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

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Should Virgin Atlantic permit passengers to make mobile calls?
By: Kaye | May 22, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Should Virgin Atlantic permit passengers to make mobile calls?

So Sir Richard Banson’s airline, Virgin Atlantic, has announced that has announced that it will be the first British carrier to allow passengers to use their mobile phones on board.

Congratulations Boris, but now it’s time to tackle the Tube delays
By: Kaye | May 21, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Congratulations Boris, but now it’s time to tackle the Tube delays

So Boris is back. The blonde buffoon has been appointed Mayor of London for another term and as someone who positively galloped to the polling booth to vote for him – despite not being a Conservative – I am pretty pleased

Heathrow isn’t heaven, but it’s not hell either
By: Kaye | May 20, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Heathrow isn’t heaven, but it’s not hell either

I flew into Heathrow recently with a certain amount of fear and trepidation having read all the horror stories about immigration control

Government’s ‘holiday at home’ campaign failing to make an impact
By: The Editor | May 14, 2012 – 6:38 am | No Comment
Government’s ‘holiday at home’ campaign failing to make an impact

Research shows over two thirds of Brits not affected at all by £3m advertising campaign  

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London 2012 organisers allow babes in arms in, after all
By: Kaye | May 10, 2012 – 6:31 am | No Comment
London 2012 organisers allow babes in arms in, after all

So Olympic organisers, Locog, have done a U turn and declared that babies and infants under 12 months will be allowed free entry into London Olympic venues – provided they are seated on their parent’s lap

Letter from London: Great British dining
By: Jane Egginton | May 10, 2012 – 6:16 am | One Comment
Letter from London: Great British dining

London’s food scene is heating up. Jane Eggington reports…

Hotels criticised for the cost of afternoon tea
By: The Editor | April 30, 2012 – 6:29 am | No Comment
Hotels criticised for the cost of afternoon tea

Afternoon tea in establishments including The Ritz and London’s Lanesborough have been slated by Which?, who have declared they are among Britain’s most expensive for consumers

The best places to stay in London on a budget
By: The Editor | April 25, 2012 – 9:25 am | No Comment
The best places to stay in London on a budget

London has plenty of stylish places to sleep, but they charge prices to match, right? Wrong. Whisper it quietly but there are several venues that could be straight from the pages of a glossy magazine – and you don’t need to remortgage the house to stay in one of them

The royal knees up
By: Adrian | April 21, 2012 – 2:47 pm | No Comment
The royal knees up

The organisers have announced that tickets are available for the Diamond Jubilee festival which will take place in Battersea Park. Part of it will be “a proper knees-up with dancing” according to the organisers.
Did the Queen ever do this? Do we still do “knees- ups?”

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Where the experts holiday: John Bosco, Sandemans tour guide
By: The Editor | April 17, 2012 – 6:24 am | 3 Comments
Where the experts holiday: John Bosco, Sandemans tour guide

Sandeman tour guide, John Bosco, on Brazil, Bermuda and the Big Apple

Estonia: Europe’s rising star
By: Anthony Lydekker | April 14, 2012 – 6:26 am | No Comment
Estonia: Europe’s rising star

Estonia has shed its reputation as a venue for stag parties and become an European mini-break destination par excellence, writes Anthony Lydekker

Letter from London: East London’s boutique beds
By: Jane Egginton | April 12, 2012 – 6:38 am | No Comment
Letter from London: East London’s boutique beds

This month, Jane Egginton visits an old post office, an unloved Victorian residence and a disused Edwardian town hall in London’s east end. All have been brought back to life, reinvented as some of the capital’s most exciting places to stay

Bring our beach back!
By: The Editor | April 7, 2012 – 6:27 am | No Comment
Bring our beach back!

Brighton Tourism Alliance urges visitors to bring a pebble back to Brighton

I love London!
By: Kaye | April 1, 2012 – 6:49 am | No Comment
I love London!

