One of the great railway experiences
By: Adrian | May 24, 2012 – 9:10 am | No Comment

Travelling from Kyle of Lochalsh to Iverness by train is Britain’s most scenic rail journey, writes Adrian Lawes

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Crans-Montana: nowhere more peaceful or more beautiful
By: Frederic de Poligny | February 29, 2012 – 5:37 am | No Comment
Crans-Montana: nowhere more peaceful or more beautiful

Frederic shows you more about why he – and Roger Moore – are fans of Crans-Montana.

An opportunity for luxury in France
By: Frederic de Poligny | February 28, 2012 – 6:10 am | No Comment
An opportunity for luxury in France

Paris hasn’t been known for its luxury hotels but fast forward to 2012 and it’s all change. Frederic – our Paris correspondent – reports on the slew of sumptuous new sleeps in the French capital

Riding the Coast Starlight: part two
By: Adrian | February 26, 2012 – 6:49 am | No Comment
Riding the Coast Starlight: part two

Adrian rides the rails with Amtrak. Read about his rail journey – arguably the best way to cover America’s huge distances – exclusively on CD-Traveller

From the surf to the snow: riding the Coast Starlight
By: Adrian | February 25, 2012 – 6:30 am | One Comment
From the surf to the snow: riding the Coast Starlight

Adrian rides the rails with Amtrak. Read about his rail journey – arguably the best way to cover America’s huge distances – exclusively on CD-Traveller

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Whetting your appetite for Paraguay: part two
By: Frederic de Poligny | February 23, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Whetting your appetite for Paraguay: part two

Times are hard, money is tight and credit is in short supply. But life is short too, so don’t pass up Paraguay. Frederic reports on one of South America’s best kept secrets

Whetting your appetite for Paraguay
By: Frederic de Poligny | February 22, 2012 – 6:18 am | No Comment
Whetting your appetite for Paraguay

Times are hard, money is tight and credit is in short supply. But life is short too, so don’t pass up Paraguay. Frederic reports on one of South America’s best kept secrets

Cooking up memories of Marrakesh
By: The Editor | February 18, 2012 – 6:15 am | 8 Comments
Cooking up memories of Marrakesh

Catherine Henderson learns how to make some Morrocan morsels in North Africa’s souk city

Letter from France: February 2012
By: Frederic de Poligny | February 16, 2012 – 6:07 am | No Comment
Letter from France: February 2012

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

Racing for the environment
By: Adrian | February 14, 2012 – 3:55 pm | No Comment
Racing for the environment

St. Valentine’s Day may be a day for lovers but in Patagonia it’s a day for lovers of extreme sport. Today’s the day for the start of the Patagonian Expedition Race. They set off at 2.30 am (yes, I do mean am!) today from just north of Punta Arenas in the southernmost part of Chile.

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Rio: not just for carnival
By: Jane Egginton | February 14, 2012 – 6:22 am | One Comment
Rio: not just for carnival

Read Jane’s article on what is the arguably the world’s greatest party here!

Explore Shandong
By: The Editor | February 12, 2012 – 6:54 am | No Comment
Explore Shandong

Heading to China in the year of the Dragon? Seek out Shandong – steeped as it is in myth and supernatural allure

February is carnival time
By: The Editor | February 11, 2012 – 9:37 am | No Comment
February is carnival time

Europe may be having a cold snap that has seen rivers freeze in Amsterdam, Hamburg and elsewhere but in many places its carnival time.
Today in Venice, despite some canals freezing, their carnival begins, one of the colourful and historic in the world.

A day in… Dundee
By: Adrian | February 10, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
A day in… Dundee

Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper

Butch Cassidy and Hamley’s toyshop
By: Adrian | February 9, 2012 – 10:26 am | No Comment
Butch Cassidy and Hamley’s toyshop

What could be more British than the toy store in London’s Regent Street? But how does it relate to famed outlaw, Butch Cassidy. The answer is via a single family – Hamley. One of the family went west. To the wild west and that’s how there is an American saddlery, bar and restaurant in Pendleton, Oregon called Hamley.

