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Jan 1st, 2020 |
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: Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, forests, Heathrow, hot, language, Marrakech, Olympics, Rewilding, Scotland Yard, Tokyo
Feb 28th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: BA, Bleisure, British Airways, City of Culture, holiday, Hollywood, Hull, LA, London, Miami, Olympics, packrafting, skyscrapers, surf, surfing, Tianjin
Aug 29th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on five football fans to avoid
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Arsenal, fans, football, Manchester, Olympics, Premiership, soccer, sport
Aug 19th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
London is open and it is staying that way, writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Brixton, City of London, Dalston, Ealing, East Anglia, football, Funny Girl, Harrow, Jamaica, London, London Calling, Olympics, Queen Elizabeth Park, Selfridges, South Africa, Spitalfields, Sri Lanka, Wembley, Wilton's Music Hall
Aug 17th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Been inspired to put Rio on your bucket list in light of the Olympic Games? A trip to the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) need not cost the earth
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Al Moana Beach Park, beach, Brazil, canival, carnivale, coconut, Copacabana, Ipanema, Lapa, Olympics, Olympics 2016, party, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, samba, Santa Teresa, surfing
Jul 14th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Put a little Brazil in your mouth! Sugary, sexy and simple, Brazil’s national cocktail, a tantalising three-ingredient taste of tropicalia, goes down oh so sweet and easy. Blame it on Rio!
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Brazil, Caipirinha, cocktail, Lonely Planet, Olympics, Rio, South America, spain
Mar 27th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Long overshadowed by its giant neighbours, Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay is finally getting the attention it deserves says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento, mate, Montevideo, Olympics, Punta del Diablo, Punta del Este, Rio, South America, surfing, UNESCO, Uruguay
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 |
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Tags: Brixton, East Anglia, Finland, Hawaii, Hungary, Kua ‘Aina, London, M25, Negril, Olympics, The Gay Hussar, Tony Blair, Vietnam
Dec 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: airport, amsterdam, apps, Austria, Brazil, Brits, Colorado, Denver, Dubai, football, Indonesia, James Bond, Lonely Planet, Man U, Old Trafford, Olympics, Travel, World Cup
Dec 27th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Rob Freeman – the UK’s leading authority on skiing in Austria and author of the Snowfinder guidebook on Austria – talks life on the slopes
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Argentina, Austria, British Columbia, Canada, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Crystal, Dolomites, France, Franz Klammer, Himalayas, Inghams, Ischgl, Italy, James Blunt, Mountain, Olympics, Rob Freeman, ski, skiing, Snowfinder, sport, St Anton am Arlberg, switzerland, Tirol, Watford FC, Where To Ski And Snowboard, winter
Jul 24th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Mark Middleton from Oasis Overland Adventure Travel on Europe, Ethiopia and why Iran is underrated
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Arctic Circle, beach, Croatia, Ethiopia, Europe, Iran, Italy, Lincolnshire, London, Mark Middleton, Northern Lights, Norway, Oasis Overland, Olympics, UK
Jul 17th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Ahead of the two year anniversary of the Olympic Games, London based journalist and co-founder of Talk of the Town, Kaye Holland, opens her little black book to reveal the best places to eat, shop and play in London Town
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, Bar Italia, Brasserie Zedel, Brixton, Bruno Mars, Caravan, Cayman Islands, Chiltern Firehouse, China, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, Chris Corbin, cocktails, East London, Foxtons, George Michael, Geri Halliwell, Ham Yard Hotel, Hawaii, Incanto, Jeremy King, Kaye Holland, Kensington and Chelsea, King's Cross, London Eye, London Underground, Lonely Planet, Mayor, Olympic Games, Olympics, One New Change, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Ronnie Scotts, Rosewood London, San Francisco, Shoreditch Grind, Soho, Soho Grind, St Paul's Cathedral, Talk of the Town, Tate Modern, The Delaunay, The Shard, The Wolseley, tibits, Trafalgar Square, tube, UAE, Vicarage Road, Watford, Watford FC, Wireless, Wireless Festival
Jun 24th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland visits the hottest new destination in Texas
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: America, Andy Roddick, Austin, Austin Overtures, Austin Powers, Austinites, Banger's, Barack Obama, Barton Springs Pool, British Airways, Continental Club, Dallas, Driskill Hotel, Eeyore, Elephant Room, Extreme sports, food trucks, Heritage Boot, Houston, John Dawson, Keep Austin Weird, Lance Armstrong, Live Music Capital of the World, Lone State, Matthew McConnaughey, music, Obama, Olympics, Omni Hotel, Omni Hotels, president, Rock Round, Rocket Electrics, Sandra Bullock, South by South West, South Congress Books, Texas, Uncommon Objects, University of Texas, USA, Way South Philly, Whole Foods, X Games
Mar 6th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Inspired by Sochi 2014? Let Lonely Planet take you on a culinary journey through Russia
