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One for the boys
10:07am Saturday 10th May 2008
Paul Fraser relives his childhood memories on a family holiday at Butlins

So near, so spa
9:17am Saturday 3rd May 2008
A short break at a luxury hotel is becoming increasingly popular. Jenny Needham and Peta King sample three of the best in the region

A Doll’s House, Northern Stage, Newcastle
10:54am Monday 28th April 2008
HENRIK Ibsen's play may have been written more than 100 years ago, but the story still has plenty of relevance today.

Judge and Jury's
9:23am Saturday 26th April 2008
Matt Westcott finds there’s a lot more to Dublin than Guinness

Best red
11:01am Saturday 12th April 2008
Tim Wellock mixes with the haves and the have-yachts on a two-centre holiday in Egypt LUXOR Airport styles itself "the modern gateway to an ancient civilisation", which might equally apply for those arriving via the Red Sea into El Gouna. The modern resort's twinkling new marina - no berth pains here - provides a sharp reminder of the have and have-yacht existences which colour a visit to Egypt in such a startling variety of shades.

A welcome in the Balkans
9:23am Saturday 22nd March 2008
Sally Taylor visits Montenegro and Croatia and discovers a region eager to cash in on a tourism bonanza NIGH on 40 years ago I did a parachute jump, in the days when women didn't, and made big news. Round about the same time I took part in a gruelling winter airbed race down a Scottish river and across a loch near Glencoe. A little while later, I spent three days on a local bus, admittedly terrified, travelling up into the Himalayan foothills.

Snow far, snow good
10:32am Saturday 16th February 2008
After three seasons off the slopes, Peta King gives in to family pressure to rediscover her ski legs in Switzerland

Island holidays
11:19am Saturday 2nd February 2008
On a trip to the island of Lefkas Christine Fieldhouse finds out why Greece still is one of the most popular holiday destinations

A real gem
10:18am Saturday 26th January 2008
Bert Walsh goes into cultural overload on a classical music cruise to the Baltic capitals

Reading room
9:05am Saturday 19th January 2008
After enduring a less than comfortable train journey, Steve Pratt enjoys a more rewarding railway experience in Reading

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