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Gregg Wallace and John Torode on the best places to eat at Heathrow airport

PUBLISHED: 14:05 EST, 18 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:05 EST, 18 May 2013 The idea of hurrying to the airport in the expectation of getting a good, affordable meal ...

Tour de France: Checking out this year's starting point

By Max Wooldridge PUBLISHED: 14:04 EST, 18 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:04 EST, 18 May 2013 When you consider that Corsica offers views that take in the sparkling Mediterranean on ...

Toddler-friendly travel: Buckets, spades and volcanoes in Tenerife

By Jo Tweedy PUBLISHED: 13:58 EST, 18 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:03 EST, 18 May 2013 Just a few hours after our toddler daughter had watched Tenerife’s famously clever parrots ...

Kathy Lette on a brush with the Great White in South Australia

By Kathy Lette PUBLISHED: 13:28 EST, 18 May 2013 | UPDATED: 13:28 EST, 18 May 2013 The massive sign that greets disembarking passengers at Adelaide Airport asks: 'What is Australia's ...

Family camping holidays: Northumberland in a tent

By William Coles PUBLISHED: 12:31 EST, 17 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:34 EST, 17 May 2013 Surveying the Dunstan Hill Club Site in Northumberland - with its scores of camper-vans, ...

Gardening holidays: A blooming marvellous horticultural break to the Azores

By Nigel Colborn PUBLISHED: 11:59 EST, 17 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:01 EST, 17 May 2013 To spend a week in the Azores is to fall under a spell. This ...

Ryanair air hostess blows whistle on how contract staff are forced to take three months' unpaid leave and buy their own uniforms

Former contractor describes working conditions as 'total nightmare'Forced to take three months unpaid a year and was not allowed another jobWas also only paid for ...

Eurovision Song Contest: Five things you should know about Malmö, Sweden

By Travelmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 07:59 EST, 17 May 2013 | UPDATED: 08:00 EST, 17 May 2013 The city of Malmö will take centre stage when it hosts the finals of ...

Kitesurfing in Greece: Lefkada, the island that will literally sweep you off your feet

By Jack Davidson PUBLISHED: 04:42 EST, 17 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:42 EST, 17 May 2013 Lefkada’s Milos Beach is something of a windy mecca for high flyers. I’m here ...

'Manners police' return to Venice...with ten polite requests for tourists

By Jo Tweedy PUBLISHED: 04:54 EST, 16 May 2013 | UPDATED: 05:11 EST, 16 May 2013 How to persuade tourists to behave the way you'd like them to in your ...

Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice: From quietening cockerels to translating tattoos, 'bizarre' consular inquiries revealed

By Travelmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:03 EST, 16 May 2013 | UPDATED: 10:27 EST, 16 May 2013 When you think of British consular assistance overseas, nightmare scenarios usually come to mind.But ...

Rav Wilding on a romantic Jamaican getaway with fiancee Jill

By Rav Wilding PUBLISHED: 10:08 EST, 15 May 2013 | UPDATED: 10:12 EST, 15 May 2013 I'm not sure who looked more worried. Me or the honey-brown horse. The weight ...

What to get the billionaire who has everything: Tropical island on the Great Barrier Reef goes on sale for £75million

Daydream Island off the coast of Queensland in Australia hosts 300-room luxury hotel with attached spaGetaway offers snorkelling, jet-skiing and miles of lush golden beaches ...

Mary Portas in Margate: Residents remain divided

By Jo Tweedy PUBLISHED: 05:34 EST, 15 May 2013 | UPDATED: 05:52 EST, 15 May 2013 The owner of a once-struggling sweetshop on Margate seafront has spoken of the boost ...

The real Jersey shore: Gourmet grub and wonderful walks in a Channel Island haven

By Mark Hughes-morgan PUBLISHED: 04:53 EST, 15 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:53 EST, 15 May 2013 Coming in to land at Jersey airport, my wife and I were momentarily puzzled ...

More than HALF of Britons do not use enough sunscreen as skin cancer rates soar

57% of people use out of date sunscreen26% use cream that is more than 2 years past its use by date meaning it offers little ...

Walking to the top of the world: The joy of tackling Everest with a 12-year-old in tow

By Theodora Sutcliffe PUBLISHED: 13:13 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 10:02 EST, 14 May 2013 As my 12-year-old son reaches the prayer flags that mark the location of Everest ...

Himalayas trekking holidays: A world of wonder in the heights of north-west India

By Wendy Driver PUBLISHED: 13:39 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:36 EST, 14 May 2013 They are the bodyguards of the Himalayas,' Pappu told me as I watched the ...

Dan Brown's Inferno: Florence awaits surge in interest as new thriller casts it as key setting

By Chris Leadbeater PUBLISHED: 08:41 EST, 14 May 2013 | UPDATED: 08:41 EST, 14 May 2013 It is one of the most famous cities in Europe – a place of ...

50 weirdest breakfasts from around the globe: Would you eat reindeer instead of cereal?

