Child-friendly travel company www.totstotravel.co.uk has added a new foodie retreat to its roster that’ll get the whole family cooking. Casa Alberi, situated in the Tenna Valley of the rural Marche region of Italy, offers cookery classes for parents and children on site in the property’s designer kitchen. The classes or demonstrations are informal and can be adapted to a family’s preference and the time of year. Seasonal produce is a Read More ...
New Zealand’s exotic location is the perfect destination for a romantic getaway or a family fun vacation! Known for its beautiful scenic tapestry of sprawling beaches, serine view of the world, and breathtaking forests and mountains, New Zealand has become an exciting destination for tourists all over the world. New Zealand is home to some of the world’s most exotic birds and wildlife and natural attractions. New Zealand is the Read More ...
Tots to Travel, the company providing genuinely child-friendly properties in France and Italy, has launched its award-winning formula in the UK. The new website (www.totstotravel.co.uk) that combines all three countries and a new online travel shop is now live. Initially concentrated in Anglesey, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Shropshire, Tots to the UK properties offer a mix of good old-fashioned bucket and spade holidays, countryside escapes, eco retreats and farm stays, typically Read More ...
Rio may be more riotous. Whist Venice is certainly more sophisticated. But Carnival in the Canary Islands is still a major celebration. As the partying on islands such as Lanzarote goes on for weeks whilst the biggest fiesta of the year rolls from town to town. The roots of Carnival can be found in the invasion of the islands by the Spanish conquistadors back in the early 1400´s. They imported Read More ...
Culture vultures have just a few weeks to prepare for The Windsor Festival Spring Weekend, which is set to take place next month. This year’s event is set to be extra special, given that it is celebrating its 40th anniversary, having been founded in 1969 by conductor and violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Ian Hunter. Highlights of the event are set to include a performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor Read More ...
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service that marries UK and the continent, is gearing up for a weekend of passion as 110,000 travellers choose Eurostar to celebrate romance this Valentine’s weekend. The Love Trains will also carry passionate people of a very different kind, as this year’s Valentine’s Day is set to coincide with Scotland’s rugby clash with France at the Stade de France. Over 15 years of service, Eurostar has Read More ...
Amalfi Coast, the paradise near your hand, a fable out of the world, the best place to live your holiday. To realize what you want Villa Fiorentino, a luxury villa only a few minutes away from the beaches of Positano, the ideal vacation in Amalfi Coast if you want to spend your holidays in the best place of Italy, have a great range of offer for apartments in villa and Read More ...
The most easterly Canary Island of Lanzarote has long been a hot favourite with British holiday makers. Attracting over 800,000 tourists from the UK last year alone. With a growing number of visitors to the island opting to arrange their own DIY holidays – as opposed to booking a package deal or seeking the advice and input of a high street travel agent. As a result interest in self catering Read More ...
Madeira has been awarded its first Michelin star, at the Il Gallo d’Or restaurant at The Cliff Bay Hotel. The restaurant will feature in the Portugal 2009 Michelin Guide. The gourmet restaurant at the 5 star Cliff Bay Hotel in Funchal is run by Chef Benoît Sinthon. His experience comprises periods at leading French restaurants including Jean Michel Lorain’s 3 Michelin starred Cõte Saint Jacques. The chef brought his expert Read More ...
British consumers are clearly reluctant to relinquish their holidays abroad. According to island travel portal Lanzarote Guidebook. Who have just released figures revealing that enquiries for holiday accommodation on the island rose by over 14% during January. Despite the decline of sterling against the euro and the gloomy economic outlook in the UK. Traditionally, British tourists have long had the hots for the Island of Fire. With visitors from the Read More ...
Most people will have heard of Malta, but how many will have heard of Gozo, its smaller sister island. Residents are known as Gozitans rather than Maltese – and are regarded as a rather strange bunch by the mainland residents of Malta itself – and vice-versa!. This is in part due to the much more rural nature of Gozo. If quiet is what you crave, then Gozo is the place Read More ...
A large percentage of holidaymakers still go away without first organising travel insurance. This would be fine if the risk of losing baggage or airport delays were the worst occurrence that could befall any trip; however if you become ill or have an accident whilst away, having the right insurance policy in place could quite literally be a matter of life and death. The good news is that travel insurance Read More ...
Puerto Pollensa is on the north west coast of Majorca which is the largest island of Spain. It is about an hour and a half’s drive from the capital Palma where the Son Sant Joan Airport is. Puerto Pollensa is a wonderful place for a holiday as it is surrounded by the sierra de Tramuntana mountain range which shelters it beautifully. The area has various natural small beaches as well Read More ...
With money being tight at the moment many families will no doubt have growing concerns about their holiday plans for this year, a lot of the exotic holidays many people have become accustomed to are waning in popularity as a result of the cutbacks many families are having to make and weekend breaks and even holidays in the UK are becoming the new trip of choice. Despite the cutbacks there Read More ...
