Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper
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The title makes it sound as though I have sailed on her many times so let me straightaway say I have never even been on her and now, I never will. A regret. Like not having flown on Concorde. Both I wish I had done but as with many others, I feel that this ship [...]
Ahead of the 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games, actress Rhona Foulis reveals why she makes for Mildred’s and what she would do if she were Mayor for a day
Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper
The years of fear and loathing are over: Cambodia has been catapulted onto the world stage as a tourist destination and is slowly rebuilding for the future. Andy Booth, owner of travel company ABOUTAsia whose profits support the education of children in rural Cambodia, gives us the local low-down on the country’s capital: Siem Reap
Every August, some 20,000 tourists flock to the town of Bunol (in the Valencia region of Spain) to hurl large, red squishy tomatoes at one another. La Tomatina – the world’s largest vegetable fight – is a full blown fiesta and in the week building up to the battle, Bunol is filled with fireworks, food, street parades and parties. However the undisputed highlight of the festival is the tomato fight which takes place between 11am and 1pm on the last Wednesday in August.
It’s official: the Chancellor announced last week that the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) increase, will go ahead after all, despite big rises in APD in 2007 and 2010.
August and September may get rather miserable for some of us. We have the continuing saga at British Airways, Spanish air traffic controllers have voted overwhelmingly to strike and Greek lorry drivers also threatened that they would refuse to deliver fuel. Luckily, that strike is now over. Aer Lingus cabin crew are being balloted on a work-to-rule. Rome airport will have a strike there for 4 hours on 9th September. There is a French and an Indian general strike both on 7th September and one in Spain on 29th September. Two weeks ago we had the French air traffic controllers on strike. Even pilots in Sweden had a brief strike in July and another in June.
So what will it mean for us?
The Spanish resort of Benidorm has all the ingredients for a perfect week-end beach break. Your definitive guide starts here…
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