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The Crystal Serenity. Picture Michel Verdure

Travel: Enjoy the high life on a Crystal cruise Feb 15 2012

IT was hardly surprising that my wife wished me happy birthday but it was a shock when our butler remembered.Read

Travel: Skiing with Inghams in Austria Feb 01 2012

THEY do things differently in Ischgl.Read

Travel: I left my heart in Naples Jan 25 2012

BEFORE going any further with this travel write-up I ought to declare a possible conflict of interest.Read

Travel: Picture perfect holiday in Brittany Jan 25 2012

RUSSELL YOULL stumbles upon a paradise for artists on a family trip to Brittany.Read

Travel: Canada - fit for a queen Jan 18 2012

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of Prince William and his blushing new bride Kate’s first Royal tour, it’s fair to say that I was hoping my adventure across Eastern Canada would be just as majestic.Read

Travel: Mountains of skiing history Jan 18 2012

IT was quite a different start to previous skiing holidays, but a scenic train ride was far more pleasurable than being packed on to a transfer bus full of tourists.Read

Travel: Royal Jordanian is spectacular Jan 11 2012

THE Milky Way looked just like any old cloud – except the deep blue night sky had never appeared clearer, without another blemish in sight.Read

Travel: Make time to see Prague Dec 21 2011

EASY to get to and reasonably priced, Prague is just a two-hour flight from the Midlands.Read

Travel: New York for all your Christmas needs Dec 07 2011

THINK of shopping abroad and one city instantly springs to mind.Read

Travel: Running around New York Nov 23 2011

The New York Marathon should be on everybody’s list of ‘things to do before I die’.Read

Travel: Sea view that's worth 4m euros Nov 16 2011

I’VE been thinking about it for some time and it’s given me a few sleepless nights.Read

Travel: Taking tee in great Brittany Nov 09 2011

GOLF in France has long been the preserve of the rich and wealthy.Read

Travel: Have a whale of a time in Nova Scotia... Nov 01 2011

CLOUDS of cool, dense mist surrounded us as we made our way out to sea on our cruise boat from Brier Island – a remote spot off the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada.Read

Travel: Spook-tacular fright nights in Florida Oct 19 2011

MACHINE guns rattle overhead and shells explode with a bang as we walk through the First World War trenches.Read

Travel: A trip to Lapland your child will never forget Oct 12 2011

BACK in my day, Father Christmas could be found perched in a corner of Lewis’s.Read

Travel: The secret side of Melbourne Oct 05 2011

I'M on the other side of the world yet Birmingham band ELO’s Mr Blue Sky is playing in the trendy cafe we walk into in Melbourne.Read

Travel: A German lesson to remember Oct 04 2011

THE big Motorhome & Caravan Show comes to the NEC next week. Marcus Queenborough says you really shouldn't miss out on the attractions offered by German campsites.Read

Travel: Serene oasis in the bustle of Limassol town Sep 28 2011

IT must have been quite a shock for the workmen taxed with setting out a new pedestrian area in the old part of the popular Cypriot town of Limassol.Read

Travel: The hotel where the party never ends Jul 20 2011

IT’S music festival season and more fans are combining summer holidays with the chance to catch a gig from their favourite bands.Read

Discover gem in the Adriatic Jun 29 2011

ARRIVING on the island of Rab I was told it had been touted as a possible honeymoon destination for Prince William and Catherine Middleton.Read

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