A Peep Behind the Scenes. Severn Valley Railway. Kidderminster: DY10 1QX. Tel: 01299 403816. www.svr.co.uk
“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.
Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper
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Venice, Grand Canal
Can there be anyone in the UK who hasn’t heard of Venice? With a rich, unique heritage there is nowhere quite like it. It is ideal as a short break being compact and it allows you time to decide what you should come back and see at greater length. This is not [...]
Perhaps the best indicator of how confident we are about taking holidays comes from the recently released half yearly figures from TUI (owners of Thomson, First Choice, Falcon, Crystal, Citalia, JWT, LateRooms.com and Austravel amongst other brands) and Thomas Cook (who own Airtours, Direct Holidays, Neilson, Club 18-30, Sunset and other brands.) Between them, these two move about 9 million holidaymakers per year so what they report is a pretty good guide given their dominance in the holiday market.
I can’t really believe my luck. Two weeks ago I was in Glasgow and the effects of the volcano ash caused my flight to be cancelled. I’m back in Glasgow to wrap up those appointments that I had to skip and guess what; the ash has closed Glasgow airport from 7am tomorrow.
The difference this time is that the aviation authorities are unlikely to trigger the immense shutdown that happened then so I am optimistic I’ll be able to fly out in under 6 days.
Why fly you might ask? Why not use the train?
Looking for somewhere stylish to stay in Italy? Boutique travel experts Mr & Mrs Smith have recently published their first Italy guidebook, and to celebrate CD-Traveller has teamed up with them to reveal three special stays
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