A Long Break to France is a perfect opportunity for a road trip, and when you take a P&O Ferry to France you can fill the car up with as much luggage as you want with up to 9 passengers included in your ticket. With travel up to 15 December 2024. Whether …
Read More »Which of the Cyclades Islands in Greece should you visit?
If you had a bird’s eye view of the Greek-owned Cyclades, they would look like an intriguing mosaic of 20 tufts of verdant earth floating on the turquoise waters of the Aegean sea. It’s an incredible formation created by the geological changes that took place millions of years ago. According …
Read More »Readers reply: why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts I’ve just been looking at my photos from a recent trip to the Grand Canyon and I’m thoroughly unimpressed. Why do photographs of beautiful scenery never …
Read More »The Best Time to Visit Trinidad and Tobago
The dual-island nation Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, separated by 30km of Caribbean waters, are located just east of Venezuela. They united in 1889, got their independence from Britain in 1962 and became a republic in 1976. Tobago is the smaller, less industrial and more tourist-oriented one where holiday-makers …
Read More »Summer in Crans-Montana, Switzerland
James Bond star Roger Moore once lived in the Swiss mountain town of Crans-Montana and I’m also anticipating some licensed to thrill activities. Debonaire Sir Roger fell in love with the upmarket resort while filming scenes for For Your Eyes Only and it is the understated glamour that still attracts scores of …
Read More »7 Family activities to do in the Algarve this Summer
The Algarve, the southern coastline of Portugal has long been a favourite amongst the British families. It has some amazing curvaceous beaches that are lapped by the Atlantic ocean making them perfect for surfing towered over by soaring cliffs. This appealing landscape offers family-friendly accommodation and good value food and …
Read More »Qatar: A guide to where to eat, sleep and sightsee in this tiny country.
There is nothing small about the tiny country of Qatar. In just two decades, this peninsular country that pokes out like a stubby finger into the Arabian Gulf has systematically turned its desert landscape into smart cities, neighbourhoods that are big on style, reclaimed land for high-life-living and created state-of-the-art …
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