Into the Ice,” a travelogue, historical mystery and memoir, recounting a sail through the Northwest Passage, will appeal to ...

And the commander of that ship, James Cook, is among the legendary sailors and celebrities to have visited Madeira itself, ...

A tiny island famed for its natural beauty, including an impressive blooming of hydrangeas each summer, is ideal for nature and hiking enthusiasts.

THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

While thousands of firearms were used in and around the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, few ...

Brought up in Hammersmith, West London by an architect father and nurse-turned painter and designer mother,, Campbell-Jones ...

Taxis may be ubiquitous in Hong Kong today, but for much of the city's urban history, human-powered transport was the only ...