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…

Bon Bini! Curacao has it all in one very small island

Irene Thomas found Curacao the most successfully diverse country she has ever visited – and one of the most beautiful as well

Passenger Focus

From the website

“We are the independent passenger watchdog. Our mission is to get the best deal for passengers.

We are an independent public body set up by the Government to protect the interests of passengers.”

Following the guerrilla track

New trekking routes announced by the Nepalese government last month will offer new opportunities for visitors to see places outside the normal tourism areas. Called Guerilla trails, the routes will take people into areas of Nepal that had previously been no-go areas

Storytelling with Santa

Stuck for something to do with the kids in the capital today? Why not treat your little ones to a storytelling session with Santa at tibits restaurant, Heddon Street, W1.

APD and the Caribbean

Last November there was a further increase in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) we UK based flyers pay. Next November it will go up yet again. In Ireland a similar tax is blamed by Ryanair for a substantial fall in the number of people visiting there and its decision to maintain quite so many planes at Dublin. It has concerned some countries that their tourism is being affected so the Netherlands has abolished the tax.
The UK is one of the most heavily taxed, if not the most heavily one for airline flights. But it doesn’t only hit people in the UK. Because of the high cost, overseas countries that rely on tourism for substantial national income are worried we won’t travel there.

Letter from London: Great British dining

London’s food scene is heating up. Jane Eggington reports…