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It's off to the Manor reborn
3:21pm Monday 20th October 2008
Most hotel chains pride itself on being family-friendly, writes Paul Warner (no relation).
Comments (0)Discover Plovdiv's charms
11:50am Monday 29th September 2008
Tony Flood is enchanted by the delights of the ancient Bulgarian city, Plovdiv.
Adventure on the Isle of Arran
2:22pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Despite being covered in scratches and midge bites Helen Backway finds beauty and mystery as well as amazing cheese on an adventure break on the Isle of Arran in bonnie Scotland.
Lille
4:28pm Friday 1st August 2008
Located in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France, Lille is the main city of France's fourth largest metropolitan area.
Walking the Upland Way
5:00pm Thursday 26th June 2008
Rain, mud and a soggy bottom, but Matthew Jenkin still found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow when he visited Scotland.
More to Austria than Mozart and yodelling
10:45am Thursday 26th June 2008
Austria has been in the limelight as a co-host of Euro 2008. But as Charlotte McDonald found out when she visited Salzburg and Innsbruck, there are plenty of reasons to visit the country after the football has finished.
Luxury all the way in China – but the Great Wall's a bit steep!
2:40pm Sunday 8th June 2008
Whether or not you are planning to fly out to watch the Olympics, I can recommend China as a fascinating place to visit, writes Tony Flood.
Go double Dutch on Lower Rhine trip
10:51am Thursday 5th June 2008
MARK EDWARDS gets the best of two countries in a short break to the Lower Rhine which is steeped in history. MY short break in the Lower Rhine offered, in the words of the German and Dutch tourist boards, "two countries in one". In three days we travelled from Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands to Kempen and Krefeld in Germany's Niederrhein. Here the two countries are united in their landscapes of forests, wind turbines and picturesque towns and villages. The region also shares a desire to remember and retain its history, whether it be recent or ancient, good memories or bad.
Warwick Castle
12:10pm Tuesday 1st April 2008
Situated in the town of Warwick and overlooking the River Avon, Warwick Castle is a popular tourist spot that attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world.
Greenwich: King Tut at The O2
3:42pm Tuesday 4th March 2008
In ancient times Egypt was a regional superpower and had the riches to prove it. GLYNN GARLICK enjoys an exhibition featuring the most famous pharaoh of them all.
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