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Nov 1st, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel gives you the low-down on what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: amsterdam, Australia, Barbados, Christmas, Cruise, holiday, Indian Ocean, Italy, Maldives, Rihanna, Scandinavian Mountains, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, vacation
Dec 25th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Happy Christmas to all our readers wherever you are in the world.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Christmas
Dec 1st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Bon Jovi, British Airways, Charleston, Christmas, Copenhagen, cruises, Cruising, Forth Worth, Langkawi, London, Malaysia, Paris, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, staycations, Texas, TUI
Nov 28th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
There’s another side to the City of Gold says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: :as Vegas, Brunch, Christmas, desert, Dubai, emirate, expats, Gulf, Middle East, Sheikh Mo, UAE, Vegas
Dec 1st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world, right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: apres ski, Asia, Canberra, Chile, Christmas, Detroit, Dubai, Estonia, Europe, Eurozone, Greece, Lion city, Lonely Planet, Poland, Russia, Seville, Singapore, skiing, St Petersburg, Thomas Cook, UAE, Verbier, World Cup
Dec 23rd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
At this time of year in the UK, you’d be forgiven for wanting to stay indoors next to a radiator but in Vienna there’s plenty of reasons to wrap up warm and stride out. Whether you cram in culture or while away hours in a traditional cafe, the Austrian capital will win you over writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Christmas, Christmas Market, Election, Europe, ice skating, markets, Rathausplatz, snow globes, Vienna, Yuletide
Dec 20th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Experimental gifts – take a bow travel – are proving more popular than clothing and cook books writes a pleased Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Christmas, experience, Gifts, Holiday season, London, Oxford Street, presents, Travel, West End, Yuletide
Dec 8th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on where to eat, stay and play in London, this Yuletide
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: 45 Park Lane, Brexit, British Museum, Brixton, Carnaby, Christmas, Dr Johnson's house, ice skating, London, markets, Portobello, Rosewood London, speakeasy, Spitalfields, St Dunstans in the East, Talk of the Town, Talk of the Town London, The Sir John Soane's Museum, US Election, V&A, Wilton's Music Hall, Yuletide
Dec 4th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Paul Wojnicki reveals why Cologne is possibly Germany’s coolest city…
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Berlin, cathedral, Christmas, Cologne, Europe, Germany, Munich, Travel, UNESCO
Jun 5th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland is always happy to hop on a long-haul flight
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: airplanes, Buenos Aires, Christmas, Flying, Hawaii, London, long haul, planes, short-haul, Sky, Sydney
Dec 26th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland can’t cook, won’t cook
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Bali, Bristol, Budapest, Christmas, Eating out, Gymnasium, Hoppers, London, microbreweries, pop ups, restaurants, Tourism, Yuletide
Dec 22nd, 2015 |
By Mohammed Reza Amirinia
The most common and well-known event among Christians in the west is Christmas. Other cultures celebrate the winter solstice in the form of Yalda, Saturnalia, Karachunm, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Yule.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Christmas, Iran, Yalda
Nov 30th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Absolute Taste, America, apps, Bill Bryson, Christmas, easyjet, Iceland, Ireland, private jet, Sri Lanka, Travel, travellers, UK, Uzbekistan Airways
Nov 27th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Make the most of a Christmas shopping spree in the the capital, with a stay at one of its coolest hotels
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: 45 Park Lane, Christmas, Christmas shopping, ice rinks, Park Lane, Somerset House, Yuletide
Nov 24th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Cato Hoeben – who quit the 9-5 treadmill to work remotely – reveals how life as a lifestyle entrepreneur allows him to travel the world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Australia, Belgrade, Cato Hoeben, Christmas, Japan, lifestyle entrepreneur, London, remote working, Seville, spain, The Lifestyle Entrepreneur, USA
Feb 11th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Hugo Chittenden gave up his career in the city to help raise awareness, funding and support for charities and projects overseas. Here he talks travel and reveals why volunteering is the way forward
