Africa in a hurry

12 April 2016 | Editor at Large Pietro Simonetti reports from sunny Cape Town. Day 1 – We Americans get such little holiday time compared to Europeans that I was forced to do Southern Africa in 10 days! So what

Editor at Large Pietro Simonetti reports from sunny Cape Town.

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We Band of Brothers

1 March 2016 | Nigel Blundell reports from Normandy. It was a sound like no other – the ‘whoosh’ of many thousands of English arrows fired in unison by 7,000 archers on one of the bloodiest days in British

Nigel Blundell reports from Normandy.

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All this beauty and mountains too

26 February 2016 | From Sally Ann Voak in sun-kissed Croatia. Quite an impasse till we found a tiny, easily-accessible Croatian island called Kolocep in the Adriatic, off the coast of Dubrovnik. With just 125

From Sally Ann Voak in sun-kissed Croatia.

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car rental for older drivers

25 February 2016 | Old pay more to rent a car! Read more.. Older drivers seeking to rent a vehicle are discriminated against with more expensive insurance premiums and the fact they have to renew their licences

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Austria’s hairiest resort

8 October 2015 | The world’s best beards competed in Saalfelden Leogang world championships in Austria. Some 318 participants from 20 countries presented their creative facial hair-dos. The most successful

The world’s best beards competed in Saalfelden Leogang world championships in Austria. Some 318 participants from 20 countries presented their creative facial hair-dos.

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Hat’s off to England’s Riviera

30 July 2015 | Devon’s English Riviera is famous for its mild climate and stunning touristic history – as many of the good and great of England’s past have lived or holidayed here – from master builder

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Delightful Devon

27 July 2015 | Is this England's most idyllic holiday escape?  John Hill writes from Torcross, Devon. As my LandRover wended its cautious way through the frighteningly-narrow country lanes of Devon I kept

Is this England’s most idyllic holiday escape?  John Hill writes from Torcross, Devon.

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C’mon everybody, let’s cruise

15 June 2015 | Leading Thames operator City Cruises is celebrating the life of Rock icon, Elvis Presley, as its cruise boats sail past London’s most iconic sites. The indulgent dinner cruises start from

Leading Thames operator City Cruises is celebrating the life of Rock icon, Elvis Presley, as its cruise boats sail past London’s most iconic sites.

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Best of the Med

1 June 2015 | By John Hill While every major and luxury chain has a hotel in Bodrum, there is one that we feel stands head and shoulders above the rest. It will be no surprise to any of our followers who

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The World’s Best Airports

28 May 2015 | Where are the world's best airports? And the worst?  Our Foreign Editor, Lisa Gerard Sharp, has toured the world finding the best, here are her findings Top airport terminals have upped their

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