Destinations

Discover London Timeshare Ownership: Luxury at its Finest The term "timeshare" has gotten a bad reputation over the years. Often times people purchase these properties that they don't really want at prices they can't afford after being pressured during a stressful sales pitch. The resale market has helped to shed a positive light on vacation ownership as a financially savvy way of owning a holiday home. While timeshares are known for being overpriced, the resale market debunks that myth. Without...

The Hotel Felix is  a lovely, Victorian House with a sympathetic, modern extension. It's very easy to find, being located directly off Huntingdon Road, on the outskirts of the City centre of one of the UK's, if not the world's most iconic places. to visit. London is an hour away and the transport links make it an easy place to get to, for a weekend break. The four-star hotel was originally built in 1852 for an Addenbrook’s surgeon, the hotel boasts...

People gather on the top of Glastonbury Tor to witness the Full Buck Moon rising over the Somerset Landmark. The name for July's full moon origins came about as it is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads. People gather on the top of Glastonbury Tor.

“If we give them Ostrava , then we give them Germany.” Adolf Hitler once said during WW2. When I arrive in Ostrava, I can’t quite comprehend why he held the city in such high regard. It looks, and feels, like an industrial estate in Milton Keynes in mid-November. It isn't until I get to my hotel room, put down my heavy rucksack and draw back the curtains that I realise I was wrong to make such a hasty judgement. It’s...

As a publication we have a tendency to eschew tourist traps for lesser known destinations. We overlooked Paris and Nice this month to take in the sights of Lyon and have in the past delighted in the sights of Gaziantep over Istanbul, Leipzig over Munich and Chennai and Puducherry over the beaches of Goa. And so it was that I found myself in Bologna having disregarded the common tourist hubs of Milan, Rome or Pisa. Despite been the seventh most populous...

I'm about to tell you something that you 100 per cent already know, but probably didn't really realise or put much thought into. There is more than one city in France. Now I'm not going to tell you to stop visiting Paris, but maybe it's time to take a little break. If you didn't already know, Lyon is a French city situated six hours from the French Alps. Lodged between two rivers and a hill with a pretty impressive view,...

By Peter Hall Once known as Pamphylia, modern day Antalya is now dubbed ‘Turkey’s tourism capital’. Its sun drenched turquoise coastline, mountainous backdrops, and ancient history attract visitors in their millions. It offers high contrast and variety; from the sublime, to the hairless. Sun worshippers can cook in 300 days of annual sunshine, with average temperatures reaching 28°C. Whilst their intrepid counterparts can trek through the snowcapped Taurus mountains. Huge theme parks are a short drive from remarkable ancient ruins. Hidden...

Ireland’s not short of incredible spa hotels, from the luxury retreat of Monart to the high-end, welcoming Cliff House to the well-designed Aghadoe Heights. So it was with pleasure and intrigue that I ventured northwards, to the four-star spa hotel of Galgorm Resort, ostensibly to try out its new Quartz spa treatment. Expectations were high: my Northern Irish friends swore it was their favourite retreat, and their promise of an outdoor thermal village gave it a draw that few in...

Of all the ways to be roused on a Sunday morning I can think of plenty worse than the dulcet tones of leather on willow emanating from the local cricket field, chirping birds outside the window or the rustle of thick Sunday newspapers next to your bed. Mixed with the homely aromas of freshly ground coffee and cooked English breakfasts it puts Balmer Lawn Hotel and Spa in the New Forest in the running for most serene weekend wake-up in the...