I love London, so why did I leave? (Part five)

Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the fifth part of her story exclusively on CD-Traveller

Letter from France: May 2013

Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel

Identity and Passport Service

From the website:

“The Identity and Passport Service is responsible for issuing UK passports and identity cards and for the registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. It is an executive agency of the Home Office.”

Whatever happened to Randolph Scott?

So went the opening line of a song by the Statler Brothers as they bemoaned the decline of the western. Little did they know that his name- and that of countless other western film stars lives on in at a museum called the Museum of Lone Pine Film History which is deep in the Mojave Desert of California.

Brazilian festival raises the bar on social snacking

When people think of Brazil, they typically think of Carnival, Amazon and amazing beaches. But Brazil is also immensely proud of its bar snacks

Singapore Tourism

Probably Singapore isn’t at the top of your list of must see destinations. Malaysia might be there, Thailand probably, Bali as well but Singapore tends to get missed out.

Is it because it is seen as a business destination, a financial centre or just a place to change flights? Or is it because it is seen as small and thus because of that, there can’t be a lot there.
Whatever it that may be about to change because the Singapore Tourism Board has signed a deal with Visa, the credit card people, to publicise the country over the next 3 years.

What’s hot: January 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, we’re loving the sound of the Strictly themed cruise and booking breaks in the Big Apple and Burma, while crossing our fingers that the situation improves quickly in Cairo