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

Only a decade ago Colombia was a place for the hardy, or some would say foolhardy, visitor, but recent years have been ringing in the changes in this north-western corner of the South American continent

The English seaside

Photographer Peter Williams celebrates the peculiar eccentricities and quintessential charms – from helter-skelters to lighthouses, pirates, palmists and Punch and Judy – of this cherished and rapidly changing English landscape

Irish Passport Office

From the website:

“The Passport Office, which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs, issues passports to Irish citizens.

All Irish citizens are entitled to apply for an Irish passport. Services are provided by the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork and by Irish Diplomatic and Consular Missions overseas.”

New Year travel trends from ThomasCook.com

4.5 million holiday searches since Christmas Day

Showering traveller returns for final April shower

Around the world in 80 showers is nearing its end as Mira’s showering ambassador, Gary Knox, fittingly returns during England’s April shower period

Winter Holiday Prices to Drop by 25%

If you see this headline floating around don’t believe it.

Hayes & Jarvis, the long haul specialist tour operator have come out with the thought that prices to popular destinations could be that cheap over the winter. They aren’t talking about ski resorts, just long haul sun destinations like Thailand, the Far East and the Caribbean.

Letter from France: January 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