Travel briefs
Tourism hits record high INTERNATIONAL TOURISM has broken all records, despite the various terrorist attacks and natural disasters across the world. According to the World Tourism Organisation, in spite of
Take a trip to Turin
SPORTS FANS worldwide are already glued to their TVs watching the 20th Winter Olympics in Italy, but with the main event venues spread around the glorious Turin area, why not
Binge drinking
Nicky Taylor, a documentary-maker, went on a 30-day binge and drank 516 units of alcohol. A photograph of Nicky before the binge showed an attractive woman with clear skin and
Film Review – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
There’s gold in them there hills! THE IDEA of gay cowboys may induce sniggers in the back row and cringes from the males in the audience, but Brokeback Mountain is
Know your labels
IT HAS been said that France, although not the world’s largest wine producer, produces half the world’s best wines. But like all wine producing countries, it also produces inferior wine.
Experience the excitement of the 2006 Cheltenham Festival
LESS THAN an hour-and-a-half away from Coventry Airport is the famous Cheltenham Racecourse, home each spring to the hugely popular Cheltenham Festival, which this year runs from Tuesday, March 14
Learn from the earth’s elders and live to 100 – Part 2
SCIENTISTS SAY that there is a pattern to longevity that, to some extent, we can control. In Part One, we spoke about behaviour, attitude, family spirit and … smoking! But
Travel in comfort – here’s how
HERE AT PDM we believe that every part of your journey should be pleasurable from the moment you leave your home. With the advent of low cost airlines, we are
Film Review – MUNICH
A serene massacre THE 1972 Olympic Games were billed as the serene Olympics, a chance to set social differences aside and experience the spirit of international camaraderie and friendship. That
Music in the air for Mozart
• The Hohensalzburg fortress in Salzburg THIS YEAR marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Austria has planned a rich and varied calendar of events