Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. You see things differently from the water. There, out to sea, was a school of silver flying fish skimming the surface ...

A lesser-known beach gem in the UK with sparkling turquoise sea and white sandy beaches is a haven for nature lovers. The stunning scenery and views have been likened to the Caribbean by some, while ...

That is, until a young Malay doctor in a sampan waded ashore to Pulau Langkawi, falling in love with its ­remote beauty. Mahathir Mohamad, a Kedah boy then in his first medical posting, would go on to ...

Embleton Beach in Northumberland, a hidden gem "overlooked by magnificent ruins", has been named one of Britain's best "secret" beaches. The Independent has lauded Embleton Beach for its "white sands" ...

The sky is clear, the sun is shining, and the turquoise sea is glimmering. Nouf Alosaimi is on a discovery dive around a small, sandy island in the Red Sea that's home to scuttling crabs and a few ...

A hidden coastal treasure in the UK, boasting a sparkling turquoise sea and pristine white sands, has become a sanctuary for wildlife enthusiasts. Some visitors have compared the breathtaking vistas ...

At dawn and dusk the multi-coloured crabs emerge, scuttling sideways toward the turquoise sea, climbing up house walls and carpeting the roughly paved coastal road. Migrating crabs around Cuba's Bay ...

This spectacular sautoir is a masterful example of the centuries-old skill of glyptics, where jewelers must carefully carve designs into a semiprecious or precious stone by hand. Each bead on this ...