The Sound of Music Tour of Salzburg
Despite Austrians shunning The Sound of Music, a tourist trail in its honour covering sweeping mountain views and historic Salzburg, is proving a smash hit for UK and US visitors. By Li...
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Laos: Southeast Asia
A Southeast Asian river cruise on the Lower Mekong from northern Thailand through Laos is a revelatory experience, discovers Linda Aitchison “Sa-bai-dee, sa-bai-dee,” children ...
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Aegean Odyssey: Celestyal Olympia Cruise
Celestyal Cruises specialises in authentic Greek itineraries around the Aegean. Linda Aitchison reviews a cruise on Celestyal Olympia. Santorini’s sleeping volcano looms large ahead...
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Chilling out in Fuerteventura
For Cathy and Nigel Dobbs, having a chilled-out holiday felt like an unreachable dream. Trips away since having their autistic son had never been relaxing. In fact, they were pretty ful...
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Alpaca walking in the Suffolk sunshine
Alpaca walking in the Suffolk sunshine – the perfect way to slow the pace… “You’ll have to wait a minute, mine’s crashed again.” Not the words you expect to hear...
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Why a Mediterranean cruise is a perfect family holiday
Linda Aitchison combined European culture and family fun on a memorable cruise, here she shares her experience… My fearless daughter Emily whoops with delight as she cascades down...
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Red Sea Cruise journeys through history
Want to impress your teenagers? Take them on a Red Sea cruise to the land of the pharaohs to soak up some history, says Linda Aitchison As my daughters gaze wide-eyed at the vibrant hie...
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Hotel review: Costa Adeje Gran, Costa Adeje, Tenerife
My extended family has stayed at The Costa Adeje Gran on numerous occasions — so that tells its own story. It’s a five star hotel, without five star prices. Some reviews question t...
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Our favourite five things to see and do in and around New Quay, West Wales
“No, not that one” I often have to explain when I tell someone we’re just back from New Quay. The assumption is we’ve sampled the delights of Newquay, Cornwall, beloved of surfe...
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Memories of Butlin’s in Prima magazine
My favourite memory of Butlin’swas going to see the wrestling with my dad, I can clearly remember one of the fighters having his shorts pulled down to reveal a bare bottom beneath. Ag...
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