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Edinburgh most popular with overseas tourists

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:58 GMT

Edinburgh is the most popular destination in Scotland for overseas visitors, and the second most popular in the UK as a whole, according to new figures.

Travel: The Hilton, Glasgow

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:15:05 GMT

FROM the outside, Glasgow’s tallest hotel is as likely to be praised for its architecture as one of the city’s last remaining 1960s high rises.

Travel: The authentic vibes of Krakow

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:10:26 GMT

IT’S –5°C when I arrive in Krakow’s medieval market square, the largest of its kind in Europe, dating back to the 13th century.

Travel: Stobo Castle, Perthshire

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:43 GMT

AS we tootled along the country roads from Lanark in the general direction of Peebles on our way to Stobo Castle for a day trip, the chat was already high octane.

Travel: White Island, New Zealand

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:40 GMT

DWARVES, elves and orcs, wizards and warrens full of hobbits – New Zealand is Middle-earth these days, Peter Jackson’s films providing a marvellous showcase for the country’s awesome natural landscapes.

Travel: Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:29:52 GMT

ONE of three hotels owned by the National Trust, Hartwell House, in the Vale of Aylesbury, was first mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to a natural son of William the Conqueror. But the stunning building that stands there now, with its Jacobean and Georgian aspects, dates from the early 17th century.

Travel: Safari in Kenya

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:25:24 GMT

THE conservation message comes over loud and clear when visiting Kenya’s famous animals on safari.

Travel: Channel your appetites at Jersey’s food festival

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:05 GMT

Think of Jersey and what immediately springs to mind is sunshine, cows, potatoes and – I’m just going to get it out of the way – Bergerac.

Travel: Florence versus Venice

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:31:34 GMT

DAN Brown’s forthcoming novel, Inferno, is set principally in Florence, and already the city is gearing itself up for an even greater influx of tourists than usual after the book’s publication on Tuesday.

Video: Wallace & Gromit visit Loch Ness in tourism ad

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:47:13 GMT

Plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit have been to the moon, fought off evil penguins and solved one small town’s rabbit problem, but now they’ve done the impossible - they’ve had their picture taken alongside the Loch Ness monster.

Travel: Raemoir House, Banchory

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:36:13 GMT

AS we entered this fine Georgian mansion, the young receptionist almost bounded from behind her desk in the hallway to give us the grand tour.

Through one door, white tablecloths and silver cutlery gleamed from a sunlit dining room packed with Sunday lunchers.

Travel: Cannes, France

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:31:49 GMT

“THESE are the sexual sacks of the beaver,” says a prim lady who has just tricked us into breathing in the powerfully musky smell of a dark and shrivelled pair of what we had thought were some sort of exotic fruit. Poor old beaver.

Travel: Latin America, the Amazon and Galapagos

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:18:31 GMT

Clutching our torches, my family and I gingerly began our night walk through the Amazon looking for tarantulas. As wildlife enthusiasts, it was hard to imagine that any holiday experience could top this, yet it turned out to be only one of many highlights on our expedition to Ecuador.

Travel: Bavaria, Germany

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:18:27 GMT

With the two-week bacchanal of Oktoberfest and the huge scale of some of its beer palaces, one tends to think of Munich in terms of quaffing frothing steins, rather than soaking up art, but the Bavarian capital also boasts art collections of international significance.

The Scots beach huts with a 10-year waiting list

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:10:56 GMT

THEY may be smaller than the average living room, have no toilets, power or running water, but there is a 10-year waiting list for these quirky huts on a remote Scottish beach.

Travel: Housetrip, Berlin

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:40:12 GMT

FEW cities are as vibrant as Berlin, and few neighbourhoods in Germany’s capital are as charming and central as Schöneberg, a residential area that was part of West Berlin and has long been home to the city’s gay community.

Travel: Surf ‘n’ turf safari at Tanzania

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:29:22 GMT

Tanzania’s Saadani national park may be less well known than the Serengeti but its situation means tourists enjoy big game and beach life

Travel: Bo’ness

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:54 GMT

It’s fearsome Rob Roy, hiding from Redcoats in the Highlands. And he’s wearing plimsolls, as the dapper Victorian gentleman before us is quick to point out.

Travel: Alnwick, Northumberland

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:49 GMT

Helicopters and light aeroplanes buzz above a recumbent figure. A scantily clad Cheryl Cole popping back for a cup a tea wi’ her mam or a photo opportunity for a new nightspot at Newcastle’s Bigg Market?