As the 51st Traverse team complete their epic journey, Rob Gray looks ahead to new adventures.

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been busy telling his Twitter followers about 'having a blast' in Russia.

The elegant waltzes of Johann Strauss are synonymous with Vienna, and glamorous public balls are a Viennese tradition.

Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.

Sometimes the simplest of garments brings out a display of virtuosity in designers more effectively than anything more obviously sensational.

Far-right extremists hurled molotov cocktails at marchers in a Gay Pride parade in Europe.

Galicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James (in Spanish: El Camino de Santiago).

Galicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James.

The rain in Spain stays mainly in Galicia, finds Peter Calder.

It was interesting to hear Graham Henry say that Australia will be the All Blacks' biggest competition for the World Cup.

When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Since Eurostar launched services between London and Paris in 1994, it has cornered the largest share of the richest travel market in Europe.

The IMF expects global growth to fall next year as the emerging economies which are leading the global recovery are unable to fully compensate for weaker demand in rich countries.

Marc Jacobs has long flirted with danger and it has yet to do him much harm.

The Independent looks at a vanishing breed - the investigative journalist.

Jess Hamill added to New Zealand's medal tally overnight when she finished second in the parasport shot put.

The company will make the services available on Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing's 777-300ER models.

A new book about Coco Chanel captures the spirit of the great designer. Here Viva explores how Chanel revolutionised women's fashion, and why, even 25 years after Karl Lagerfeld took over, the label remains as iconic as ever.