EVERY time I step off the train at Waverly Station in Edinburgh near the famous Princes Street my senses never fail to be blown away, not just by the many cultural hotspots the city has to offer but also by its grand and expansive landscape.Read
AS the cold snap persuades people to stay by their own firesides, demand for short breaks in Britain could see a steep fall unless hotels, B&B establishments and holiday cottage operators make their terms more attractive.Read
FANCY an andouillette? It’s a kind of sausage made of one third pig’s stomach and two thirds other porky bits and bobs all mixed up with onions and carrots.Read
With many travellers expected to take UK short-breaks this summer instead of spending too much money abroad, British hotel groups are ready to challenge their budget rivals for a share of the business.Read
Rock legend Tina Turner kicked off her comeback tour in Chicago at the weekend. PAUL COLE joined the diva’s VIP guests on a whistlestop visit to the Windy City.Read
THE world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play, involving 2,000 villagers and set against the backdrop of the Bavarian mountains, is a spectacle which comes along only once every 10 years.Read
CAR hire rates for British drivers in Europe this summer are falling in the face of fierce competition - as major operators in the sector battle for bookings against newcomers keen to undercut rates and charges.Read
WITH the Foreign Office indicating Kenya is again safe for British tourists, packages in April and May are being heavily discounted by operators trying to kickstart a market hit hard by post-election violence this year.Read
THE 12-part, real-life TV saga of Father Guy Scott, the new chaplain to the Isles, appears to be bringing the charms of the four inhabited Scilly Isles – St Martin’s, St Agnes, Bryher and Tresco – to a wider audience.Read
THIS was a trip to really get my teeth into. Like Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula I was in Budapest at the beginning of a journey that would take me deep into the Carpathian Mountains and the land of the undead.Read
BOOK your summer holidays today to collect an even bigger discount. That’s the tactic which tour firms are trying this year to get us to think seriously about holidays.Read
