Flip flops in hand, toes on golden sand, I’m strolling down the shell-lined shoreline, relishing cool waves lapping my ankles as the early-evening sun starts to settle.
The average Scottish household estimates they throw away £5.61 of unused food each week, equating to £291.72 worth of food every year, according to new research.
We all might like to think of our home city as a welcoming place, but there are some that stand out far above the rest when it comes to making visitors feel at home.
So-called ‘dark tourism’ sites (for example, the sites of tragedies) are drawing in more and more visitors each year, with holidaymakers looking to learn more about the more mysterious or even harrowing parts of history.
Scottish supermodel Stella Tennant and her teenage daughter Iris (14) have been modelling Oxfam clothes to protest against the harm fast fashion does to people and the planet.
Going on holiday shouldn’t be a bad experience, but some Twitter users have taken to social media to share their stories of package holiday disappointment.
Mountaineers have called for action to tackle ‘dirty camping’, which sees irresponsible campers leaving rubbish, fire damage and even whole campsites in their wake.
Pet owners are being urged to take extra precautions while walking their dogs near water bodies due to an increase in reports of toxic blue green algae.
