Bulgaria ancient treasures, current events and great value
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Barcelona: where history and culture meets the Nou
By: Robin | May 17, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Barcelona: where history and culture meets the Nou

Robin Nowacki combines culture and cuisine with football on a visit to Barcelona – the capital of the Catalonian region of Spain

Cordoba courtyards
By: The Editor | May 1, 2013 – 5:51 am | No Comment
Cordoba courtyards

Every year in May, the city of Cordoba in Andalusia celebrates its famous Courtyards Festival, a tradition in which many of the courtyards or “patios” in the historic quarter are open to visitors for a few days.

Last chance to enter young travel writer competition
By: The Editor | April 4, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Last chance to enter young travel writer competition

Al Fresco Holidays has extended the deadline of their Young Travel Writer competition so children now have until 15 April, to work on their entries and be in with the chance of winning a family holiday

Where the experts holiday: Jose Pizarro
By: The Editor | January 11, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Where the experts holiday: Jose Pizarro

World renowned chef, Jose Pizarro – aka the ‘godfather of Spanish cuisine’ – talks travel

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Spanish in Andalucia: part two
By: Irene Middleman Thomas | December 14, 2012 – 6:12 am | No Comment
Spanish in Andalucia: part two

Want to improve your Spanish skills? Signing up for a language school in Andalucia could be the answer, writes Irene Middleman Thomas

Spanish in Andalucia? Sí, sí y sí!
By: Irene Middleman Thomas | December 13, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Spanish in Andalucia? Sí, sí y sí!

Want to improve your Spanish skills? Signing up for a language school in Andalucia could be the answer, writes Irene Middleman Thomas

Where to ski in Europe this season
By: Anna Maria | December 11, 2012 – 6:49 am | No Comment
Where to ski in Europe this season

As ski enthusiasts look to the new season, Anna Maria Espsater tells us everything we need to know about Europe’s ski scene

CNN scaremongering
By: Adrian | November 25, 2012 – 7:19 pm | No Comment
CNN scaremongering

This Sunday, scrolling along the bottom of CNN is the headline, “Spain tries to save its tourist industry.” Does this mean that tens of millions of visitors have stopped going there? Have hotels fallen into the seas?

Malaga: more than a gateway
By: Anna Maria | November 25, 2012 – 5:27 am | No Comment
Malaga: more than a gateway

There’s more to Málaga than sun and sand, says Anna Maria Espsater. Read her report on the capital of the Costa del Sol, here

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Viva la vie: France tops the property hot spot ladder
By: The Editor | November 14, 2012 – 6:05 am | No Comment
Viva la vie: France tops the property hot spot ladder

France tops the property hot spot ladder, even as Eurozone troubles take their toll

Christmas getaways to cost Brits a fortune – and that’s just for data
By: The Editor | November 12, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Christmas getaways to cost Brits a fortune – and that’s just for data

Sky-high roaming charges levied by the UK’s mobile operators could cost Brits taking Christmas holidays abroad, a small fortune

Letter from London: September 2012
By: Jane Egginton | September 3, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
Letter from London: September 2012

Jane Egginton discovers that high dining needn’t mean stuffed shirts, picking out a fistful of new London restaurants that raise the bar while raising a smile

Magic Miami
By: The Editor | August 22, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
Magic Miami

Robin Nowacki takes a sip of a long, cool Miami cocktail

Spain dominates top 10 of travel
By: The Editor | August 12, 2012 – 6:41 am | No Comment
Spain dominates top 10 of travel

The travel market has taken a bit of a knocking this summer. James Murray, Digital Insights Manager at Experian Marketing Services, has the low-down

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Visitors report 100 per cent satisfaction with Olympic London
By: The Editor | August 9, 2012 – 6:32 am | No Comment
Visitors report 100 per cent satisfaction with Olympic London

A survey of shoppers in London’s West End last weekend found they were all without exception enjoying their visit, with 99 per cent of them hoping to visit London again at some stage in the future

What’s hot: August 2012
By: The Editor | July 31, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
What’s hot: August 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, those wanting to escape the Olympics should seek out Spain – just forget flying there with Ryanair

Spain gets more expensive. Or does it?
By: Adrian | July 30, 2012 – 12:49 pm | One Comment
Spain gets more expensive. Or does it?

You might have read that holidays and travel to Spain are getting more expensive.
Yes and no!

10 of the best health and fitness retreats
By: The Editor | July 12, 2012 – 6:15 am | No Comment
10 of the best health and fitness retreats

Is the prospect of this year’s London Olympics is inspiring you to get into shape? We asked Health and Fitness Travel, for the low-down on 10 of the best retreats where you can improve your health and well-being in just seven days

Where the experts holiday: Kip Brook, travel writer and director of Word of Mouth Media
By: The Editor | July 3, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
Where the experts holiday: Kip Brook, travel writer and director of Word of Mouth Media

Travel writer and director of Word of Mouth Media NZ (a national media company in New Zealand), Kip Brook, talks travel

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Brits search for sunshine close to home
By: The Editor | May 24, 2012 – 6:31 am | No Comment
Brits search for sunshine close to home

Travel search site, Kayak, has revealed that Brits will be spending their summer holidays close to home and within the continent this year

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…

Strong pound encourages Brits to snap up foreign currency in April
By: The Editor | May 6, 2012 – 12:51 pm | No Comment
Strong pound encourages Brits to snap up foreign currency in April

Strong pound encourages Brits to snap up foreign currency in April

The world’s best street food: part two
By: The Editor | April 28, 2012 – 6:16 am | One Comment
The world’s best street food: part two

What if you had a sugar-sprinkled, deep-fried pastry dipped into hot chocolate for breakfast every morning? Getting out of bed sure would be a whole lot easier

The Games are coming: get involved!
By: The Editor | April 15, 2012 – 6:50 am | No Comment
The Games are coming: get involved!

Apparently 25 per cent of Brits who have booked a break abroad this summer, have done so in order to escape the Olympics – according to a survey by Travelex

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Where the experts holiday: Dr Jill Nash, best selling travel author
By: The Editor | April 5, 2012 – 6:23 am | No Comment
Where the experts holiday: Dr Jill Nash, best selling travel author

Dr. Jill Nash, owner of independent guidebook publishing company ‘Luxury Backpackers’, on Canada, Cornwall and the Lake District’s best kept secrets

Five fabulous Easter ideas
By: The Editor | March 18, 2012 – 6:20 am | No Comment
Five fabulous Easter ideas

Now that Mother’s Day is (almost) out of the way, it’s time to turn our attention to Easter – always an eggscellent time to travel!

Strikes at Iberia called off
By: The Editor | March 14, 2012 – 4:07 am | No Comment
Strikes at Iberia called off

In just under 48 hours a new wave of strikes was due to begin at Iberia. The union involved, SEPLA- the pilots union- have called those off. The airline says that it is rescheduling cancelled flights and will try to reassign passengers to the flights they had originally booked.

What’s hot: March 2012
By: The Editor | March 1, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
What’s hot: March 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Croydon and coach tours of the M25 are proving (inexplicably) popular