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Travel: Swansea is the best of both worlds Jan 03 2012

COMBINING the hustle and bustle of a city break with the tranquillity of a beach getaway, Swansea is certainly an area of contradictions.Read

Travel: Montpellier marks a new Chapter in a long love affair.. Dec 14 2011

EXITING a motorway wouldn’t normally set my pulse racing, but as we joined the slip road off Junction 11 of the M5, my heart skipped a beat.Read

Travel: Rain won't stop golfing holiday play Dec 07 2011

THEY say that good weather makes a holiday one to remember. Bang goes that theory.Read

Travel: Strat's the way to do it Nov 23 2011

IT’S a major truism that sometimes the best things in life can be right under your nose.Read

Travel: Exploring the Norfolk Broads Nov 09 2011

AVID readers of these travel pages may recall that my boating holidays are never without incident.Read

Travel: Christmas treat all wrapped up at Alton Towers Oct 25 2011

A TRIP to Santa's sleepover should be top of everyone's list, says Suzanne Jackson.Read

Travel: Some unwelcome guests at haunted hotel Oct 19 2011

IT WAS not a theatre break for the faint-hearted.Read

Travel: Caravan of love Oct 18 2011

IT HAD been a good 20-plus years since I had last holidayed in a caravan.Read

Travel: Having a lovely time in Clovelly Oct 12 2011

ALTHOUGH I’m fairly well travelled at home and abroad, North Devon has eluded me since childhood.Read

Travel: Not a Bard place to spend a day... Oct 05 2011

CAN you imagine a Stratford-upon-Avon without William Shakespeare?Read

Travel: Wicked night out for all the family Sep 21 2011

NO!” yelped Riki. “I won’t do it!”Read

Travel: Taking food seriously in Somerset Sep 14 2011

MAKING your own pasta is a tricky business – may as well just open a packet of the dried stuff and be done. Right?Read

Travel: The best of British in Scarborough Sep 07 2011

This year’s Royal Wedding has left us with a sense of nostalgia and love of all things British, so why not revisit old childhood haunts instead of heading abroad for your autumn or winter break?Read

Travel: Memories are made of this... Aug 31 2011

‘‘DADDY, can we go in the big swimming pool?’’ asks our toddler George as we park up for a day in the sun.Read

Travel: Looe gets seal of approval Aug 24 2011

NELSON the one-eyed grey seal was a familiar sight in Looe harbour for more than 20 years.Read

Travel: Quiz may not have been our strong point, but having fun certainly was... Aug 17 2011

WHAT do Red Rum and Black Beauty have in common?’Read

Travel: Going loopy for rollercoasters Aug 17 2011

IT WAS a tough job – but someone had to do it.Read

Travel the Wolds on a 5-day cycle Aug 10 2011

THERE is now a new and exciting way to explore some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside – The Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route.Read

Travel: A surprising new view of Blackpool Aug 03 2011

EVERY man and his dog is familiar with the traditional Blackpool.Read

Help Sherlock solve mystery at Ironbridge Jul 27 2011

AMATEUR sleuths and budding private detectives can help Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve a mysterious crime, which has taken place at Blists Hill Victorian Town in the Ironbridge Gorge.Read

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