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From pintxos crawls to twilight swims – a travel editor shares her favourite sundown memories

From evening swims in the Balearics to strolls and sundown beers around San Sebastian, travel editor Helen Coffey picks her best-loved sunset moments

The Independent UK

Why the government’s Jet Zero strategy for ‘guilt-free flights’ is an absolute farce

The Department for Transport is promising to ‘reach net zero aviation and deliver guilt-free flying’ – but if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, writes Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

Why Spain makes for the perfect flight-free destination

Setting sail for Bilbao, stopping off in San Sebastian, catching a coach to Valencia and training to Barcelona – Helen Coffey makes the most of a multi-stop overland adventure

The Independent UK

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What it’s like to sleep with the lions at London Zoo

Exclusive tours, interactive workshops and the chance to wake up with the wildlife – this latest offering is an animal enthusiast’s dream, finds Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

Sustainable travel: Join the discussion with Helen Coffey, Man in Seat 61 Mark Smith and Flight Free UK’s Anna Hughes

Get inspired for your next adventure and find out why our toxic relationship with flying needs to change at our Zoom panel event

The Independent UK

Zero Altitude: How going flight-free can help save the planet – and change how you see the world

Giving up flying and being a travel editor might seem incompatible positions – but in her forthcoming book Zero Altitude, Helen Coffey proves that staying grounded doesn’t have to mean compromising on adventure. Read an exclusive extract ahead of the book’s release

The Independent UK

Your international travel questions answered by Simon Calder

Best “green” destinations and travel companies, US Covid rules and the complexities of trans-European journeys

The Independent UK

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This is how Brexit, Covid and the fuel crisis could affect travel in 2022

Watch the video of our virtual event with Simon Calder and Helen Coffey: Travel 2022 - What does the rest of the year have in store?

The Independent UK

Travel in 2022: Experts to explore what the rest of the year has in store

Join The Independent’s Simon Calder and Helen Coffey at a virtual event to explore what travel might look like for the rest of the year and beyond

The Independent UK

Whatever happened to that French domestic flight ban?

Plane Talk: Rather than short hops ending, as we were expecting, some are actually increasing

The Independent UK

‘An artistic sleeping giant’: Inside Derby’s bid to become the next UK City of Culture

Overshadowed by its bigger-name neighbours, this manufacturing heavyweight is finally stepping into the cultural spotlight – as Helen Coffey finds on an arts-packed weekend

The Independent UK

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