Greece’s fiscal crisis may be showing little signs of becoming resolved but that doesn’t seem to stop the nation’s insatiable thirst to celebrate the country’s tremendously inspirational history. The island of Crete, besides having a 1000 kilometre-long coastline, sporadically covered in coves, peninsulas and bays, boasting soft, yellow sand, certainly is no exception when it
Capture the essence of Galician history – Three great things to do in Galicia. With its rolling and verdurous hillsides, gushing and mighty rivers and curiously rocky coastline, with a landscape this diverse, adventurous and, one could say, unlike the rest of Spain, there is plenty to see in Galicia before you even consider the region’s
Exhilarating, bold and precarious – The Rally de Portugal 2012. From 27 March 2012 – 1 April 2012 some of the best rally drivers in the world will race across the Algarve. The 1000 kilometre race will take drivers of only the best calibre on the international rally driving circuit, across perilous tracks, vast stretches
The Lonely Planet recommends Guimaraes and Porto as a top 2012 travel destination – And who are we to disagree! The Lonely Planet is the largest travel book guide in the world. So popular and highly esteemed did the Lonely Planet quickly become, that in 2007 the BBC bought a 75% share from its founders
‘Stunning Tuscany’ – A photographic experience of Tuscany like no other. Tuscany has some of the most spectacular scenery in the whole of Italy. With birds of prey soaring above hillside villages, woodpeckers pecking furiously in the dense yet sweet-smelling forests, rich with many species of truffles all year round, and the mist dawns casting
Eco-sailing and diving amid the Greek islands. With global warming reaching unprecedented levels adopting greener lifestyles has never been so imperative. Many travellers, who travel to their destinations by plane, worry about their ‘carbon footprint’ and the damage air travel has on the environment. There are, however, several ways that you can offset carbon emissions.
2012 February half-term in Barcelona – Make Barcelona your destination for bags of family fun! Want to go to a European city that is both culturally fulfilling for the adults and fun and action packed for the children? Then look no further than the magnificent city of Barcelona, a city where its vivacity, colour, culture,
Be blessed with a fruitful New Year on the island of Rhodes. Being usually sunny, having an under-average rainfall and with temperatures often reaching over 20-degrees Celsius, one could do a lot worse than spending New Years eve in Rhodes 2011. Although whilst even on the sunny Greek islands the weather cannot be guaranteed, the
Rose wine ‘gratuitement’ amidst the most romantic of settings – Valentine’s Day in the Dordogne. With the freak Indian summer firmly behind us and the possibility of ice and snow impending, thoughts of our 2012 holiday getaways are beginning to stew in our minds. Sooner in the year rather than later in the year is
Arrecife’s Carnival Lanzarote – Experience an unforgettable Valentine’s Day in 2012. Want an extra-special Valentine’s Day in 2012? Then why not head to Lanzarote in February, where not only will you be amorously seduced by the island’s stunning landscapes and romantic sunsets, but you will also be culturally-inspired by the Arrecife carnival 2012. This annual