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Christmas, Cornwall, England, holiday, Hugo Chittenden, India, Lebanon, Middle East, syria, The Volunteer, Travel, UK, Volunteering
Feb 1st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
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Tags: Africa, Azores, California, Caribbean, Christmas, Condé Nast Traveller, Conde Nast, cricket, Ethiad, Garuda, Indonesia, Jamaica, Middle East, New Zealand, Palm Springs, Paris, SonntagsZeitung, switzerland, The Chedi, The Gambia, Vietnam, Wellington
Dec 25th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye discovers that the festive season doesn’t always have to be about far flung travel…
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Christmas, Eastenders, festive, holidays, India, London, Travel
Dec 25th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Whether you’re in the process of finding your ski legs or a wannabe downhill champion, the Austrian resort of Obergurgl is where it’s at writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Alps, apres ski, Aqua Dome, Austria, chalets, Christmas, Christmas Markets, Daniel Craig, Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl, Inghams, Innsbruck, Italy, James Bond, Nederhütte, Obergurgl, ski, skiing, slopes, snow, Spectre, Tirol, Turin
Jul 24th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
A great globe trotting itinerary takes a certain kind of planning to ensure the best route – and price. Check out these tips for a top journey
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: air miles, Australia, Bhutan, Big Mac Index, Britain, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Christmas, Flight Centre, Galapagos Islands, globe-trotting, Heathrow, holiday, Hurricane season, India, Japan, New Year, passport, sand, school holidays, sea, South East Asia, summer, The Economist, The Galapagos Islands, trips
Dec 25th, 2013 |
By The Editor
So there you are, reading CD-Traveller, instead of enjoying Christmas.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Christmas
Dec 19th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye rediscovers her Christmas spirit in Knightsbridge
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Boris Becker, Christmas, Far East, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, ice rinks, ice skating, Jumeriah, Knightsbridge, London, Middle East, Starbucks, Zuma
Dec 5th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland has the low-down on the winter ice rinks in London worth getting your skates on for
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Broadgate Circle, Canary Wharf, Christmas, Christopher Dean, Eyeskate, ice rinks, ice skating, Jayne Torvill, London, London Eye, Natural History Museum, Olympics, Robin Cousins, Somerset House, Tower of London
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
The last bank holiday before Christmas is almost upon us! Want to make the most of the long weekend and escape overseas but worried about your wallet? Check out our tips below on how to have a purse pleasing break
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, bank holiday, Christmas, Hawaii, Isle of Arran, Shanghai, spain, Travel, Zurich
Jan 21st, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Everyone I speak to, seems to have been seduced by the snow that is currently blanketing Britain. “London is simply stunning covered in snow,” commented one of my colleagues, while my cousin in East Anglia said that the snow covered landscape ceated a “real winter wonderland” that took her back to her childhood
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Amazon, BA, Barbados, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Don Draper, East Anglia, Hawaii, Mad Men, Pilot, Shrove Tuesday, snow, UK, Uniqlo, Valentine's Day, Vietnam, winter
Dec 18th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Every December thousands of visitors flock to 34th Street in Baltimore (Maryland) as it joyfully bursts to life with a Christmas light display extravagansa. Each of the houses in the block is decorated vibrantly representing the owner’s personality and style. There are no ‘Bah Humbug’ Scrooges on this street as every resident embraces the Christmas spirit to make their house stand out – think inflatable snow-globes, musical trains, dancing angels, lit reindeers and more. Now in its 62nd year, this unassuming neighbourhood, now known as ‘Christmas Street’, boasts one
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Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: 34th Street, Baltimore, Christmas, Maryland, Scrooge, USA
Dec 11th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Free entry to Kew Gardens during the festive season!
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Christmas, David Nash, Father Ted, Kew, London
Dec 10th, 2012 |
By The Editor
As this century’s last special date 12.12.12 approaches, destination wedding site MarryAbroad.co.uk has recorded a 15 per cent increase in enquiries, year on year, for weddings taking place outside of the UK’s wedding ‘season’
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Tags: Canada, Christmas, Copenhagen, Iceland, Thailand, weddings