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Top 10 Valentine’s breaks
By: The Editor | February 3, 2012 – 6:27 am | No Comment
Top 10 Valentine’s breaks

Boutique hotel experts Mr & Mrs Smith have sifted through the schmaltz to find Valentine’s packages that will really set hearts aflutter (and won’t involve soggy petals clogging the plughole). Here are 10 hot properties that offer something a little bit different…

California appeal
By: Adrian | February 1, 2012 – 6:54 pm | No Comment
California appeal

California vies with Florida as the most important destination in the US for us to visit. Lately, California has been outdoing its bitter rival and one reason is because it has more to offer.

Getting around Los Angeles
By: Adrian | January 30, 2012 – 3:40 pm | No Comment
Getting around Los Angeles

When I first went to Los Angeles many years ago it was a city of the car. Highways seemed crammed with cars ravelling slowly because the one in front was blocking it. That’s changed.

A day in… Belfast
By: Adrian | January 30, 2012 – 6:40 am | No Comment
A day in… Belfast

Adrian explores Belfast in a year when the city majors on its links with the ill-fated Titanic.

Beautiful Barbados
By: Kaye | January 25, 2012 – 6:00 am | 2 Comments
Beautiful Barbados

The signs are unmistakable. It’s wet, windy and dark at four o clock so it must be time to head abroad and bask in some winter sun. If the daily grind is getting you down and you need to recharge your batteries in a tropical paradise, may we suggest Barbados?

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A special Valentine’s day in Roquemaure
By: The Editor | January 23, 2012 – 11:32 am | No Comment
A special Valentine’s day in Roquemaure

Wouldn’t it be the most romantic short break to go to where St Valentine lies? Then consider a short break in Roquemaure which is in the south east of France on the banks of the Rhone near Avignon.

Experience Ardèche
By: Jane Egginton | January 23, 2012 – 6:33 am | No Comment
Experience Ardèche

Jane Egginton discovers a strong identity and villages of character in a hidden but much loved corner of France

Northern Ireland is our place
By: The Editor | January 22, 2012 – 10:58 am | No Comment
Northern Ireland is our place

Walk around the centre of Belfast and you will see banners hanging from lamp posts all promoting Belfast tourism. Called “Your Time Our Place,” the event’s host, Eamonn Holmes even tweeted afterwards that we should come and visit “our wee country.”

Out of Africa
By: Lyn | January 21, 2012 – 6:15 am | One Comment
Out of Africa

Lynn journeys to Livingstone and gets up close and personal with Namibia’s desert elephants

You too can find gold in Crans-Montana
By: The Editor | January 17, 2012 – 5:57 am | One Comment
You too can find gold in Crans-Montana

In the heart of the Swiss Alps, Crans-Montana – the internationally known resort – is offering foreign tourists a spectacular 33% discount for winter accommodation and ski activities.

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Kazakhstan: space rockets and tulips
By: Frederic de Poligny | January 15, 2012 – 6:38 am | No Comment
Kazakhstan: space rockets and tulips

Frederic explores Kazakhstan, a country unknown to most of us but which offers an exciting destination of the future – particularly if you like the outdoors

Samoa: Stevenson’s tropical paradise
By: Adrian | January 14, 2012 – 10:51 am | No Comment
Samoa: Stevenson’s tropical paradise

Around the start of the year, Samoa hit worldwide headlines because they decided to lose a day. It certainly encouraged interest so what is there for the visitor?

Cape Town: Leave grey behind
By: The Editor | January 13, 2012 – 9:33 am | No Comment
Cape Town: Leave grey behind

That’s what South Africa suggests you do this winter. So why not visit Cape Town?

Boulogne, Nausicaa and a great 24 hours
By: Anthony Lydekker | January 13, 2012 – 7:01 am | No Comment
Boulogne, Nausicaa and a great 24 hours

After a long absence, Anthony returns to look at what Boulogne offers the visitor