My friend Ben popped down to London from Leeds yesterday. As his time in the capital drew to a close, he confessed that he was more than a little relieved to be leaving – and then laughed as he watched my draw drop to the floor

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The importance of being young
By: The Editor | March 28, 2012 – 6:06 am | No Comment
The importance of being young

As a traveller what does the word ‘hostel’ mean to you? Some down-market, overnight, backpackers stop perhaps in a third world country? A down-at-heel building in a dubious part of town where you share facilities and sleep with twenty others? A place for youth rather than families? You’re wrong

Letter from France: March 2012
By: Frederic de Poligny | March 27, 2012 – 6:37 am | No Comment
Letter from France: March 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

Carry on cruising
By: The Editor | March 17, 2012 – 7:11 am | No Comment
Carry on cruising

Whether you’re new to cruising and need help planning your first voyage or are a seasoned cruiser searching for inspiration for your next holiday at sea, don’t miss The Cruise Show at London’s Olympia next weekend

Tea time
By: Kaye | March 13, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
Tea time

Word has reached CD-Traveller towers that the 100 year old afternoon tea menu at the Ritz-Carlton London is getting a ‘British makeover’ ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.

Letter from London: the capital’s new state of the art spas are a real Olympic legacy
By: Jane Egginton | March 10, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Letter from London: the capital’s new state of the art spas are a real Olympic legacy

Just in time for the Olympics, a new breed of hotel spa has raised the bar in London. Jane Egginton takes a very enjoyable closer look and asks: are they worth it?

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Britain: not just the Jubilee and the Olympics
By: The Editor | March 7, 2012 – 6:10 am | No Comment
Britain: not just the Jubilee and the Olympics

At the New York Times Travel Show last weekend, Visit Britain, in the shape of Karen Clarkson, was asked what people should see in Britain this year. Apart from the Olympics and the Jubilee of course which, as she pointed out, last only a short period of time.

Travel guide books: good or bad?
By: The Editor | February 28, 2012 – 6:48 am | No Comment
Travel guide books: good or bad?

Yesterday we told you how glossy travel brochures could soon be consigned to the bin.

But if my experience today is anything to go by, it is not brochures but travel guides by the like of Lonely Planet at al that could be on their way out.

Gatwick gets The Goring treatment
By: The Editor | February 25, 2012 – 6:38 am | No Comment
Gatwick gets The Goring treatment

London’s second airport has hired The Goring – the West End hotel where Kate Middleton spent her last night as a single woman – to teach airport staff how to deliver service fit for royalty ahead of the Olympics.

Complimentary tickets to The Cruise Show up for grabs!
By: The Editor | February 19, 2012 – 6:10 am | No Comment
Complimentary tickets to The Cruise Show up for grabs!

Looking to get as far away from wintry Britain as possible? A cruise could be the way to go.

Whether you’re new to cruising and need help planning your first voyage or are seasoned cruiser searching for inspiration for your next holiday at sea, don’t miss The Cruise Show at London’s Olympia from March 24-25.

Wicked Westminster needs to realise that silence is not always golden
By: The Editor | February 18, 2012 – 6:48 am | No Comment
Wicked Westminster needs to realise that silence is not always golden

Colin Barrow – the much lampooned former leader of Westminster council – might have departed but the Tory council still seems to be hell bent on causing controversy.

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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

An affordable Olympic experience

By: The Editor | February 15, 2012 – 11:01 am | No Comment
An affordable Olympic experience


With just under 200 days to go until the Paralympics event, the countdown for the London Olympic Games is well and truly underway. But what if you missed out on tickets? Happily there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the spirit of the games – from afar or for free. Cheapflights.co.uk has the insider guide

Boris needs to mind the gap
By: The Editor | February 14, 2012 – 6:15 am | No Comment
Boris needs to mind the gap

As regular readers of CD-Traveller will know, I returned to the UK last summer after a stint overseas.While out living in the far east, the metro was one of my Beijing bete noirs and I thought (owing to the crowded carriages) for good reason. But after the tube chaos that has ensued in London over the last week or so, Beijing’s subway system is one I would kill for.

Cities of romance
By: The Editor | February 11, 2012 – 1:00 pm | No Comment
Cities of romance

When it comes to choosing a romantic city in Britain for your Valentine’s rendezvous, London tops the list for a third (30 per cent) of people.