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Essential tips on renting a villa in Spain

“A villa conjures up visions of luxury but the truth is that many villas are old and in need of updating. You can go from cheap and cheerful villa hire to a villa that would cost thousands a week and appeal to pop stars or movie stars.” Mark Eastwood of CostaBlancaUncovered.com helps you choose the right holiday villa to rent.

Sign of the Ankh-Morpork Consulate at The Cunning Artificer in Wincanton, Somerset

Way Out West

“We recently went to North Devon to meet a pal of ours there. On the journey home to our south London suburb we were in no great hurry and stopped at, or took a detour to, anything that took our fancy.” A pot-pourri of some West Country tourist attractions…

Trishaws in Penang

A trip on the Eastern & Oriental Express: Part Three

“Everything they say is true. The Orient Express legend deserves its glamorous reputation. Definitely the thing of novels, stories told at dinner parties and the stuff of great memories.” With regret, Rowena Carr-Allinson reaches the end of the line – and her review of the Eastern & Oriental Express – in Singapore.