After spending time in Al Capone’s prison cell, tracing the footsteps of 60s hippies at Woodstock, and discovering the eerily beautiful Luray Caverns, Billy Connolly is back to round off his epic journey along the 18th-century Scots’ migratory trail through America.

In the 2nd episode of his immersive travelogue, Billy Connolly plays Hank Williams’ old guitar, visits the infamous penitentiary which housed Al Capone, and discovers that the Scots brought football to the USA.

The three-part series is an epic travelogue that sees the famous comedian travelling through the United States of America, taking the migratory trail that Scots took in the 18th century.

To celebrate the fact that we now have more holidays than ever with no solo supplements, here's why we think escorted tours are a fantastic option for solo travellers.

There's something romantic about steam travel that goes beyond looking at the past through rose-tinted lenses.

Late summer and early autumn are a great time to travel, it’s not too hot and the excitement of children’s school holidays has calmed down.

Prague: nicknamed ‘the city of a hundred spires’ is well known for its beautiful Old Town and even hosting many a stag ‘do or hen night.

Switzerland. Home of exquisitely crafted wristwatches, chocolate-box alpine views and amazing railway journeys.

Read all about it! This week on The Discovery Blog, we’re giving you a run-down of four must-read books all about our favourite subject – travel.

There is, I suspect, an image that appears in everyone’s heads, when someone says the words 'European café'.

America – iconic and larger-than-life, its cultural footprint is enormous and has influenced parts of the world far, far way from the United States.

Nowhere in the world has pub culture taken off quite as much as in England We love a good tavern as much as any other country.