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

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

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I love London, so why did I leave? (Part five)
By: Kaye | 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

Colombia: South America’s most up and coming destination (part one)
By: Anna Maria | May 9, 2013 – 6:12 am | No Comment
Colombia: South America’s most up and coming destination (part one)

Only a decade ago Colombia was a place for the hardy, or some would say foolhardy, visitor, but recent years have been ringing in the changes in this north-western corner of the South American continent

Crosby Beach: art meets industry meets wildlife
By: Guest | April 19, 2013 – 6:27 am | No Comment
Crosby Beach: art meets industry meets wildlife

Mhairi Gordon-Preston enjoys a day out at Crosby Beach – the home of ‘Another Place’, the sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist, Antony Gormley

National Trust welcomes visitors for free, this weekend
By: The Editor | April 16, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
National Trust welcomes visitors for free, this weekend

This weekend, the National Trust is opening the doors to more than 200 of its houses and gardens for free

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Take it outside
By: The Editor | April 11, 2013 – 6:17 am | No Comment
Take it outside

With temperatures hitting a comparatively balmy 12 degrees Celsius (!) this week, it seems that spring is finally here. We look at how to get your culture fix al fresco style

Should airlines charge a fat tax?
By: Kaye | 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

Skiing in Zakopane
By: Jane Egginton | April 5, 2013 – 2:42 pm | No Comment
Skiing in Zakopane

Jane takes the budget option in Zakopone, Poland’s winter capital and enjoys her first skiing trip in three years

I love London, so why did I leave? (part three)
By: Kaye | 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

Tourism campaign puts city’s culture centre stage
By: The Editor | April 1, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Tourism campaign puts city’s culture centre stage

National marketing campaign targets visitors to spend a cultural break in Birmingham

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Brits waste £195m on single trip policies
By: The Editor | March 30, 2013 – 6:44 am | No Comment
Brits waste £195m on single trip policies

Britons could save £195 million a year by buying annual travel insurance

I love London, so why did I leave?
By: Kaye | 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?

Competitiveness report shows UK world’s worst for flight taxes
By: The Editor | March 16, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Competitiveness report shows UK world’s worst for flight taxes

UK the worst for air taxes

Hang 10 in Hawaii
By: The Editor | March 14, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Hang 10 in Hawaii

The ancient Hawaiian kings practised it here and you can too: could there be any better place to learn surfing than the warm, tropical waters that legendary surfer Duke Kahanamoku called home? Aloha!

What’s hot: March 2013
By: The Editor | March 2, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
What’s hot: March 2013

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. Read on to find out why it’s a good month for Sri Lanka, if not Scunthorpe…

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Travel talk
By: Robin | February 28, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Travel talk

It’s that time of year when UK travellers make holiday choices. With this in mind, Robin Nowacki seeks the response from the National Tourist Boards to two key questions

Sharing Heritage – new money to uncover the rich stories of our past
By: The Editor | February 24, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Sharing Heritage – new money to uncover the rich stories of our past

Sharing Heritage is a new funding programme to help people across the UK explore, conserve and share all aspects of the history and character of their local area

Britain needs to say ni hao to the Chinese
By: Kaye | 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
By: Kaye | 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

Time out in Tampere
By: Anna Maria | February 18, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Time out in Tampere

For a Finnish short break with a difference, the city of Tampere provides a great mix of wintry culture and nature with its fascinating museums and scenic lakeside location, writes Anna Maria Espsater

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England’s top coastal experiences
By: The Editor | February 17, 2013 – 6:13 am | No Comment
England’s top coastal experiences

As an island England has more than its fair share of coastline and the national tourist board’s new Coastal Escapes campaign sets out to celebrate it, from quaint Victorian promenades and secret coves to surfers’ hotspots and long sandy stretches. Read on for the low-down on England’s top coastal experiences…

In search of a Welshman
By: Adrian | February 16, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
In search of a Welshman

There are lots of Welshmen around, but I wasn’t the one. I was talking to Stephanie Abrams, the nationally syndicated US radio travel journalist about the UK and her thoughts on the UK when the story of this elusive man arose

The Downton Abbey effect hits UK hotel
By: The Editor | February 13, 2013 – 7:33 am | No Comment
The Downton Abbey effect hits UK hotel

It’s been over two years, but Brits continue to be inspired by hit TV show, Downton Abbey

Norwich: the perfect winter getaway
By: Lauren Razavi | February 10, 2013 – 6:13 am | No Comment
Norwich: the perfect winter getaway

Lauren Razavi reveals why Norwich is wonderful in winter

Naughty but Nice!
By: Frederic de Poligny | February 4, 2013 – 6:06 am | No Comment
Naughty but Nice!

France’s fifth largest city remains the undisputed queen of the Cote d’Azur. Frederic tells us everything we need to know about Nice and its unmissable Carnival – a fortnight of fireworks, flower parades and parties

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Win tickets to The Telegraph Cruise Show!
By: The Editor | February 4, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Win tickets to The Telegraph Cruise Show!

The Telegraph CRUISE Show – the UK’s biggest event for discovering a world of voyages – will be taking place at Oympia, London from 23-24 March 2013

Winter woes
By: Kaye | 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

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

Wyoming headlines in new Quentin Tarantino film, Django Unchained
By: The Editor | January 10, 2013 – 6:14 am | No Comment
Wyoming headlines in new Quentin Tarantino film, Django Unchained

The wild and western state of Wyoming is to receive a substantial boost to its cowboy credentials in 2013 as the next big movie from Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, will headline stunning winter scenes from Wyoming’s breathtaking Jackson Hole valley