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 Focus

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Advice for individuals on energy and post is given by Consumer Direct (08454 04 05 06).”

Dust the volcanic ash off your suitcase and take the train

We are all smart enough not to travel to flooded areas, but the truth is that natural disasters such as volcanoes do not just affect the area surrounding their location: The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month yesterday, after geoscientists were forwarded of signs of life – after being dormant for nearly 200 years – by the occurrence of 1000s of small earthquakes which started at the end of 2009.

Battling for your holidays

Traditionally, the fight by tour operators and destinations to get you to visit them in summer began on Boxing Day. I’m not sure it is as important as it was but Thomson Holidays began their campaign just before Christmas.

Falling In Love With Lebanon

Lebanon isn’t exactly synonymous with safety. The country and its capital, Beirut, have been in the international headlines for all the wrong reasons (think civil wars, assassinations and a spate of car bombings). Subsequently the perception still lingers that Lebanon is a closed society, off limits to outsiders.

What’s hot, what’s not

Whether you’re staycation-ing or vacationing, CD- traveller tells you what’s happening in the travel world