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In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom.

The game changer Philip Oliver still remembers the day in 1981 when his world changed. He and his twin brother, Andrew, were 13 when their older brother arrived at their home in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, with a brand-new Sinclair ZX81. “It was like he’d arrived with a portal into a different world,” remembers Philip, who was fascinated at the […]

Approximately six hours Start in the old, noble city of Palermo, where honey hues and crumbling stone splendour blur into a balmy labyrinth of restaurants and al-fresco wine bars. Dodge Vespas and zoom past old palazzos before heading west. Sip on cocktails at Trapani’s Scopello beach and marvel at the sandy meadows, olive groves and ancient columns of Agrigento further south. Then work your way up the east through Ragusa, Modica and Noto to Taormina, a dramatic town in the shadows of Mount Etna that’s home to an Ancient Greek amphitheatre and an annual film festival. Finally, hop on a bo...