Colombia: South America’s most up and coming destination (part two)

Anna Maria Espsäter continues her exploration of Colombia, looking at the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, salsa capital Cali and the south, followed by the Colombian Amazon

Bulgaria ancient treasures, current events and great value

Anthony reports on Bulgaria and an extraordinary memorial garden created by a Queen for herself and meets up with two famous footballers…

Consumer Direct (formally the National Consumer Council)

From the website:

“Consumer Direct is the government-funded telephone and online service offering information and advice on consumer issues. Consumer Direct is funded by the Office of Fair Trading and delivered in partnership with Local Authority Trading Standards Services.”

Here is a Mexico you need to know: part two

You’ve probably heard of Cancun, Mexico’s number one tourism destination. But don’t miss out on a visit to the gloriously beautiful and fascinating Riviera Maya

Viva Vienna!

Austria’s capital and largest city, Vienna, claimed top spot in Mercer’s 2012 Quality of Life survey

Bugs in Hotel Rooms

Trivago is a hotel comparison website. They operate throughout Europe and recently asked people using their site about people’s worst hotel experience. The biggest complaint amongst those responding to their British website was finding bugs in their room. They don’t say what sort of bugs or their size but obviously we’d rather have bugs outside rather than in. And it was also the highest rated problem in the website answers from the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, France and Italy.

Bank on a good time in Grand Cayman

Forget Barbados and the Bahamas. This time around it’s Grand Cayman that is stealing the scene. After years in the second rank of Caribbean destinations, this idyllic, sun kissed location is an island on the move