Ahead of the World Cup that kicks off in South Africa next month, CD Traveller reports on the relationship between women and football

We have received the following meassage from one of our readers, Daisy.
We have put it on CD-traveller, with her permission, so that our readers can see what suggestions they might have to make.

So, the day has come, where the prospect of going abroad on holiday, whilst a volcano is erupting in Iceland, becomes a choice between a package holiday and no flights. And, let’s face it, none of us are about to drive down to Portugal having taken the boat, or have the old school days 6 weeks to play around with.
Here I am thinking several things:
1) Due to illness I cannot drive
2) Due to volcanoes I cannot fly (well, I am not happy about the risk of getting stuck somewhere with no means to get home!)
3) Due to Job and Dog I am unlikely to manage hitch-hiking for 6 weeks around Europe or pay for a package holiday where my dog is not included
4) Due to work being slow I am not flush enough to fund a chauffeur…
5) Due to life choices I am single, and therefore have no dedicated driver

WHAT ON EARTH WILL I DO THIS YEAR FOR MY HOLIDAYS???

[ April 13, 2010 12:00 am to May 23, 2010 12:00 am. ] Royal Air Force, Holmpton, Withernsea

[ May 4, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] Bournemouth

[ May 11, 2010 to May 20, 2010. ] ISSF Shotgun World Cup, Wardon Hill, Evershot www.shotgunworldcup2010.com

[ May 11, 2010 to May 31, 2010. ] www.abbotsburyartweeks.org

[ May 1, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] Severn Gallery, Bewdley, Museum. Load Street, Bewdley. DY12 2AE. 10am-4:30pm (last admission 4pm). Free. Tel: 01299 403573.

[ May 1, 2010 11:30 am to May 30, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Visit Colchester Information Centre 1 Queen Street, Colchester, Essex

[ May 1, 2010 to May 23, 2010. ] The Minories, 74 High Street, East Hill, Colchester, Essex

[ May 13, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] www.visitsouthport.com/foodanddrink
Free entrance*
Arouse your senses with the BEST food and drink from the region & the BEST chefs and restaurants in Southport. A taste sensation at the heart of the Town Centre! The festival runs along Lord Street and Chapel Street, with the main ‘hub’ on the Town Hall Gardens. With chef demonstrations, including a demonstration [...]

[ May 3, 2010 7:00 pm to May 16, 2010 11:00 pm. ]
Leatherhead Theatre, Leatherhead, Surrey

[ May 7, 2010 to May 16, 2010. May 7, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ]
Christchurch, Dorset
free cookery demonstrations on the first weekend

[ May 7, 2010 to May 23, 2010. ]
Kirriemuir, Angus.
150 years after the birth of the man who gave us Peter Pan (and thus helped fund Great Ormond Street Hospital), this is a celebration of his life

[ May 13, 2010 to May 22, 2010. ] www.dumaurierfestival.co.uk,Fowey, Cornwall.
there will be paid and free events during the festival celebrating the author of Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and Frenchman’s Creek.