Tips to plan your Switzerland’s mountain resort trip
Though Switzerland’s mountain resorts are famous destinations year-round, there’s something particular about a snowy retreat. In addition to some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the world, there are a wonderland of other snow-inspired activities—plus spas, shopping, and local cuisine and wine to warm you. Here are some tips to plan your Switzerland’s mountain [...]
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Good news for Kenya safari: Love is the biggest new legend to come out of the country, with Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton on the slopes of Mt Kenya, and it’s rumored the couple may honeymoon in the country. While many people will relate Kenya with macho hunting stories of the Ernest Hemingway and [...]
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The disgraceful behaviour of Oxbridge students during a skiing competition has so appalled the sponsors that they have vowed never to back the contest again. Maybe it was too much to hope that a skiing trip for 2,500 students from Oxford and Cambridge Universities was ever going to be refined.
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The Gladiators are really going at it! In Rome’s ancient Colosseum, but these gladiators won’t fight to the death, thank kindness. They’re not slaves or prisoners of war. They’re the kids whose parents have signed on for Adventures by Disney onboard a Disney cruise ship.
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Adventure companies, Elderhostel offer trips for grandparents and grandchildren – for big family groups. The 16 of them — including her children, children’s partners and grandchildren — spent a unforgettable week rafting the Snake River last summer with ROW Adventures.
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Britain immediately needs new airport capacity to remain competitive and must consider “mixed mode” operations at Heathrow, the City of London Corporation has said. Unveiling a report from consultants York Aviation, the Corporation suggests a short-term fix to congestion would be to use the two runways for both take-offs and landings. Currently each runway is [...]
Read More...Duncan Bannatyne against the world’s hugest travel website
Duncan Bannatyne, the Dragons’ Den panellist, is to spearhead a campaign against the “despicable and cowardly” TripAdvisor website after it refused to remove a review comparing one of his hotels to Fawlty Towers. The Glaswegian entrepreneur said the internet monster was risking the livelihoods of dozens of hoteliers and restaurateurs thanks to its policy of [...]
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