September heralds cooler temperatures, longer shadows and subtle changes in nature’s colour palette. It’s a great time for walking even before the greens meld into oranges, golds and reds later in the season. Whether you’ve sauntered for a couple of miles in the South Downs, enjoyed a picnic in the …
Read More »Share a tip on a UK food festival – you could win a holiday voucher
There are now more than 100 food festivals across the UK, from last weekend’s long-established Ludlow festival with more than 180 food and drink suppliers to this week’s Manchester’s food and drink festival and London’s VegFestUK in November. All celebrate home-grown produce and delicious flavours. There are festivals dedicated to …
Read More »Send a tip on your most fascinating city for the chance to win a £200 holiday voucher
“Sometimes I prefer one city, sometimes another,” wrote the late great travel writer Jan Morris in the Guardian in 2009. But, she added: “There are places in the world where my responses have not been fickle, and the chief of these is Trieste,” which she described as “a place to …
Read More »Share a tip on a value trip – the winning tip could win a holiday voucher
With the summer holidays coming to an end, many of us will be wondering how to organise our next trip away with the cost of living crisis looming. We would like to hear about your favourite cheap-and-cheerful holidays … whether it was camping in a field in the UK; volunteering …
Read More »Tell us about a summer break discovery – you could win a holiday voucher
Many of us have taken our first holidays for a couple of years this summer. Whether you’ve been camping in the UK, hit a Mediterranean beach with the family, or visited a brilliant cultural city, we’d love to hear about your highlights. You may have found a great beach, nature …
Read More »Tell us about a music venue in the UK or elsewhere in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher
Since the loosening of Covid guidelines, one of the greatest pleasures we’ve been able to return to is live music. But not all venues are created equal. Britain and Europe are chock-full of great independent venues, from the Deaf Institute in Manchester to Il Folk Club in Turin, and we …
Read More »Tell us about your favourite ice cream parlour for the chance to win a £200 holiday voucher
There is no greater moment of bliss than licking your way through a deliciously cool ice cream on a hot summer’s day. And now thanks to the UK’s first ever drive-thru parlour, opened at The Ice Cream Farm in Cheshire, you can even enjoy a creamy cone from the comfort …
Read More »Tell us about your favourite street art for the chance to win a £200 travel voucher
You don’t have to go to museums or galleries to see great art. The cities of the world are filled with brilliant examples of street art. So whether it’s Banksy in Bristol, Blek le Rat in Paris or even an artist whose name you don’t know, we’d love to hear …
Read More »Tell us about a great pick-your-own farm in the UK, for the chance to win a £200 voucher
Days of warm sunshine mean strawberries, raspberries and other summer fruits are ripening as we speak, ready to be plucked by hungry hands. So this week we’d love to hear about the best places to pick the cream of the seasonal crops. Perhaps you’ve discovered a spot in stunning surroundings, …
Read More »Tell us where you go to keep cool – and you could win a £200 holiday voucher
With temperatures continuing to rise across southern Europe, many of us will be hoping to escape the heat. Northern Europe sits on a treasure trove of cooler countries, where summer temperatures are somewhere around 16C. There are places of astounding natural beauty ranging from the rocky landscapes of the Outer …
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