Letter from France: June 2013 part 1

Château de ChantillyOnly June 22: Musical Night at the Château de Chantilly
Next Saturday from 6pm to midnight, the gardens of the magnificent Chantilly Castle will host a musical night of about fifty short classical music concerts that will be played in a dozen stages throughout the park. Thousands of candles on the ground will create [...]

In the footsteps of Jean Cocteau

One of the appeals of Menton on the French Riviera is the largest museum dedicated to the works of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), a famous French artist who died fifty years ago. Frederic exolores the museum and the three towns forever linked with his work.

Consumer Council (Northern Ireland)

From the website:

“The Consumer Council represents consumers and gives them a voice. We ensure that the policy makers in Northern Ireland hear that voice and take it into account when they are making decisions that affect us all.”

Malta & Gozo: part two

Dr. Jill Nash makes for Malta and Gozo and finds them to be an excellent destination for a family holiday

A 100 day Holiday in Japan

UPDATE: 1st August 2011. The competition is now closed. Eric tells me that they have had about 1,850 applications from more than 76 countries. Right now the team are sifting through them. More later.

It’s the Willie and Mikey show!

I thought I was dreaming a minute ago. On BBC’s Breakfast, Michael O’Leary from Ryanair and Willie Walsh of the holding company that owns British Airways and Iberia were standing side-by-side having a go at the government about APD.

Travel talk: where the experts holiday

Chris Thompson, chief operating officer at Visit Florida, speaks to CD Traveller about the sunshine state, skiing and safaris