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Sep 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Seven countries have been added to the list to which Irish reidents can visit. The UK has added teo but taken another two off.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Weekly holiday review: 18th September 2020
Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus., ECDC, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, UK, Wales
Jul 1st, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: July 2019
Tags: Barbados, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Calgary, Canada, Caribbean, Cruise, Finland, Gatwick, Germany, Helsinki, Pussycat Dolls, Starbucks, Stoke, Toronto, travel insurance
Jun 23rd, 2019 |
By The Editor
In what may turn out to be the hottest week of the year so far, what other subject should be this morning’s story if not skiing!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Austria for winter
Tags: Austria, Bulgaria, Crystal Ski Holidays, Finland, France, Italy, Mayrhofen, Passo Tonale, Tignes, Val Thorens, Zell am See
Feb 10th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The anniversary of HMS Belfast being launched, snow sculpting in Finland, free travel for local heroes on the Talyllyn Railway and development plans at George Best Belfast City Airport are some of the snippets Adrian has gathered together this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 10th February 2018
Tags: Baltic Snow Call, Ecuador, Finland, George Best Belfast City Airport, Greece, Greek "stayover tax", HMS Belfast, jordan, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, Petra, Ryanair, Taiwan, Talyllyn Railway, USA
Dec 6th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Today and throughout the week, Finland will be celebrating with blue-and-white (the colours on the Finnish flag) light shows across the country and in almost 30 countries around the world.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Finland is 100 today
Tags: Finland, Finland centenary celebrations, Helsinki, Lapland
Jul 8th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Snowball fights, canoeing in tunnels, a stuffed baby elephant and five copies of Stephen Fry’s autobiography attract Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: July 8th 2017
Tags: Bradford, Cartwright Hall, Catalonia, David Hockney, electronic devices in hand luggage, Etihad, Finland, Foulridge Tunnel, Manchester, Mobike, USA, USA entry requirements, Yugigassen
May 27th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
On the bank holiday weekend, there are thousands of events on including the Great Manchester Run which will have a poignant feel to it this year.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: May 27th 2017
Tags: Dominica, Egypt, Finland, Formentera, Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, Mall of America, Mallorca, Natural Park of Ses Salines d'Eivissa and Formentera, Ras Al Kahaimah, Rwanda, RwandAir, Tunisia
Dec 31st, 2016 |
By The Editor
We continue with the last of the tips we have received for holidays in 2017
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot in 2017 – according to the travel industry part 3
Tags: Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Donegal, Douro Valley, Dusseldorf, Finland, Greenland, India, Iran, Keulap, Myanmar, National Geographic Traveller (UK, Nepal, New Zealand, On The Go Tours, Poland, Responsible travel, Scottish highlands, Seoul, Sicily, South Africa, Trailfinders, Travelzoo, Trip.com, USA, Virtuoso
Jun 8th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Consisting of 5,600 islands, Kvarken Archipelago was formed by ice sheets up to 24,000 years ago.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Finland, Korsholm Music Festival, Kvarken Archipelago, Old Rauma, Sammallahdenmäki, Struve Geodetic Arc, Suomenlinna
Jun 21st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Sean Fulton – founder of the blog Around the world in 196 tables – suggests how you can eat your way around the world, without leaving the M25
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Eat your way around the world without leaving London
Tags: Brixton, East Anglia, Finland, Hawaii, Hungary, Kua ‘Aina, London, M25, Negril, Olympics, The Gay Hussar, Tony Blair, Vietnam
May 10th, 2015 |
By Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Particia achieves a fantasy and holidays on her “own” island in Finland’s Åland archipelago.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Silverskär and Sviskär: Life on your own private island
Tags: Åland archipelago, Finland, Silverskär, Sviskär
Mar 12th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Whilst whiling away the tedium of a three or four hour layover before our connecting flight leaves, which of us has not tried to sleep across a couple of seats by wedging arms and legs under the armrests?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Sleeping at Helsinki airport
Tags: Finland, GoSleep pod, Helsinki Airport, Short Rest Solutions Ltd
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
By The Editor
When you get to a destination that you’ve not visited before, where do you go for the best food or the attraction that is even hidden from the guide-books? Unless you know someone then chances are you will follow your instincts.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Locals know best
Tags: Finland, Lapland
Sep 2nd, 2014 |
By The Editor
Unlike other destinations that are widely known for the changing colour of their foliage in autumn like New England and the New Forest, Finland is rarely considered.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Finland’s ruska
Tags: Finland
Feb 20th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Have you considered Finland for a summer holiday? It’s very different. Take Moomin World for example.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Finland, Moomin World
Jan 25th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
The TV presenter, author and all round adventurer talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: adventurer and author, Andy Torbet
Tags: adventure, Andy Torbet, Antarctica, Britain, cave diving, climbing, Edinburgh, Finland, France, Japan, London, Russia, skydiving, The Adventure Travel Show, UK
Jan 8th, 2014 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
There’s no need to venture as far east as Sochi this winter – from Bulgaria to Finland, there are plenty of options, including several bargains, for the ski enthusiast says Anna Maria Espsäter.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Strap on the skis and head east
Tags: Bulgaria, Finland, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Ylläs
Sep 12th, 2013 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
In a new EU-funded venture, the Lapland and North of Finland tourist board has launched the “No Ordinary” tourism campaign in the UK, to promote Finnish Lapland as one of Europe’s last unspoilt wilderness regions.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Finnish Lapland’s northern lights on tour in the UK
Tags: Finland, Lapland
Feb 18th, 2013 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
For a Finnish short break with a difference, the city of Tampere provides a great mix of wintry culture and nature with its fascinating museums and scenic lakeside location, writes Anna Maria Espsater
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Time out in Tampere
Tags: Europe, Finland, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sweden, Tampere, UK, Washington DC
Mar 28th, 2011 |
By The Editor
Freelance travel writer, Cathy Winston, takes us on a tour of her five favourite destinations
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The Album: Cathy Winston
Tags: Beirut, China, Finland, Istanbul, Lapland, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Turkey
Jan 9th, 2011 |
By The Editor
CD Traveller reader, Emilie Scholey, takes us on a tour of her five favourite destinations
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The Album: January 2011
Tags: Barcelona, Cartmel, Finland, India, Kerala, Lake District, Marrakech, Morocco, Ruka, spain
Jan 3rd, 2011 |
By The Editor
Turku is one of two cities which are the new European Capitals of Culture in 2011, the other being Tallinn in Estonia. That alone should guarantee them at least an additional 10% extra visitors as curious visitors go to see what each has to offer. They replace the three who shared the honour in 2010, Essen, Istanbul and Pecs.
Tomorrow, an introduction to Tallinn, today Turku.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Bringing Salford to Turku
Tags: European Capital of Culture, Finland, Turku
Oct 29th, 2009 |
By The Editor
Every August, some 20,000 tourists flock to the town of Bunol (in the Valencia region of Spain) to hurl large, red squishy tomatoes at one another. La Tomatina – the world’s largest vegetable fight – is a full blown fiesta and in the week building up to the battle, Bunol is filled with fireworks, food, street parades and parties. However the undisputed highlight of the festival is the tomato fight which takes place between 11am and 1pm on the last Wednesday in August.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Festival fever
Tags: Australia, Brisbane, bunol, Cockroach racing, Fete de la Dinde, Finland, France, French Turkey Festival, Ireland, la tomatina, Licques, Lisdoonvarna, Matchmaking Festival, San Francisco, San Francisco Zoo Valetine's Tour, Savonlinna, spain, USA, valencia, world mobile phone throwing championships