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The coolest city living . . . Just for the weekend
If city living has always appealed but lifestyle doesn’t permit it full time, here’s the answer. Book a super cool apartment for a weekend…or longer. Staying Cool, hip independent operator of four and five start serviced apartments, has taken over the top two floors of Birmingham’s much loved and most famous landmark, the iconic sixties cylindrical tower, the Rotunda.
North Lakes’ ultimate mountain bike trail
The first phase of an exciting new mountain bike trail will open at The Forestry Commission’s Whinlatter Forest Park near Keswick on the 16th of June during National Bike Week, together with a new bike shop and hire centre.
Online lifeline for Brits abroad
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a new service called LOCATE which will help to track down Britons in the event of a crisis abroad. The service has been created in response to the changing face of travel. More people are travelling today than ever before, with an estimated 68m foreign trips made by British nationals in 2006. We are also travelling to more unstable regions and many of us are staying abroad for longer than a year.
Bletchley Park Post Office goes bang bang
On 1st June Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 'flies' into Bletchley Park. Ian Fleming's magical car will be where its creator once helped to crack the Enigma code during World War Two. To celebrate Bletchley Park Post Office is issuing a sheet of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang stamps. Each stamp features a different picture of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flying around Bletchley Park.
Fright Nights to host an exclusive Solstice weekend
Fright Nights, the UK’s leading ghost hunt specialist, is hosting its first exclusive Solstice weekend with David Wells, the former ‘Most Haunted’ medium from 20 – 22 June. The event, which takes place at the notoriously haunted but picturesque location of Milton Hill House in Oxfordshire, will introduce guests to Wicca and Witchcraft including a Solstice ritual in the grounds of the house.
Warsaw is cultural capital with the lowest price tag
Culture vultures who want to save hundreds of pounds on the cost of an arts and entertainment-packed short break should head for Warsaw.
Cheap sea crossings to Europe and Scandinavia
This summer, take your car to Europe and enjoy long lazy summer days on the continent, with DFDS Seaways. There are fantastic offers on sea crossings to Esbjerg in Denmark, Amsterdam and Bergen and Stavanger in Norway. Use these ports as your gateway to explore not just this country, but drive down to France and the Mediterranean.
Fun footie sessions for kids
As Euro 2008 football fever starts to sweep the country, kids can look forward to summer holidays perfecting their pitch skills with Eurocamp's new on-parc Soccer Stations. Budding Wayne Rooneys should pack their football boots when they head to any of the three Eurocamp parcs offering the fun footie sessions.
The natural selection for wildlife cruises
Spirit of Adventure will invite passengers to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth on a spectacular voyage around the natural wonders of central and southern America next year. The 352-passenger ship will visit the rich habitats once trodden by Britain’s greatest naturalist – born in 1809 - throughout the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica and the Amazon Rainforest during its 2009 cruise schedule.
Discover boutique Bath
The Georgian fashionistas flocked to Bath for their fashion fix. Today, Bath is just as fashionable with great shopping, stunning Georgian architecture, the iconic Roman Baths and excellent hotels and restaurants. For today’s savvy traveller, spa and retail therapy are two essential ingredients for a short break. Bath has traded on both these assets for two hundred years and now delivers a contemporary version of what the Georgians loved about the city. This is 21st century “R & R” in fashionable style.
Israel celebrates 60 years of independence
The month of May sees the beginning of a year of celebrations for Israel as they commemorate 60 years as an independent state. The activities promise to result in one of the most joyous birthday celebrations since the first one on May 14, 1948 — a date marked each year in Israel by the Hebrew calendar. The celebrations were kicked off last week with a countrywide series of firework, laser and light shows. The 12-minute spectacles lit up the skies above Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ashdod, Netanya, Beersheba, Tiberias and Eilat.
Back to basics – Camping on the Isle of Wight
Red Funnel Holidays, the Isle of Wight specialist, has announced the launch of its new camping and touring breaks programme for 2008. The new Red Funnel camping and touring packages all include return ferry travel for up to four people together with a vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle is the size of a mini or a motor home, or has a caravan or a trailer attached.
Discover Austria, Switzerland and Germany on a cycling holiday
Specialist operator, Headwater Holidays has launched a new cycling holiday for summer 2008 that leads cyclists through spectacular scenery of three European countries in an independent 10 night ride around Lake Constance.
Escape Euro Cup fever in Franche-Comte
Disappointed British football fans longing for a boys holiday to keep away from other smug European supporters can opt for Franche-Comté this summer. Head to the region to enjoy an alpine break without the agro.
The heart of the Great Barrier Reef
Tourism Whitsundays are offering a free guide to assist travellers in gaining a wider knowledge of the Whitsunday region and to assist in making their holiday choices. The Whitsundays lie midway along the Queensland coast – a group of 74 Islands bordered by the Great Barrier Reef and cradled by the calm and sheltered waters of the Coral Sea; a picturesque mainland of wooded peninsulas, sandy coves and welcoming holiday resorts.