Merchant of Venice. Witley Court. Great Witley, WR6 6JT. 7.30pm. Tel: 01299 896636. www.english-heritage.org.uk/witleycourt
Adrian explores Belfast in a year when the city majors on its links with the ill-fated Titanic.
Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper
Now that the children have broken up from school, they can still get bored quite easily. Combining shopping and visiting Father Christmas has been a solution, going back decades, to keep them occupied. At Christmas and Hogmanay, Princes Street in Edinburgh is turned into a mini entertainment arena.
Up at the Haymarket end is the German market with gluhwein strongly in evidence at about £3 a mugfull. This year it celebrates it’s tenth year so there are some extra special offers. The stallholders make their way from Frankfurt for the month long stay. Apart from German food and beer you will find crafts such as turned woods, candles and toys. It gets busy as the day wears into evening so, for the remaining few days, why not visit it in mid morning. Given the weather at the moment the gluhwein is especially welcoming!
For those who prefer it there is the Traditional Highland Village Christmas Market Christmas just up from the German market. Unlike the German market, this one lasts until January 4th so there is food throughout Hogmanay.
Hurray! Following the departure of its leader Colin Barrow, Westminster council has decided to drop its plans for off-peak parking charges.
Yesterday CD-Traveller covered the forecasts of ABTA for the coming year. As a change and since everyone else is forecasting (dreaming of what might be might be a better expression), I thought we would as well. Before that, however, let me wish you a happy new year. May 2011 bring all you wish for it because it certainly isn’t going to give me what I should like.
But let’s start with a quick review of the year – or at least from the point-of-view of the traveller.
We’re becoming a nation of airborne adventurers. As flights get cheaper, holidaymakers are bypassing Blackpool in favour of more exotic locations like Bali and Borneo. We return invigorated, inspired and refreshed but there’s a catch: as tourists we can actually have an adverse impact on the countries we visit. So what’s the modern traveller with a conscience to do? Lonely Planet’s new book, Volunteer: A Traveller’s guide to making a difference around the world, has some suggestions
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