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Cycling in Portugal’s beguiling Alentejo region

Cycling in Portugal’s beguiling Alentejo region

6:00am Thursday 1st July 2010

ONLY mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun – and Englishwomen on bicycles in Portugal’s beguiling Alentejo region.

Dining in style on the Orient Express

The Orient Express

6:00am Tuesday 1st June 2010

Get a flavour of what it’s like to travel in style aboard an Orient Express Fine Dining journey

Paradise island of St Vincent

Paradise island of St Vincent

6:00am Saturday 1st May 2010

BAMBOO trees creaking and swaying gently in the Caribbean breeze provided a soothing soundtrack as we sweated our way through the humid forest around the volcano which forms the centre point of this lush, green island.

Reef encounter in Sharm el Sheikh

Reef encounter in Sharm el Sheikh

7:00am Thursday 1st April 2010

Fantastic diving in the Red Sea is now just a short hop from home

Sam's Tall ship adventure

Sam's Tall ship adventure

6:00am Monday 1st March 2010

Sam Revell joins the Tall Ships Youth Trust for a very hands-on sailing experience...

Holiday romance in the Maldives

Holiday romance in the Maldives

10:00am Monday 1st February 2010

You’re guaranteed to fall in love with the stunning Maldives

Blizzard conditions make for super skiing in Austria

Blizzard conditions make for super skiing in Austria

6:00am Friday 1st January 2010

WHO would have thought that the morning we were due to set off on our skiing holiday we would find ourselves trapped in our own drive…by snow.

Drifting down the Danube on a luxury cruiser

Drifting down the Danube on a luxury cruiser

6:00am Tuesday 1st December 2009

FOUR countries, three capital cities, bustling markets, magnificent cathedrals, charming towns and villages, coach trips and walking tours… all in the space of eight days.

Venice without the hordes

Venice without the hordes

1:00am Sunday 1st November 2009

If Venice ever sank into its lagoon, the world-wide tourist industry might never recover. Hundreds of thousands of visitors fill every crevice of this floating architectural wonder every year with their bum-bags and dodgy outfits.

The wild frontier

Canada's wild frontier

8:00am Thursday 1st October 2009

IF you fancy getting up close and personal with fresh lobster, fly-fishing for wild salmon in crystal-clear rivers or moose tracking in acres of unspoilt woodland, then Atlantic Canada is the place to go.