Types of trip
Costa Cruises introduces Japan to Far East programme
European cruise giant Costa Cruises has extended its Far East programme to introduce Japan with 14 and 15-night sailings for 2008. The operator is offering a choice of two sailings on board Costa Allegra – 21 June 2008 for 15 nights or 12 October 2008 for 14 nights.
Organic architecture in Pennsylvania
A Frank Lloyd Wright designed home has opened in Pennsylvania’s Polymath Park Resort adding to his existing properties in the State which include Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater. Duncan House, a 1957 Usonian home is one of only four in the country where you can actually spend the night and experience the Wright lifestyle.
Enjoy the worst days out in history
English Heritage is giving visitors a chance to relive the most disgusting and gory bits of history this August with a unique look at the parts others leave out! Could you stomach the sights of medieval surgery or stand the smell of the rat-catchers cart?
Beat holiday boredom with a visit to Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium near Chester is launching two brand new activities for kids to plunge into this summer. For the first time the Ellesmere Port based site have put together activities for older children to enjoy throughout the school holidays.
Racecourse hosts end of season extravaganza
The August Bank Holiday Weekend gets off to a flying start with Royal Windsor Racecourse’s End of Season Extravaganza on Saturday 25th August. The first race starts at 5.15pm, adult tickets start from just £7 and children 16 and under enter for free.
A taste of Provence
Provence has some of the best markets in France - top quality, farm-fresh fruit and vegetables are spectacularly and lovingly displayed, as if vying for prizes at a horticultural show. Local goat farmers sit quietly behind their cabinets, offering the full gamut of delectable goat cheeses, from fresh, soft and creamy discs to mature and pungent little pellets. Flowers, local wines, honey, fragrant herbs, crafts - it's a dizzying experience.
Caribbean night at Royal Windsor Racecourse
Limbo dancing and lilting melodies from steel bands in an idyllic island setting are the order of the day on Monday 13th August at this year’s Royal Windsor Racecourse’s Caribbean Night.
P&O Cruises trials Google video ads
Britain’s leading cruise line, P&O Cruises, has begun a trial of Google’s PPC Video Ad format on the UK search engine’s network. The new click-to-play format was released earlier this year, and P&O Cruises is the first cruise operator to trial the new service.
Among the best in the UK
Avalon Leisure, based in Street, Somerset, has recently received national accolades for its management and service standards. The company manages leisure centres on behalf of Mendip District Council and Western Community Leisure (a leisure trust), as well as a health and fitness club at Farrington Golf and Country Club.
Revisit the 40’s with wartime weekend spectacular
This August Bank Holiday, English Heritage is inviting visitors to Old Sarum in Wiltshire to take a nostalgic meander back in time to wartime Britain, the bygone age of Vera Lynn, Doodlebugs and digging for victory.
Credit cards abroad – know before you go
Cheapflights.co.uk, the UK’s leading flight price comparison site, has researched credit card charges abroad to give travellers a better idea of what to expect when paying by plastic. The findings included APR on purchases, ATM fees and interest fees charged for cash withdrawals when abroad, as well as emergency telephone numbers.
Medieval joust - for one Knight only
In medieval times the curious practice began of organising teams of people to kick a pig’s bladder about. They called it football, but it didn’t really catch on for centuries – because jousting was so much more exciting. This August Bank Holiday, English Heritage is re-creating the thrills of knights in combat, hurtling towards one another at speeds of up to 60 mph with big sticks pointed at one another’s chests.
Finding the ideal holiday cottage just got a lot easier
With over 50,000 holiday cottages available in the UK, how does anyone find the right one for them? Time and effort has been the answer until now, but a new search developed by Cottages.co.uk can produce the right results instantly.
Enjoy an Elvis extravaganza tour with American Sky
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, so what better time to take a trip down memory lane and head to Memphis, home of the ‘King of Rock & Roll’? For the ultimate Elvis fan, or those wishing to stay somewhere really unique, American Sky can arrange accommodation at the Heartbreak Hotel in one of its four individually themed suites.
Visit Nantes and experience sightseeing by Elephant back
Visitors to the Western Loire’s beautiful city of Nantes will now be able to view the sights from a novel perspective – upon the back of a giant mechanical elephant. The 12 metre high, 8 metre wide Great Elephant is part of an extraordinary exhibition known as Machines de I’Ile de Nantes.