In the footsteps of Jean Cocteau
By: Frederic de Poligny | June 18, 2013 – 5:52 am | No Comment

One of the appeals of Menton on the French Riviera is the largest museum dedicated to the works of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), a famous French artist who died fifty years ago. Frederic exolores the museum and the three towns forever linked with his work

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Articles by Kaye Holland

Where the experts holiday: Lidiya De, relationship manager at The Royal Horseguards Hotel
June 16, 2013 – 6:14 am | No Comment
Where the experts holiday: Lidiya De, relationship manager at The Royal Horseguards Hotel

Lidiya De, relationship manager at The Royal Horseguards Hotel, talks travel

Review: To Kill A Mockingbird
May 27, 2013 – 6:16 am | No Comment
Review: To Kill A Mockingbird

For the quintessential British summer evening, look no further than the award winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – now in its 81st season

The English seaside
May 23, 2013 – 6:08 am | No Comment
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

I love London, so why did I leave? (Part five)
May 15, 2013 – 6:06 am | No Comment
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

Where the experts holiday: Rosa Park
May 13, 2013 – 6:34 am | No Comment
Where the experts holiday: Rosa Park

Rosa Park – editor of quarterly food/travel magazine Cereal – on Cornwall, Copenhagen and the Californian coastal town of Santa Barbara

Top five restaurant openings in East London
April 26, 2013 – 6:06 am | No Comment
Top five restaurant openings in East London

For decades, East London’s dining scene was (rightly) derided. Fast forward to 2013 and it’s all change. Riding on the wave of post Olympic afterglow, a slew of high profile new restaurants are due to open their doors

World’s worst flying companion?
April 25, 2013 – 6:21 am | No Comment
World’s worst flying companion?

Fussy eating, disorganisation, control freakery, playing music loudly and being tight with money are the top five habits that irritate us about our fellow travellers

Don’t ignore the Iguacu Falls
April 22, 2013 – 6:21 am | No Comment
Don’t ignore the Iguacu Falls

Confession time: I very nearly didn’t make it to the Iguacu Falls- being too busy topping up the tan on Rio’s Copacabana Beach

Blame it on Rio
April 17, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Blame it on Rio

Rio has always been hot, but it’s never been this hot. Kaye Holland has the inside story

Istanbul comes to London
April 12, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Istanbul comes to London

Stuck for something to do this weekend? Why not check out INN London’s four day fair celebrating Turkish fashion, food, drink and cultural life

I love London, so why did I leave? (Part four)
April 11, 2013 – 6:25 am | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave? (Part four)

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

Should airlines charge a fat tax?
April 8, 2013 – 6:40 am | No Comment
Should airlines charge a fat tax?

So Samoa Air has started to charge passengers for a plane seat, according to how much they weigh

Put down the camera!
April 3, 2013 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Put down the camera!

Whether you stayed put in Blighty (brrrrr!) or escaped to sunnier climes, I hope you had great Easter

I love London, so why did I leave? (part three)
April 1, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave? (part three)

Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read her story here

Perfect Paraty
March 27, 2013 – 6:31 am | No Comment
Perfect Paraty

Brazil’s Costa Verde coastline has plenty of places to entice travellers who manage to tear themselves away from Rio de Janeiro but, in my mind, peaceful Paraty – particularly the old colonial centre – is the state’s star attraction

Ilha Grande: island of dreams
March 25, 2013 – 6:46 am | No Comment
Ilha Grande: island of dreams

Just when I thought the whole world had been completely Google mapped and Starbucksified, I stumbled across the Brazilian island of Ilha Grande – a two and hour half bus and boat trip away from Rio

I love London, so why did I leave: part two
March 24, 2013 – 8:58 am | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave: part two

Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the second part of her story, here

I love London, so why did I leave?
March 16, 2013 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave?

As regular CD-Traveller readers will know, Kaye loves London so why did she leave?

A Chorus Line: a high kicking success

February 28, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
A Chorus Line: a high kicking success


It’s been over 30 years since Marvin Hamlisch’s musical about dancers auditioning for an unnamed show burst into life on Broadway, but this classy revival stands the test of time

Britain needs to say ni hao to the Chinese
February 22, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Britain needs to say ni hao to the Chinese

Earlier this week, it was revealed that David Cameron plans to make things easier for Indian businessmen and women (along with Indian students), to visit the UK by offering a same day visa service

Visa victory
February 19, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Visa victory

Hurray! David Cameron has declared he will make things easier for Indian businessmen and women, along with Indian students, to visit the UK by offering a same day visa service

Keep calm and party, London
February 7, 2013 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Keep calm and party, London

Party loving Londoners rejoice! Come 2015, the need to make a mad dash across town for the last tube or else endure a long journey on a battered, beer soaked night bus or an expensive cab ride home, could – fingers crossed – be a thing of the past

Heathrow horror
January 22, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Heathrow horror

Thousands of exhausted passengers were forced to sleep on the floor at Heathrow airport over the weekend, when over 100 flights were cancelled due to a few centimetres of snow

Winter woes
January 21, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Winter woes

Everyone I speak to, seems to have been seduced by the snow that is currently blanketing Britain. “London is simply stunning covered in snow,” commented one of my colleagues, while my cousin in East Anglia said that the snow covered landscape ceated a “real winter wonderland” that took her back to her childhood

Tempting Toronto
January 19, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Tempting Toronto

Want a break from the Big Apple? Try Toronto. Canada’s largest and most cosmopolitan city packs quite the punch owing to its beautiful waterfront and mix of cultures, concert halls and clubs. Kaye Holland shows you the way to go

The power of the musical
January 15, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
The power of the musical

So Disney’s The Lion King has defied all expectations to take £38.6 million in 2012 – breaking its own West End box office record for the eighth consecutive year

Ragdale Hall: a break to make you feel great
January 13, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Ragdale Hall: a break to make you feel great

Beat the winter blues with a relaxing break at Ragdale Hall, says Kaye Holland

Ottawa: another side of Ontario
January 13, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Ottawa: another side of Ontario

Most tourists tend to rush past Ottawa when in the Canadian province of Ontario. More fool them, for Canada’s capital is an enchanting city that rewards a stop off