Travel round up
Cross Channel route saved A French-based ferry operator has stepped in at the 11th hour to take over a popular cross-Channel route, which was due to be axed by P&O
Take a break in Tallinn
WITH THE advent of low cost airlines and the expansion of the EU, Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, has become easily accessible – you can fly direct from London’s Gatwick or Stansted
Travel news round up
• Norway’s highest mountain, Galdhøpiggen, now has a solar powered webcam installed Cruise ships join Katrina relief efforts America’s Carnival Cruise Lines has chartered three of its cruise ships, Ecstasy,
Venture to Venice
IF YOU’VE been enviously watching the glamorous Venice Film Festival on TV, why not plan a trip to the floating city this autumn? We think that now is the perfect
travel briefs
Jellyfish peril Holidaymakers heading for the Spanish ‘Costas’ are being advised to take care on beaches where there’s been an invasion of jellyfish. The Spanish Red Cross has treated more
Beat the post-holiday blues
SUMMER IS drawing to a close and while for some that’s a relief, for others it means a bout of the post-holiday blues. One minute it’s all lazy days on
Mysterious Morocco
• The Moroccan mint tea is a drink you will want to continue having back home BACKED BY the snowcapped High Atlas Mountains, one last great barrier before the sub-Sahara,
Fly without fear
THE OLD phrase goes – feel the fear, then do it anyway – but some people are so scared of flying that they miss out on experiencing the wonders of
A rich rock
IF YOU’RE longing for a taste of England, but don’t fancy braving the British summer weather, why not take a trip to Gibraltar? Only three square miles in size, Gibraltar,
Amazing Azores
ONE OF Europe’s best-kept secrets, the Azores straddle the mid-Atlantic ridge around 950 miles west of Lisbon. In fact, this string of nine distinctive, emerald green islands forms the western