtual exhibition of Antarctic photographs
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires diary 4.0
In the fourth instalment of his diary, Dominic Hilton tries to understand Argentina’s ‘redhead curse’
Is the expat way of life coming to an end?
The main rules of being an expat are 1) avoid controversy at all costs and 2) constantly belittle your home country
Long nights and northern lights: a journey to Arctic Russia
The polar cities of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk somehow attract a hardcore of visitors for whom winter isn’t a dirty word
Quarantine in the Falkland Islands
From South Asia to the South Atlantic, in the time of Covid
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires diary 3.0
In the third instalment of his diary, Dominic watches a man doing ballet on top of the British Ambassador’s Residence, and deals with his rude neighbour
Decaying delights
Tom Chessyre on the glory of obscure railway museums
A catch that feeds the soul
Heaven is the Outer-Hebrides – with the electric jolt of the sea trout on the line