| Best red | | 11:01am Saturday 12th April 2008 | | Tim Wellock mixes with the haves and the have-yachts on a two-centre holiday in Egypt
LUXOR Airport styles itself
"the modern gateway to an ancient
civilisation", which
might equally apply for those
arriving via the Red Sea into El
Gouna. The modern resort's twinkling
new marina - no berth pains here - provides
a sharp reminder of the have and
have-yacht existences which colour a
visit to Egypt in such a startling variety
of shades. |
| A welcome in the Balkans | | 9:23am Saturday 22nd March 2008 | | Sally Taylor visits Montenegro and Croatia and discovers a region eager to cash in on a tourism bonanza
NIGH on 40 years ago I did a
parachute jump, in the days
when women didn't, and
made big news. Round
about the same time I took
part in a gruelling winter airbed race
down a Scottish river and across a loch
near Glencoe. A little while later, I spent
three days on a local bus, admittedly terrified,
travelling up into the Himalayan
foothills. |
| Snow far, snow good | | 10:32am Saturday 16th February 2008 | | After three seasons off the slopes, Peta King gives in to family pressure to rediscover her ski legs in Switzerland |
| Island holidays | | 11:19am Saturday 2nd February 2008 | | On a trip to the island of Lefkas Christine Fieldhouse finds out why Greece still is one of the most popular holiday destinations |
| A real gem | | 10:18am Saturday 26th January 2008 | | Bert Walsh goes into cultural overload on a classical music cruise to the Baltic capitals |
| Reading room | | 9:05am Saturday 19th January 2008 | | After enduring a less than comfortable train journey, Steve Pratt enjoys a more rewarding railway experience in Reading |
| Lights fantastic | | 10:27am Saturday 5th January 2008 | | Ken Snowdon suffers a baptism of ice, visits a very cool bar and endures Arctic temperatures on a voyage realise his ambition to see the Northern Lights |
| Battle lines | | 10:47am Saturday 29th December 2007 | | John Hobbs is invited for a preview of a major new tourist attraction and historic landmark which will be officially launched in Scotland next year |
| Licensed to thrill | | 10:24am Saturday 22nd December 2007 | | As a man who likes a quiet holiday sitting on a beach, Dave Horsley throws caution to the wind with a white-knuckle experience at Walt Disney World in Florida |
| Snow delight for skiers | | 10:27am Saturday 22nd December 2007 | | SNOW fell on the Austrian ski
resort of St Anton last week,
but while in other Decembers
its arrival might have
prompted a jig of relief, this
year it was just the icing on the cake,
writes Roger Bray. |
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