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Insurance tips for gap year travellers
Preferential travel insurance has put together a list of essential top tips for when you are embarking on your gap year travels.
Tropical Sky expands Down Under
Long-haul tour operator, Tropical Sky has added a new brand to its portfolio. Launched this week, Australian Sky will offer competitively priced holidays from self-drive and escorted tours across the Australian states to beach breaks, city stays and special interest or activity-based holidays.
Florida Keys webcam records turtle hatchings
A live streaming “turtle webcam” recorded baby loggerhead turtles emerging from their nest and crawling to the ocean on a beach in the lower Florida Keys.
September – A great month to visit Glasgow
A major new centre for the arts and creativity will open in Glasgow on 12 September, heralding a new chapter in the city’s cultural life and offering visitors the opportunity to participate in, view and buy a wide variety of art all under one roof.
Enjoy a chilled-out Christmas on St Ives
Enjoy a laid-back traditional Christmas with the very best of contemporary Cornish charm, staying just moments from the beach at the Pedn Olva Hotel in St Ives from £400* per person for four nights.
Santa, here we come
Esprit Holidays has launched its 2009 Santa Lapland holidays and bookings are already higher than this time in 2008, with many families not prepared to miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Real Santa Claus in his Lapland home.
Exmoor announces special events for Christmas
Festive cheer will be in plentiful supply over Exmoor during the first weekend of December as the local villagers at Dunster and Dulverton prepare for Christmas with two special events.
Enjoy a Sicilian September
With its wonderful climate, Sicily is a top holiday destination all year round and each season has its own distinctive charm. September is a great time to visit the beautiful island, as the weather is pleasant, the beaches are peaceful and the sea is still warm from the scorching August sun.
Walking in rustic Sicily
The UK’s leading guided walking holidays’ operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, is offering a week walking tour in one of the most rustic and historical parts of Sicily.
Salsa in Sardinia
'Sardinia in Salsa' is an International Salsa Event which offers 3 days of dancing and fun with 23 Latin dance workshops on the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia.
Finns go crazy for Karaoke World Championships
Finland is gearing up for the Karaoke World Championships that will take place from the 11th to 12th September 2009 in the city of Lahti, Southern Finland.
A holiday on West Virginia’s country roads
Hammocks and rocking chairs on wrap-around porches, cosy quilts, antiques and memorabilia, lace tablecloths and warm, hearty, old fashioned American hospitality add to the ingredients of a driving holiday along the country roads of West Virginia.
An invite to Christmas in Cologne
The Excelsior Hotel Ernst in Cologne, Germany is celebrating Christmas by offering its guests a bespoke Advent package to celebrate the famous Cologne Christmas Market held in the city from 23rd November to 23rd December.
The Tirol gears up for 2009 ski season
It’s that time of year when the mere mention of ski and snow creates a buzz and everyone’s asking the same question - what’s new for the ski season?
‘Satpack’ steers South African travel in a new direction
Travelling around South Africa has just got easier – and safer – thanks to an innovative twist on the traditional self-drive holiday, known as ‘satpacking’.