Portugal 2008: accommodation directory
Portugal 2008: activities and special interest tours
The vast majority of visitors head for the Algarve’s sandy
beaches, yet Portugal is a country that deserves deeper exploration.
As well as a rich cultural heritage, [...]

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Can’t wait? Where to find winter sun
The pound is falling, shares are collapsing, mortgages are rising,
pay increases are being capped and city bonuses deflated - while the
price of fuel and food has soared. If you can afford a holiday [...]

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Sourcing the spirits in France
The quest
I know we usually associate sherry with maiden aunts and fruit
trifles -and that we have been hearing about its revival as a
fashionable [...]

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Everest: at the foot of the giant
Ten of the world’s best treks
Pterodactyls wheeled across the sky on every day of our journey
to the summit of Mount Roraima. From the instant we set eyes on
[...]

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Previous on the case articleContact GillThe cost of shredding receiptsMike and Shirley Robson, Stoke-on-Trent, writeIn August this year, after we had enjoyed a wonderful holiday in Plakias, Crete, organised by Olympic Holidays, our suitcases were collected at 3.15am and packed into a locker bolted to the back of a mini coach for our airport [...]

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Last week sterling fell to its lowest ever level against the euro. At its nadir, the tourist rate was %26#8364;1.275 to the pound, down from a market peak of %26#8364;1.55 last January. If you still prefer to think in old money - French francs, for example - this fall is roughly equivalent to the pound [...]

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It’s a classic story. Girl meets boy. Girl and boy fall in
love. Girl and boy move in together. Girl and boy talk mortgages,
marriage, babies. And then? Nothing. Girl waits. And waits. And waits. Tired of waiting: nearly one tenth of proposals are
[...]

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First it was rock-climbing walls, wave machines and skating rinks on board cruise ships; now real grass is the novelty attraction that passengers will find when they set sail.Celebrity Cruises claims the grass really will be greener when its new ship Celebrity Solstice is launched in December. advertisementThe top deck will be covered with half [...]

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Our series of travel guides highlights the best sights and the top places to eat, sleep, drink and shop, with useful listings and insider’s tips. Also featuring interactive 360-degree tours, changing daily.Other guides in the series:Amsterdam Amsterdam is an immensely likeable city. True, it’s a bit too touristy, and in parts it’s somewhat sleazy. But [...]

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