Great value weekend breaks in Aberdeen

Situated on the north-east coast of Scotland, the city of Aberdeen is unlike any other city in the UK. Not just because it is one of the few UK cities with a stunning beach and coastline, but because it is a fantastic city for budget getaways.

What’s on in Italy this summer

With the help of the Italian Tourist Board, we list some of the events happening in Italy this summer.

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.”

Don’t let UNESCO put you off Quito.

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is the American Capital of Culture for 2011. But if you start reading some internet background, you come across the fact that Quito was UNESCO’s first world cultural site along with Krakow in Poland. The honour was well deserved but in the original document from 1977 proposing the city, the inspectors said, “Quito forms a harmonious ensemble sui generis, where the actions of man and nature are brought together to create a work unique and transcendant of its kind.” Forget this gobbledegook. What has Quito got that won it this award? Why should you visit?
Think of Ecuador and your first thought might be that it is twinned with Buxton in Derbyshire. That would be my last thought but it is true.

Brits are a nation of law abiding travellers

Forget recent tales of drug-stuffed lollipops, dead caterpillars and illegal cigarettes, a new poll reveals that we are a nation of squeaky-clean, law-abiding travellers when it comes to passing through airport security

Will we have more cities of culture?

As we wrote a year ago, Liverpool was one of two European cities of culture in 2008. the Liverpool Culture Company has just presented it’s report on the effects of the year and reckons that it generated about £800 million for the city and encouraged 3.5million first time visitors. To me this seems a tremendous [...]

Go for gap

Traditionally gap years are the domain of school leavers and university graduates, but a new survey reveals the rise of the grey gapper with nearly half (49%) of 55-64 year olds saying they would like to take time out to travel. CD Traveller suggests 10 great gap year ideas that young and old alike will love…