A 90-degree vertiginous cliff above, and a disappearing ground below, is no place to contemplate the nature of landscape and what actually constitutes an island. Actually I lie.

Want to try a skiing holiday with your children? Mareike Graepel has all you need to know...

US: These wedding dresses have it all — long trains, full, layered skirts, floral appliqués, ruffles, and sparkling bodices. Their detailing is the same as you see on designer gowns made of silk and lace. But these dresses are not designer. They’re made of toilet paper.

Two prospects from the US ski team have been killed in an avalanche while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps.

IMAGINE the temptation of visiting a chocolate factory yet not allowed to taste the product?

The oldest known survivor of a Nazi concentration camp has died aged 107.

Three German tourists are dead after an avalanche roared down a mountain side near a ski resort.