By Stuart Forster
Bangladesh is not a nation that normally stands high on the bucket wish list of couples looking to travel the globe. On a recent trip there I visited a cross-section of destinations across the country and experienced an array of refreshingly hearty welcomes. If you’re looking for a memorable trip away together then Bangladesh could well be worth considering.
The Bangladesh Tourism Board markets the country as ‘Beautiful Bangladesh’ and, if you get out of urban areas, you’ll find memorable landscapes and a wealth of historic and cultural sites. Many …

By Peter Rosenfeld
When the FA were scouting for a digital partner that could guarantee an easy and efficient self-service online ticketing platform for the Woman’s Super League (WSL) they looked no further than WebTicketManager.
Based in Cheshire, WebTicketManager, with its slick, simple-to-use online ticketing platform, leaped head and shoulders above the other players in arming all 18 Woman’s Super League websites with a common booking system, ready to rise to the challenge of the anticipated rapid growth of this football phenomenon.
WebTicketManager is committed to creating partnerships at every level with its …

By Karen Bowerman
Hochkonig in Austria is famous for its Konigstour, or King’s Tour ski route, but as Karen Bowerman discovered, the region is full royal treats for snow lovers.
I stood at the top of the ski lift in brilliant sunshine. The run – a crisp, snowy corduroy – meandered down the mountain. Opposite, the crags of the Hochkonig – a row of rugged triangles dusted with snow – rose sharply into an intensely blue sky. The place was empty; we knew the pistes wern’t challenging, but the view and the sense …

By Rupert Parker
Lanzarote is a haunting island of dormant volcanoes, its surface covered in ash from centuries of eruptions with the last one in 1824. As the Canary island nearest to Africa, there’s little rainfall and strong north easterly trade winds. You’d think that nothing could grow here but the volcanic ash absorbs moisture from morning mists and it trickles down to the soil below. Vines are planted in pits as deep as 3 metres so the roots can take advantage of this water and they’re surrounded by semi-circular stone …

By Peter Rosenfeld
With the constant UK weather barrages, take a moment out to imagine endless glistening beach being massaged by clear blue ocean water. So gently that only the loosest sand particles dance in a tango of each wash as the warm sunshine caresses your gently bronzing body. Now turn and face the luxury villas strategically blended along the Ha My Beach to form the 5-star Nam Hai resort. Don’t you just know that life doesn’t get better than this in Vietnam?
I was lucky enough to visit this tranquil paradise in …