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2009 Archive

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Archive of articles from 2009

Winter holidays in the US

Snowmobiling fun in Michigan

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! An abundant supply of the white stuff and a superior system of 6,200 miles of maintained, interconnected trails make Michigan a top destination for snowmobilers.

BBQ in the snow! (photo: Michael Standen)

Travel Blog: Best working day ever

So my first full week working as a travel rep is coming to a close and how do I feel about it? Well, I think it's better to look back at what my life was like say, six months ago and compare notes.

Travel ideas in Azerbaijan

Travel Blog: Born for Baku

Thirty kilometres in two hours. It just wasn't fair. They claim that one in every four people of driving age in Moscow has a car, and the ungodly traffic on the ring roads circling this city of nine million and leading to the airport add tremendous weight to this statement.

Caribbean holidays in Aruba

Sunny days in Aruba

The Caribbean island of Aruba is famous for its powder white sand beaches but there's much more to a holiday or a cruise stopover in Aruba than meets the eye.

Midtown Hotel in central Istanbul

Review: Central Istanbul hotel

On my recent city break in Istanbul I stayed at the stylish Midtown Hotel, which is centrally located in a pleasant street just off Taksim Square, at the top of the district of Beyoglu.

City break in Istanbul

Turkey: European Capital of Culture 2010

Turkey's popularity as an affordable year-round holiday destination continues to go from strength to strength, with 24 million foreign visitors in the first 10 months of 2009, including 2.1 million British tourists.

Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque (photo: Natasha von Geldern)

City break in Istanbul

By any standards, Istanbullus are proud of their city. And since you can hardly walk down a street in Sultanhamet without falling over some Byzantine or Ottoman relic they do have a few things to boast about.

Winter holiday ideas in the Great Lakes

Brrrrr.bring your fishing gear!

If the checklist reads: auger.tip-up.ice skimmer.shelter, you know it's time to go ice-fishing, one of Michigan's popular winter activities.

Original city breaks in Berlin

Berlin's buried treasures

Berlin has become a travel hotspot during 2009, with events including the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall drawing in tourists from across the world for a city break.

Winter sun breaks for Christmas

Christmas in the sun

Brits are choosing to swap scarves and gloves for bikinis and bellinis for their Christmas holidays in 2009.

Stay in Cape Town for the World Cup

WC2010 South Africa accommodation

If you want to support England at the 2010 South African World Cup here are some great options for self-catering accommodation in the South African cities where England will be playing.

Walking holidays from Port Soller, Mallorca (photo: Natasha von Geldern)

Walking in the Valley of Oranges

The sound of waves slapping against the shore outside our hotel window was lulling but the warm October sun was shining and the ancient trails of Mallorca's Valley of the Oranges beckoned.

Diving in Malta (photo: Casper Tybjerg www.visitmalta.com)

Conquering new depths

<i>Daniel Andrews</i> has run a couple of half marathons (which he really was not up for) and flown across the plains of Africa under a canvas no thicker than paper, so why shouldn't he add breathing underwater to the list?

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