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Oct 28th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Here are eight things you should know before you go
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Going to Ecuador? Eight things travellers should know first
Tags: Argentina, Brazil, cuy, Ecuador, Inca, Panama hats, Quito, roses, South America, UNESCO
Sep 30th, 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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: October 2017
Tags: Big Ben, Brazil, Brits, Caribbean, Cruise, Fitzrovia, hotel, Jamaica, London, Marmite, New York, Postcards, Rio, Sadiq Khan, Seaside, social media, Tahiti, The Mandrake, The Tower of London, Tooting, UNESCO, Usain Bolt
Feb 21st, 2017 |
By The Editor
In the latest copy of the UNESCO publication, World Heritage, there is a story about Palmyra and the effect on Syrian heritage that has taken place due to the warfare in the country.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Where now for Syrian tourism?
Tags: Aleppo, palmyra, syria, UNESCO
Dec 4th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Paul Wojnicki reveals why Cologne is possibly Germany’s coolest city…
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Co-o-logne
Tags: Berlin, cathedral, Christmas, Cologne, Europe, Germany, Munich, Travel, UNESCO
Nov 17th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Walk in Che’s footsteps
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Argentina: in the footsteps of Che Guevara
Tags: Africa, Alta Gracia, Argentina, Bolivia, Che, Che Guevara, Congo, Cordoba, Cuba, Elvis, estancia, Fidel Castro, Lionel Messi, Mar del Plata, Miramar, ranch, Rosario, The Motorcycle Diaries, UNESCO
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 |
Comments Off on Spotlight on Uruguay, South America’s little hidden gem
Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento, mate, Montevideo, Olympics, Punta del Diablo, Punta del Este, Rio, South America, surfing, UNESCO, Uruguay
Dec 28th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s been a busy year of travelling and it’s time to take stock. Here Just About Travel contributor and travel enthusiast, Kaye Holland, shares some of her favourite 2015 travel destinations
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The year that was
Tags: Argentina, Asheville, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Chile, Colombia Cartagena, Colonia del Sacramento, Hawaii, Hungary, London, North Carolina, UK, UNESCO, Uruguay, USA, Valparaiso
Jun 3rd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
When the bustle of Buenos Aires gets to much – as it will – escape the hustle by retreating to Colonia del Sacramento, a characterful town that’s resistant to bright lights and late nights
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Best day trip from Buenos Aires: Colonia del Sacramento
Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento, ferry, Giorgio Chiellini, Instagram, Luis Suárez, UNESCO, Uruguay, World Cup
May 31st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Santiago has become a city worth stopping in rather than just using as a transit hub on the way to Torres del Paine and Patagonia in the south of Chile or San Pedro de Atacama – aka the driest desert in the world – in the north. Just About Travel shows you the way to go…
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Santiago made simple
Tags: Bellavista, Boris Basso Benelli, Buenos Aires, Chile, Chilean Cuisine, Masterchef Chile, Pablo Neruda, Patagonia, Rio, San Pedro de Atacama, Santiago, Simon Bolivar, South America, Torres del Paine, UNESCO, Valparaiso
Dec 26th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on six Sri Lankan stops that you really mustn’t miss
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Spectacular Sri Lanka
Tags: Boxing Day tsunami, Galle, Hikkaduwa, Kandy, Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, Subcontinent, Unawatuna, UNESCO
Oct 14th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland takes time out in Tel Aviv aka the Miami of the Med
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Bauhaus, easyjet, Israel, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Mediterranean, Miami, Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv, UNESCO, Vicky Cristina, White City, Woody Allen
Aug 1st, 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 Turkey and anyone planning a trip to the Big Apple but Oxford Street should be avoided
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: August 2014
Tags: Big Apple, Bursa, Central Park, Doha, Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, International Currency Exchange, Istanbul, LA, Luton, Luton Airport, Macau, New York, Ottoman Empire, Oxford Street, Packing, Pergamon, Qatar, Raffles, Statue of Liberty, suitcases, The Empire State Building, Tiffany’s, Times Square, Transformers, Travel, travelling, Turkey, UNESCO, World Heritage
Jul 16th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
In the week that France celebrates Bastille Day, Kaye Holland has the inside story on France’s high energy capital: Paris
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Paris, je t’aime
Tags: Arc de Triomphe, Austerlitz, Cafe de Flore, Champs Elysées, Charles de Gaulle, Eiffel Tower, Eurostar, France, Galeries Lafayette, Gare du Nord, Les Deux Magots, Marche d’Aligre, Mona Lisa, Montmartre, Moulin Rouge, Musée Rodin, Napoleon, Notre Dame, Orly Airport, Paris, River Seine, Rue de Lappe, Rue Mouffetard, Sacre Coeur, The Champs-Elysées, The Latin Quarter, The Louvre, UNESCO, Versailles
May 5th, 2013 |
By Irene Middleman Thomas
You’ve probably heard of Cancun, Mexico’s number one tourism destination. But don’t miss out on a visit to the gloriously beautiful and fascinating Riviera Maya
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Here is a Mexico you need to know: part two
Tags: Akumal, Caribbean, Coba, Maroma, Mexico, Muyil, Riviera Maya, Sian Ka’an lagoon, UNESCO
Apr 27th, 2013 |
By The Editor
There are few remaining secret destinations in Europe still to be discovered by the leisure traveller, yet just a few hours from London is a new, highly affordable holiday choice – Bosnia and Herzegovina. CD-Traveller shows you the way to go
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on A warm hearted welcome awaits in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tags: Adriatic, Belgrade, Bijelasnica Highlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Budapest, Croatia, Decanter World Wine Awards, Europe, Hutovo Blato bird reserve, Munich, Sarajevo, UNESCO, Vienna, Zagreb, Zurich
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
By The Editor
The world’s largest greenhouses and its best mountain biking routes, a first edition of Shakespeare’s sonnets and Europe’s first international dark sky reserve all help make up VisitEngland’s ‘101 things to do before you go abroad’, revealed today to mark St George’s Day
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Pubs, puffins and punting all make VisitEngland’s bucketlist!
