Of the half million annual visitors to the Edinburgh International Festival (running from 4-28 August this year), the vast majority don’t leave the city. Which is understandable given the cultural smörgåsbord on offer, and that it takes place in (arguably) the UK’s most attractive city. But it’s also a wasted …
Read More »The Nordic countries on a budget: readers choose their favourite trips
Finland in August Children generally go back to school at the beginning of August in Scandinavia. This means there are some great self-catering bargains to be found before the autumn term starts in UK schools. We’ve had some great family holidays, particularly at self-catering lakeside resorts in Finland and Sweden, …
Read More »‘Everyone I met was lovely’: readers’ favourite student trips
Winning tip: Berlin’s lakes and cakes It has to be Berlin. During a month-long summer trip in the late noughties, I fell in love with Kreuzberg’s €2 kebabs, cheap pilsner and vibrant street art. I strolled through leafy Prenzlauer Berg, home to endless coffee, cake and culture. This city has …
Read More »6 of the most scenic and affordable bus trips in Europe
With sterling in its customary parlous state, anything that makes your European holiday money go further is going to be welcome. And one simple but rewarding method is to make friends with the humble local bus. Yes, it’s true that most endure a humdrum existence ferrying commuters and shoppers about, …
Read More »54 year old Finance executive accused of drugging and raping young teen at different hotels and even took her on trips as his daughter
A 54-year-old finance executive was indicted on Thursday, June 15 for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl — whom he met online inside hotel rooms across New York City and feeding her drugs until she overdosed, New York city prosecutors announced. Michael Olson was hit with a 17-count indictment for …
Read More »Biden Trips and Falls at Air Force Commencement
President Biden tripped and fell after delivering a speech and handing out diplomas to graduates of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Thursday. Mr. Biden, who is 80 years old, was helped up and appeared to recover quickly. Mr. Biden’s fall was captured on video and spread on …
Read More »‘Travel is medicine’: how the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival can inspire our trips
These past few years have brought dramatic changes to our lives: Brexit, Covid lockdowns, climate change, soaring energy costs and the largest, most brutal war in Europe since 1945. While our horizons have drawn in, travel writers have continued to reach out, rediscovering and reinterpreting the world for a new …
Read More »Eight great trips for the long bank holiday weekends
Easter (7-10 April) Culture in HullFor a last-minute Easter getaway, a city break offers more choice and less chance of places being booked up. The UK’s 2017 City of Culture, Hull is an interesting, multifaceted destination. There are leaflets of trails at the tourist kiosk at the railway station for …
Read More »‘The chateau is screensaver material’: readers’ favourite long weekend trips
Winning tip: sax and the city, Dinant, Belgium Dinant is defined by cliffs, hills and the mighty Meuse River. You could take a lazy funicular trip to the fortress, gawp at the stunning citadel or check out the kitsch saxophone paraphernalia at Maison de Monsieur Sax – the town was …
Read More »Arts, crafts, egg hunts, gardens galore … great UK Easter day trips
Egg hunts All five RHS gardens have giant egg hunts among the April blooms, from delicate violets and alpine pear blossom at Rosemoor in Devon to hellebores and flamboyant camellias at Bridgewater in Salford (garden entry from £12.35 adult, £5.95 child). The daffs are blooming in the Derwent valley, where …
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