Escapes

Expedition ships to the Antarctic Peninsula are packed with visitors psyched for close encounters with penguins, whales and Weddell seals. Dorothy Veitch recalls the trip of a lifetime

It was this remote, volcanic archipelago that inspired Charles Darwin’s ground-breaking theory of natural selection and, 185 years since his visit, you can still see much of the enchanting wildlife that captivated him. Dorothy Veitch reports

Dreaming of a road trip from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock, Dorothy Veitch conjures up never-ending desert landscapes, mighty rock formations and big skies

Though steeped in Moorish history, Andalusia, in the sun-baked deep-south, is the quintessential Spain. Dorothy Veitch recalls how Seville and Granada left her wanting more

Home to breath-taking beaches, lush hiking trails and landscapes you’ve seen in 101 movies, Hawaii has Dorothy Veitch at hello

Determined to discover an otherworldly, high-altitude land, packed with palaces, temples, monasteries and mountains, Dorothy Ainsley takes a virtual trip to Tibet

Planning a holiday in South Australia’s Barossa Valley, Dorothy Veitch looks forward to taking it easy and enjoying some of the finer things in life

Enraptured by the Byzantine and the Ottoman, the Bosporus and the bazaars, Dorothy Veitch invites you on a day tour of Sultanahmet.

A thousand miles from civilisation, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles is one of the world’s most romantic destinations. Dorothy Veitch finds eight reasons to fall in love with Mahe, the main island