Tags: Big Ben, Cambridgeshire, Europe, Exmoor National Park, Ian Fleming, John Rylands Library, Kent, Lincoln, Newcastle, Nottingham, St George\'s Day, Stonehenge, The Eden Project, The Shard, UNESCO
Mar 4th, 2013 |
By Irene Middleman Thomas
Irene Middleman Thomas discovers an unspoiled corner of Florida
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Southwest Florida: an ecological oasis
Tags: Big Cypress National Preserve, Cayo Costa State Island Preserve, Everglades, Flamingo, Florida, Miami, Naples, Naples Zoo, Sanibel Island, Southwest Florida, UNESCO, USA
Feb 24th, 2013 |
By Lauren Razavi
Ljubljana may be difficult to spell, but Slovenia’s charming capital is oh so easy to love
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Lovely Ljubljana: explore Slovenia’s capital
Tags: Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia, UNESCO
Feb 14th, 2013 |
By Irene Middleman Thomas
New Mexico offers powder snow, sunshine galore, and bargain prices – along with heritage and gastronomy. Why ski anywhere else, says Irene Middleman Thomas
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Magnificent New Mexico!
Tags: Las Cruces, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Sir Richard Branson, Taos, Taos Winter Wine Festival, UNESCO
Jan 29th, 2013 |
By The Editor
Many people consider that spring is the best time to visit Japan. Why? Because of the cherry blossom
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Kyoto culture in the spring
Tags: Cherry Blossom, Japan, Kyoto, UNESCO
Jan 7th, 2013 |
By The Editor
You won’t see massive promotions about Ecuador as it has decided that it doesn’t want to super-sell its resources just share them. It has adopted a policy called “conscious tourism”
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Sharing not selling
Tags: Amazon, conscious tourism, Ecuador, rainforest, The Galapagos Islands, UNESCO
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland is seduced by the sleek sophistication of Montreal and the old world charm of Quebec City in Quebec – aka the most surprising destination in North America
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on French fancy: part two
Tags: Canada, Cassis Monna & Filles, Catch Me If You Can, Charlie Chaplin, Chateau Frontenac, France, Grace Kelly, Ile d'Orleans, Le Cafe du Clocher Penche, Montmorency Falls, Montreal, Niagara, Quebec, Quebec City, St Lawrence River, St Roch, UK, Underground City, UNESCO, Winter Carnival
Nov 27th, 2012 |
By Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Patricia Cleveland-Peck is bitten by the beautiful scenery and exotic wildlife of Borneo. Read her report, exclusively on CD-Travelelr
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Borneo: land of exotic beauty
Tags: Borneo, Malaysia, Mount Kinabulu, Sabah, Sumatra, UNESCO
Nov 2nd, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
I’m hoping – as law abiding CD-Traveller readers – that your answer to the above is a resounding no, however that is exactly what I did when in Ottawa – the capital of Canada’s Ontario region – last month
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Ever spent the night in jail?
Tags: Byward market, Canada, HI Hostel, Obama, Ontario, Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Rideau Canal, UNESCO
Aug 16th, 2012 |
By The Editor
2012 marks 50 years since the release of Love Me Do, the song that catapulted The Beatles into fame and adoration. Running 22 – 28 August, the International Beatle Week Festival 2012 will celebrate this pivotal anniversary with a schedule of events, live gigs, exhibitions, sightseeing tours and more in the boys’ home town of Liverpool
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Fab 50: celebrating 50 years of the Beatles
Tags: Albert Dock, Cavern Club, Hard Days Night Hotel, Let It Be, Liverpool, Merseyside, National Trust, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, The Beatles, UNESCO
Aug 12th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye makes for Frankfurt Rhine Main and finds that this region in western Germany has shaken off its staid, serious reputation and returned to winning ways
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Rhine and dine
Tags: Angela Merkel, Assmannshausen, Bingen, Cologne, Dresden, Drosselgrasse, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Frankfurt Christmas Market, Frankfurt Rhine Main, Germany, Goethe, Niederwalk Monument, Rhine Valley, Romerberg, Rudesheim, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum, UNESCO
Jul 17th, 2012 |
By admin
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Letter from France: July 2012
Tags: Centre Pompidou, France, Paris, UNESCO
Jun 27th, 2012 |
By admin
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Letter from France: June 2012
Tags: Alsace, China, France, Paris, UNESCO