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  • Take a walk on the wild side – of Wales
    Wales, in my experience, is a principality that lends itself to travel in an east-west direction: the main road and rail corridors slice from the English border to the Irish Sea, following the lines of least resistance. From the point of view of an outdoor challenge, then, it follows that a north-south journey is likely to be more challenging and, in the vi […]
  • Méribel: A very British ski resort
    To the majority of British visitors, Méribel feels like a winter extension to the Home Counties. First earmarked as a skiing destination in 1938 by a British colonel called Peter Lindsay – who was looking for an alternative to the Austrian resorts the British usually frequented – today the Ski Club of Great Britain claims Méribel as one of the top fiv […]
  • Strikes cause travel headache for BA passengers
    Passengers booked to fly with British Airways on this month's strike days will have to go through the small print of their insurance policies and navigate around the BA website to find out just what effect the dispute will have on their travel plans.

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  • BBC Good Food Magazine and organic dairy brand Yeo Valley Organic, have organised a competition in which you could win a family holiday for four in Malyasia.

    The prize includes return flights for four from the UK to Malaysia with AirAsia, seven nights’ luxury half-board accommodation at the Lake Kenyir Resort & Spa, a one day excursion to Lasir Waterfall, Herbal Island and The Sultan Mahmud Hydroelectric Power Plant, and a half-day tour of Kuala Terengganu. The winner will also receive a hamper of Yeo Valley organic dairy products.

    You can enter the competition via the BBC Good Food Magazine website and entries must be received by 31 May 2009. The winner must take the holiday by 30 November 2009.

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