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Travel: Edinburgh

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Travel: B&B breaks during the cold snap

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Travel: The Champagne area of France

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:25:00 GMT

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.

Travel: Big chains chasing short break customers

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:34:00 GMT

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.

Travel: Judging time at the Jurys Inn

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:32:00 GMT

TIME away from the hectic hustle and bustle of family life is vital.

Travel: Food, wine and fun on French adventure

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:55:00 GMT

STANDING in front of three classes of teenagers, talking about my work, isn’t usually my idea of a holiday.

Travel: The magic of Manchester

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:31:00 GMT

Examiner journalist GINA SYKES visits Manchester and discovers the best way to make the most of a shoppers’ paradise

Yes, simply still the best

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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.

In a secret valley

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

THIS is the last in our series of bike rides by MEL GIBSON, founder of the Kirklees Cyclists’ Forum.

Island paradise on the edge of a blue volcano

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

KILLING a pig, burying a donkey, water from the well, dancing at the festivals – it’s life on a small Greek island.

Make the most of Murcia

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:21:00 GMT

HISTORY is never far from the surface in Murcia.

Break for the family deep in Tuscany

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

HOLIDAYING in Tuscany can inspire daunting thoughts of wildly expensive breaks alongside ranks of annoying, well-heeled Middle-Englanders.

The year fills a gap in teenagers’ lives

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

THE gap year was never an option for school-leavers when I was a teenager.

Tropical trip for a rainy Sunday

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

WE had a trip down memory lane at the weekend when we took our young nephews to Tropical World in Roundhay Park, Leeds.

Have a great holiday and see the Passion Play as well

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Competition drives down rental prices

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Cheaper package trips for tourists to a now-safer Kenya

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Try the Scillly Isles if you fancy the Fifties!

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

A Dracula spectacular!

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Book at once if you want to get a Greek bargain break

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.