By Deni Kirkova PUBLISHED: 07:09 EST, 13 May 2013 | UPDATED: 13:43 EST, 13 May 2013 Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many might feel ...

Thailand tourist safety: Special 'tourist courts' to be set to fast-track crimes

By Travelmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 07:00 EST, 13 May 2013 | UPDATED: 07:01 EST, 13 May 2013 Authorities in Thailand are considering setting up special fast-track ‘tourist courts’ in an attempt ...

£245! How women's outlay on holiday clothes is a third of the cost of the break

A third of women surveyed buy new clothes every time they go awayMany admitted they bought new clothes to look different in holiday photos ...

The ultimate sun block! Startling photos of beachgoers relaxing on the beach as planes come into land just METRES above their heads

As well as having white sand and crystal clear water, Maho beach is also the ultimate location for plane spottingThe island's Princess Juliana International Airport ...

Cruise tips: Advice to help you decide if cruising really is for you

By Caroline Hendrie PUBLISHED: 15:02 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:02 EST, 12 May 2013 There are so many different ocean cruises these days, the choice can seem quite ...

Join the English Armada! There's a ferry cheap way to reach the Continent this summer

By Fred Mawer PUBLISHED: 15:02 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:02 EST, 12 May 2013 Just £38. That's how little it can cost to take your car, your family ...

Escorted? We've got it sorted! The most popular tours and why they're so great

By Fred Mawer PUBLISHED: 14:59 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:59 EST, 12 May 2013 With everything organised for you, escorted tours remove the hassle from a holiday. They ...

River cruises: How to float all the way from Burma to Burgundy

By Cate Hope PUBLISHED: 14:58 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:58 EST, 12 May 2013 A river cruise must be the most relaxing way to take a touring holiday. ...

Brie and a crackers chateau in a little-discovered spot just outside Paris

By Carol Drinkwater PUBLISHED: 14:55 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:55 EST, 12 May 2013 My husband was looking for a great rambling property in France, somewhere he could ...

Laura Hamilton says there is just one word for Venice... Perfetto!

By Laura Hamilton PUBLISHED: 14:55 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:55 EST, 12 May 2013 While making TV's A Place In The Sun, I always hope we will film ...

Forget bushtucker trials, Sian Lloyd goes gourmet riding Australia's Ghan railway

By Sian Lloyd PUBLISHED: 14:52 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:52 EST, 12 May 2013 As I sipped some great-tasting fizz to toast the start of our holiday in ...

A half-term dash to Mauritius with two nine-year-olds? It's definitely worth it!

By Alice Beer PUBLISHED: 14:48 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:48 EST, 12 May 2013 It's a long old hike to chase bone-warming sun in the last week of ...

Now that's what I call a lifestyle coach! One reader lets the bus do the work on a US tour

By Michael Nutt PUBLISHED: 14:46 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:46 EST, 12 May 2013 A reader writes... Michael Nutt, 73, from Northwood, Middlesex, is retired from Government service. ...

California Dreamin' on a family road trip, but not before tackling Death Valley

By Martin Brunt PUBLISHED: 14:43 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:43 EST, 12 May 2013 I tuned the radio to K-Earth 101 and gunned the V6 sports utility vehicle ...

A single ticket to Istanbul: Joining solo travellers to discover Turkey's cultural heart

By Elinor Goodman PUBLISHED: 14:43 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:43 EST, 12 May 2013 It seemed a strange way to end a day when I had deliberately dressed ...

Next stop Alaska: Combining a cruise with the slow train through The Rockies

By Viv Creegor PUBLISHED: 14:39 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:39 EST, 12 May 2013 I first fell in love with trains when I worked for the BBC ...

What do we want for summer? Mountains, snow and an adrenaline-filled family trip

By Margarita Madden PUBLISHED: 14:39 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:39 EST, 12 May 2013 You were SO slow! I bet you used the brake. Dad and I sped ...

Shepherd's Pie and KFC (that's Khmer Fried Crickets) on a Mekong cruise in Cambodia

By John Craven PUBLISHED: 14:36 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:36 EST, 12 May 2013 It's lunchtime on the Mekong and we return to our river boat after a ...

Holiday deals: Your pounds will go further than you think with these bargains...

By Frank Barrett, Mail on Sunday Travel Editor PUBLISHED: 14:35 EST, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:35 EST, 12 May 2013 Can you afford a holiday this year? With the ...

A Great Gatsby inspired trip to Cape Cod and Long Island

By Amanda Platell PUBLISHED: 11:58 EST, 10 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:16 EST, 10 May 2013 Walking down the sweeping stairway built for grander times, as the sun sets ...

Bookings boost for TUI: Brits plot summer escape

By Travelmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:21 EST, 10 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:21 EST, 10 May 2013 Europe's biggest tour operator has reported that its holiday sales are 13 per cent ...

Hotel review: Landmark Hotel in London's Marylebone

By Joanna Tweedy PUBLISHED: 07:59 EST, 10 May 2013 | UPDATED: 07:59 EST, 10 May 2013 Rating: We emerge from Marylebone station and tumble straight into the Landmark London hotel. ...

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