It was like a dream come true. I was within touching distance of Kylie Minogue’s famous gold hotpants. This time, however, they were not struggling to contain the pint-sized pop princess’s perfect posterior – I should be so lucky. Instead, the hotpants were forming part of an exhibition – and behind toughened glass to stop…
I had seen pictures of Carcassonne and read how this French medieval walled citadel was the largest in Europe. It all looked and sounded very impressive. But no amount of research could have prepared me for the jaw-dropping moment I first set eyes on its walls and the realisation that this was going to be home…
It’s enough to make Mozart turn in his grave! The great Austrian composer’s legacy has been drawing crowds to his home town of Salzburg for two centuries. But these days, its visitors are just as likely to be humming My Favorite Things or Climb Ev’ry Mountain as they are The Magic Flute or The Marriage…
Time is of the essence when you’re on a weekend break in Europe. So how’s this for a quick getaway… My wife and I were checking out the view from our hotel room in central Pisa less than two hours after taking off from the Midlands. Our 17.25 flight from Coventry with Thomsonfly.com lasted just…
So, you’ve enjoyed too many burgers and beers around the barbeque and need to shed a few pounds. Perhaps you’re thinking of joining your local gym or picking up the tennis racket that’s been gathering dust in the garage. All seems a little too much like hard work, doesn’t it? Well, I’ve got a much…
London’s highest hotel just got bigger and better with a £25m facelift. Holiday Inn has spent a hefty £22,000 on each of the 910 rooms at its flagship Kensington Forum Hotel, plus £1m on the express lifts alone. And to celebrate, general manager Jonathan Walker invited me to sample its new delights on a tailor-made…
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