Holidays & Travel

How to Stay Connected in Canada's Wilderness with eSIM Unlimited Data Plans

Picture this: you're hiking through the breathtaking landscapes of Banff National Park, camera in hand, capturing the perfect shot of Lake Louise's turquoise waters. Suddenly, you realize you're lost, your phone has no signal, and that offline map you meant to download is nowhere to be found....

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Learn about lobster pots at Living Coasts

There’s a special chance to learn about traditional lobster pot-making at Living Coasts on Friday April 1st. Dave French is the fifth generation of his family to make crab and lobster pots from willow. He is one of only 10 people in the world who can make pots in this way.

Clare Rugg, Operations Manager at Living Coasts, said: “It is wonderful to watch him at work – and it’s an...

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Unusual English destinations see the biggest Easter weekend booking boom

Who needs the Bahamas at Easter?

That’s according to rental giant www.Holidaylettings.co.uk , after new data revealed that 13 English towns have seen a significant year-on-year increase in bookings for Easter Weekend.

Jack Johnson, spokesperson of the UK’s leading holiday rentals website, said that he wouldn’t be surprised if the figures caused a stir in the places mentioned in...

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RAC warns of a long ‘Bad’ Friday on the roads this Easter

The RAC Breakdown Cover team is warning anyone planning to getaway this Easter to expect a long ‘Bad’ Friday on the roads as over five million motorists take to their cars for some well-earned time away.

RAC Traffic Watch data shows a total of 16.8m car journeys will be made over the Easter weekend as people make the most of the long weekend visiting family and friends or enjoying a...

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Rail passengers urged to check journey times

GWR is urging passengers to check journey times before they travel over the Christmas period as Network Rail carry out vital works to modernise the rail infrastructure.

Services will be altered between Thursday 24 December and Sunday 3 January as part of a programme of engineering in the Thames Valley needed for the launch of Crossrail in 2019, and continued works to electrify the...

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Multi-taskers making the most of train journeys

Plymouth residents are most likely to spend their journeys making new friends.

Four in five (80%) people surveyed in Plymouth consider themselves multi-taskers with some spending a third of the day attempting to juggle at least two things at once.

Research released today from CrossCountry finds that more than a quarter (29%) spend over four hours multi-tasking a day, and...

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Cruising the Norwegian Fjords

Travel Editor David Powell, takes a Norwegian Fjord cruise on Fred. Olsen’s cruise ship Balmoral ...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines pride themselves on offering a special cruising experience to their guests. With a fleet of four ships, Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines cover a wide range of destinations worldwide. One of the most popular from the U.K., and...

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Britannia Wows!

Travel Editor, David Powell, takes a mini cruise on the fabulous new P&O cruise ship Britannia

It was shortly after 6am when I looked out of my hotel bedroom window. The sun was up early as well, slowly rising over the Ocean Cruise Terminal at Southampton. Then I spotted her for the first time! P&O’s newest cruise ship, proudly showing off a unique version of the Union Jack on...

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New venture for luxury holiday specialists

2015 is a landmark year for Cornish Gems, as the luxury holiday letting specialists celebrate their eighth year of trading with a move into larger premises and announce the launch of their latest venture, Devon Gems - luxury holidays by the sea.

Launched in 2007, Cornish Gems set out to fulfil a niche in the holiday letting market, bringing Cornwall's luxurious holiday homes, cottages...

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Very Happy Feet!

Jane Walker’s obsession has taken her tens of thousands of miles around the world. It’s shaped her adult life, brought her to Devon and to her job at Torquay’s Living Coasts. Her passion is penguins.

Why penguins? “They’re amazing animals, they live in extremes of hot and cold. You can't look at a penguin without smiling - what's not to love? I was given my first cuddly...

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Frame Your Train competition returns

First Great Western (FGW) has announced the return of the award-winning Frame Your Train competition – running throughout August.

It calls on passengers travelling on First Great Western trains to reach for their smartphone, snap a view from the window, and upload the image to Instagram using the hashtag #FGWFrameYourTrain. All entries are then uploaded to an interactive map, and...

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