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It's beginning to look a lot like you know when... World's Best Christmas Markets
Almost every European city has its own unique Christmas market. These are our favourites - there's no better way to top up on Christmas Spirit.
2010 Sporting Events Calendar
A calendar of the best sporting events 2010 has to offer.
Twinkle Twinkle A Million Stars: World's Best Stargazing Spots
Today Galloway Forest Park was officially proclaimed the UK's first 'dark park', but where else can you really SEE the night sky?
Six Days Cycling though Tuscany
There are numerous potential cycling though Tuscany, from day trips round flat valley regions, to more strenuous rides amongst the hills of Chianti, to long distance trips stopping, and dealing with the traffic, in major city centres from Todi to Rome. This itinerary is a quick six day spin between Pienza and San Gimignano via Siena.
Best Fireworks and Guy Fawkes
The British culture as it is today has many charming quirks, and while most of the British population treat the people who take part in traditional cheese rolling races as charming throw backs from the last century, there's one festival that translates well into modern times: Guy Fawkes Night. These are the best places to go off with a bang!
World's Most Haunted Places
There are some places that will make even the hardest skin creep and crawl, where too many respectable people have experienced something amiss, drafts that have no logical beginning, the temperature changes for no conceivable reason and the floorboards creak even though no one's walking on them...
Tour de Potter: The Ultimate Harry Potter pilgrimage
For Potter fans young and old here is the ultimate Tour de Potter: The Pilgrims trail for Hogwarts Hopefuls and fans of the 'Dark Arts' alike - ideal if you're UK based and looking for something to keep the kids happy over the holidays.
Holiday Idea #49: Cycling in the Loire
The Loire river is France's longest. Around 1010kms winding over flat, scenic plains, from the mountains of the Central Massif to the Atlantic. And while the river itself is rather lovely, and enticing for a lazy float, it is more likely it's the wine, pretty villages and the chateaux that entice people to choose this region for a cycling route.
Cycling the Loire: Angers to Blois
Medieval streets might be a bit bumpy but they're pretty! This eight day cycling itinerary takes in the highlights of the Loire with a good balance between time on your bike and off.
A Week Cycling though the Loire's Château Central
It would be nice to be able to say that you'd cycled the Tour de France, but it would actually be a lot nicer to spend a week cycling the Loire Valley, stopping off at the vineyards you pass for a tipple, sleeping in comfortable rooms in pretty medieval towns, appreciating the objet d'art on display in the fairytale châteaux and eating well in the restaurants along the way – the ones with the amazing terraces opening out onto views of the river valley.
