East Park, Holdernness Road
“I believe that the cyclised city is the civilised city”, declares ebullient Boris Johnson. Love him or hate him, London’s mayor is – not so quietly –revolutionising cycling in the capital.
Heading to China in the year of the Dragon? Seek out Shangdong – steeped as it is in myth and supernatural allure
As we celebrate France on their national holiday we begin a week of stories on France starting with a brief introduction to each of the 22 French mainland regions and Corsica.
Very flat, Norfolk wrote Noel Coward. Norwich isn’t. It’s hilly in places and full of cobbled interlocking lanes. But it’s a city that you can visit comfortably on a day trip as part of a wider beach or broads holiday in Norfolk.
At the railway station there is a rack of tourist brochures but the main tourist office is to be found in the Forum in the middle of the city. That has a wide selection but also pick up the Norwich Map visit and shop brochure which has coupon discounts off some of the attractions.
Today’s budget announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. George Osborne, has a number of items that will impact on holidaymakers and travellers. Here is a quick summary of what CD-Traveller has spotted so far.
Each country asks visitors from time-to-time whether they would revisit their country. Today, customer satisfaction specialists say that there are only a few questions that matter. They are whether you would revisit and would you recommend to your friends and relatives. (The reason for asking whether you would recommend to friends is that you are felt to be more likely only to recommend it to people you know if you were really happy to do so.)
So in the latest survey by Visit Wales, 70% of people said they would revisit and 86% said that they would recommend. These are high figures so, naturally, Alan Ffred Jones, the Assembly minister responsible for tourism and Visit Wales are rather pleased.
Vanessa Collingridge has travelled the world from the frozen Antarctic to Tahiti. Here, the renowned geographer, explorer, author and presenter shares her experiences with CD Traveller and reveals why Scotland will always hold a special place in her heart
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