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Greek island adventure

With a total of 6,000 Greek islands to choose from, a smallish cruise ship like the Spirit lets you experience as many in a fortnight as you might see in a decade of 'normal' holidays. Read

The island of Madeira has it all

Okay, I admit it - I've been to Benidorm for the past three years on my summer holidays. Read

Bewitched by Ribble Valley

When I told people I was going for a weekend away near Preston, I met with and a few bemused looks. Read

Take the plunge

Swaying precariously on the seabed, I kept my mind off what was coming up by watching swarms of fish dart in and out of the coral. Read

On the tiger trail

Jack Doyle heads to Nepal in search of the Bengal Tiger Read

Compact and quaint - Stavanger

A surprisingly familiar figure greeted us as we strolled around the streets of Stavanger. During a short visit to the city on a DFDS mini-cruise, cast-iron figures created by sculptor Antony Gormley, which looked strikingly similar to his iconic Angel of the North, were dotted all over the city. Read

Rock on

EVEN after more than 50 years of mass tourism, there are few things that cause more division among holidaymakers than the charms – or otherwise – of Tenerife. Read

Greenbellies, anchoves and bamboo shoots

Bamboo!The by-now-weary voice of a boat crew member alerted us — just a little too late — to the prickly peril lurking on the banks of the slow-moving River Segura. Weary arms paddled away in a belated effort to turn, stop, go back — anything but end up impaled (well, all right, poked and scratched) on those pointy tormentors. But the effort was useless. The result inevitable. Read