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The Nile high club

TRADITIONAL TRANSPORT: Feluccas, wooden sailing boats with their distinctive sails, make their leisurely way down the Nile

10:14am Saturday 3rd January 2009

Alex Finer follows in the wake of Hercule Poirot on a cruise along the Nile.

Get away for less

BARGAIN ITALY: A villa in Umbria

10:53am Saturday 27th December 2008

It isn’t all gloom and doom for Britons making travel plans for 2009, as Jeremy Gates discovers

A run for your money

OFF LIMITS: Situated in one of the largest skiing areas in the world, the runs at Meribel are never packed

10:55am Saturday 27th December 2008

Owen McAteer finds his every need catered for on a bespoke chalet skiing holiday in the French Alps.

Sweet life

9:07am Saturday 13th December 2008

A long car journey to the south-west of England is a daunting prospect. Jenny Needham finds the perfect place to recharge the batteries.

Stars of the sea

ELEGANT DINING: The exclusive View restaurant on Saga Ruby. Meals here are included in the cruise price

9:26am Saturday 6th December 2008

The last ocean-going cruise liner to be built at Wallsend, Saga Ruby has a special place in the North-East’s shipbuilding history.

Walk away the blues

HADRIAN’S WALL: Breathtaking beauty which will lift your spirits this winter

9:28am Saturday 6th December 2008

ACCORDING to NHS Direct, eight in ten people in the UK suffer from winter blues, or sub-syndromal SAD, which starts as the days grow shorter and less light reaches our brains.

Scilly walks

9:58am Saturday 29th November 2008

They’re only 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall, but light years away from the hustle and bustle of the mainland.

Star billing

10:00am Saturday 29th November 2008

When the chance came to party like a rock star in London, Owen Amos couldn’t resist. If only he could find his way out of his room…

A tower of strength

A tower of strength

12:15pm Saturday 15th November 2008

Will Roberts takes his courage in both hands to face the demons of the ultimate theme park, Alton Towers.

The white stuff

NO WALK IN THE PARK: Dog sledding in Hemsedal

12:13pm Saturday 15th November 2008

Dani Webb gets the chance to learn to ski in one of Norway’s most popular resorts.


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