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Europe, Lonely Planet, Moscow, Olympics, Russia, Sochi, St Petersburg, Vodka, Winter Olympics
Mar 5th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
London is just capital. Here’s 10 reasons why
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: BAFTAs, Brit Awards, Camden, Electric Ballroom, Eurostar, food trucks, Harrods, Hyde Park, London, London Fashion Week, NME Awards, Notting Hill Carnival, Olympics, Portobello, Prince, Regent's Park, Selfridges, Spitalfields, Tate Modern, Theatreland
Feb 27th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month it’s good news for The Shard and Sochi but bad news for Bangkok and anyone planning a trip to the Kingdom of Bling
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Aqua Shard, Australia, Backpacking, Bangkok, China, David Gest, Dubai, Europe, FIFA World Cup, Formula 1 Grand Prix, Hutong, Jude Law, Liza Minnelli, London, New Zealand, Nok Air, Norway, Olympics, Owen Wilson, Oxo Tower Restaurant, Ralph Fiennes, Russia, Shangri La, Sochi, Thailand, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Oblix Grill, The Shard, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, World Expo, York
Feb 26th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
From coffee and chocolate to first class museums and world famous football teams, Turin has it all – and a lot more besides says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Bicerin, CioccolaTO, Florence, Italy, Juventus, Mark Twain, Naples, Olympics, Rome, Torino, Turin, Venice, Winter Olympics
Jan 25th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Some of the best travel adventures can be found right here in the UK says Phoebe Smith – editor of adventure travel magazine Wanderlust and author of Extreme Sleeps: Adventures of a Wild Camper
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Burma, England, Lake District, Olympics, Phoebe Smith, Russia, Scotland, Travel, UK, Wales, Wanderlust
Dec 27th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s been a busy year and it’s time to take stock. Here travel writer and enthusiast, Kaye Holland, shares her 2013 holiday highlights
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Abu Dhabi, America, Brandenburg, Brazil, Copacabana, Costa Verde, Dubai, Europe, Germany, Ilha Grande, Jumeirah, Las Vegas, Olympics, Palm Springs, Paraty, Paris, Potsdam, Rio de Janeiro, Temecula, The Iguacu Falls, UAE
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 12th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the seventh part of her story exclusively on CD-Traveller
Posted in Travel rumblings, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: BA, Beijing, China, Diamond Jubilee, London, London riots, Mandarin, Olympics
May 17th, 2013 |
By Robin Nowacki
Robin Nowacki combines culture and cuisine with football on a visit to Barcelona – the capital of the Catalonian region of Spain
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Barcelona, Columbus, Europe, Gaudi, Madrid, Nou Camp, Olympics, Picasso, Salvador Dali, spain
Apr 30th, 2013 |
By The Editor
We have five pairs of Heat Holders socks – loved by the likes of former five time Olympic skier turned TV presenter, adventurer and journalist, Graham Bell – up for grabs!
Posted in Travel news, Travel rumblings |
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Tags: competition, Graham Bell, Heat Holders, Olympics
Apr 26th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
For decades, East London’s dining scene was (rightly) derided. Fast forward to 2013 and it’s all change. Riding on the wave of post Olympic afterglow, a slew of high profile new restaurants are due to open their doors
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Beagle, Bird of Smithfield, Canary Wharf, Chelsea, East London, Hoxton, London, Nanban London, Olympics, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Shoreditch, The Ivy, Tom's Kitchen
Apr 22nd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Confession time: I very nearly didn’t make it to the Iguacu Falls- being too busy topping up the tan on Rio’s Copacabana Beach
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Copacabana Beach, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hollywood, Hotel das Cataratas, Iguacu Falls, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, Miami Vice, Mr Magoo, Niagara, Olympics, Rio, Sao Paulo, The River
Apr 17th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Rio has always been hot, but it’s never been this hot. Kaye Holland has the inside story
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Bossa Nova, Botafago, Brazil, Cariocas, Christ the Redeemer, Cidade Maravilhosa, Copacabana, Copacabana Palace, Corcovado Mountain, Don Draper, favelas, Flamengo, Havainanas, Hotel Fasano, Ipanema, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Lapa, Michael Palin, Olympics, Pope Francis, Rio de Janeiro, Ronnie Brigs, samba, Santa Teresa, Sugarloaf Mountain, Tijuca National Park
Feb 7th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Party loving Londoners rejoice! Come 2015, the need to make a mad dash across town for the last tube or else endure a long journey on a battered, beer soaked night bus or an expensive cab ride home, could – fingers crossed – be a thing of the past
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Keep calm and party, London
Tags: London, Mike Brown, New York, Olympics, Transport for London, Undergound
Dec 21st, 2012 |
By The Editor
easyJet reveals the nation’s travel trends for 2013 following a poll with easyJet travellers, across the UK
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Alicante, easyjet, England, Faro, Greek Islands, London, Malaga, Olympics, Scotland, UK, Wales