Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. I have never got off a train in Lille. Hitherto, like many Euro-travellers I’ve regarded ...

But should you head to the Swiss Alps or the Dolomites? Opt for a luxe, glitzy resort or book a stay in a low-key Alpine ...

Prior to 2018, I’d never been to Chamonix before and had no idea what to expect. I knew it was a ski-resort town and home of ...

Chamonix has been at the sharp end of Alpine adventure since 1760, when a Genevois scientist offered a prize for the first ascent of its famous local mountain – Mont Blanc, 4,807m, the highest in the ...

Every time Kelsey publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...

A Batavia man died Friday when he was hit by a freight train in west suburban Geneva. About 3:50 p.m., the 24-year-old was on the Union Pacific railroad tracks west of the Randall Road Bridge when two ...

Ski in Chamonix. It could easily be a tourist-office slogan if... a) the French Alpine town hadn’t much of an advertising budget and, b) it wasn’t already a winter sports mecca. But what about Don’t ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...