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14 Jun 2012Travel
Figures suggest that holidaymakers are returning to Tunisia as political tensions ease following last year’s “Jasmine Revolution".Figures released by the Tunisian National Tourist Office indicate that more than 31,000 Britons travelled to the country in May, a 34 per cent increase on the number of British visitors in the same period last year.The numbers currently stand at about 14 per cent less than...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
Gill Charlton walks through rural Tuscany along the Via Francigena to Rome, where the major traffic comes in the form of pilgrims making their way to the capital.Sitting beneath a walnut tree, I watch Pieve a Castello turn rose gold as the sun sets across the wide Tuscan valley. This glorious jumble of ancient stone buildings has stood here for at least 2,500 years. And for much of that time it has...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
comic actor Tim Brooke-Taylor enjoys the compact spa town of Buxton, Derbyshire, for its fine old buildings and views from Solomon's Temple.It's a pretty little spa town that's not too big and not too small. You're right up in the hills, too, so the views can be breathtaking – it's the Peak District at its best. Buxton also boasts a lot of history – Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned there – and some...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
Identify the location of this photograph for the chance to win a Briggs & Riley suitcase, worth £299.This flat-topped mountain straddles three South American countries in a region that is carpeted by one of the largest rain forests in the world. The world's second longest river is also found here.) carry-on expandable upright cabin bag in black, worth £299 (see second image, above). The suitcase carries...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
aerial photos offering a bird's eye view of London's skyline were taken from a helicopter at dawn as the city woke. Roads and pavements are eerily quiet - a very different scene to the usual hustle and bustle....
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
Rob Freeman finds much to recommend the resorts of Chile for those incapable of spending a whole summer between ski trips.A skier in Portillo, which has the most fascinating history of all Chile's resortsI sat with a beer watching the condors circling on the thermals as the sun set over Santiago, far below – it was the end of only my first day in the Andes and already there was much to savour.Perched...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
Authorities in Abu Dhabi are considering introducing a national law that would enforce a dress code in public places within the UAE.The debate about attire has recently been brought to the fore by various campaign groupsThe debate about preventing skimpy attire being worn in shopping malls and on the streets has recently been brought to the fore by various campaign groups. The issue has also been fiercely...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
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Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
Unbeknownst to many Londoners, a mysterious network of wartime tunnels and mysterious mazes snake beneath the streets of Holborn.is the area of Holborn, a thriving commercial district, that sees thousands of people pass through every day on their way to and from work. Home to multinational companies and London’s legal centre, for hundreds of years it has been a bastion of professional life.If you were...
Source : telegraph | 370 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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