Holidays

American Travel Inspiration

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:59:14 +0100

Sick of the same old, same old? New York City, Napa Valley, Miami. (Actually, no, never sick of those spots.) Check out this hilarious list of truly inspired spots to check out on your next trip to Exchange Rate Heaven.

Climbing Kilimanjaro

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:22:48 +0100

We have a friend who climbed Kilimanjaro (and she's not your typical trekker). Her words? "It really did turn out to be one of those 'once in a lifetime' opportunities, as well as one of the most exhilarating and rewarding trips I've been on...

Adventures With Bragging Rights

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:03:28 +0100

These days the world really is our oyster; from trekking in Bhutan to crossing the Sahara, anything is possible. Already scaled a mountain, run a marathon and heli-skied with the best of them? Check out these five options.

Welcome to Valpo on the Pacific

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:50:27 +0100

The barman grins and points to the mirrored wall behind him, where familiar and unfamiliar bottles of alcohol form a disorderly line on a shelf along the length of the room. Among the boozy kaleidoscope, three dolls in party dresses slouch next to a faded black and white photograph of the bar 40 years ago.

Villas for Summer

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:12:09 +0100

One of the best kinds of holidays is a week in a fabulous house surrounded by great friends, great food and great wine. With that in mind, we offer a few options for your summer villa rental.

Fabulously Sinful Travel

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:13:45 +0000

Clearly the folks at Original Travel gave something up for Lent, otherwise, how could they have conceived of such a list? Herefollows the perfect antidote to whatever you gave up for 40 days (and 40 very long nights).

Zagat's Survey on Airlines

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:50:37 +0000

We make no bones about it. We love Zagat's. And as they grow, they introduce cool, new surveys. A recent one we've already referenced looked at the best - and worst - airlines.

Driving Namibia

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:56:51 +0000

The hard-packed gravel road is deserted - a snaking sliver of insignificance in the great Namibian expanse of dusty scrubland and distant shimmering sand dunes. The only movement under the vast blue sky is the leisurely progress of the little car.

Mid-Winter Caribbean Sun

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:13:02 +0000

Still struggling with the January Blues? Take a note from the Soul Sister and book a holiday in the sun. With direct flights to every Sunday, you can't go wrong with Turks and Caicos - especially if your bonus wasn't a total disappointment.

Ten Hints for Snow Ski Vir.ins

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:55:35 +0000

So you've finally decided to take that first ski trip. Want to make sure you start your career on the right foot? Then print out this Top 10 list, sure to turn you ski virgins into, well, something else.

Off the Beaten Piste

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:49:58 +0000

For our next instalment of the HITC Ski Report, we take you two places you might not have thought of before: Kashmir, India and The Grand Caucasus Mountains of Georgia.

ABN AMRO Project Accountant Flies to Dubai

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:41:38 +0000

Congratulations go out to Evangelia Karatzoglou, who will be winging her way to Dubai in style, courtesy of Silverjet and Here Is The City.

One Night in Bangkok

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:35:15 +0000

On a first trip to Thailand, it seemed wrong not to visit the capital, even if we did feel we were channeling Murray Head's 1984 classic. Clearly in the '80s the world was your oyster.

Sporting Events Around The World

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:09:26 +0100

Before 2008 arrives and you make that annual resolution to "finally get to the Open/Olympics/Derby", we offer a not-at-all complete (but pretty thorough) list of sporting events in 2008. Yes, that means you should book your trip now.

Barbados - Affordable Hedonism

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:16:56 +0100

By the accepted laws of travel and tourism economics, if you lower the price of your product by 40% the punters will flock to you. So why has the USA, which is now considerably cheaper than it was just a few years ago, suffered a year-on-year fall in tourists since 2000?

India - A Bewitching Country

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:19:20 +0100

If you have any reservations about visiting India, forget them. It has it all, top hotels; delicious food, magnificent sights, stunning scenery, great shopping and you feel very safe.

Cuba - Go Before Castro Goes

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:51:35 +0100

In the 1940s and 50s Frank Sinatra and his Mafia friends treated the sumptuous Hotel Naçional in Havana as their playground. Sinatra provided the cloak of respectability under which dodgy deals took place, and the rich and famous - including Winston Churchill - flocked to the hotspot to gamble, have fun and be seen.

The Four Seasons Punta Mita

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:15:37 +0100

It's easy to start a week at the Four Seasons Punta Mita with good intentions. Yoga on The Rock at 8:30 a.m., aerobics in the main pool at 11:30. Salsa-making class on Thursday at 5 p.m.

Heart-pounding Adventure Trips in South Africa

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:58:14 +0100

HITC has two friends who had to cancel trips because of the sub-prime mess. Our advice to them? Book replacement trips that are bigger, better, faster, more. We've got two South African suggestions.

It's All Greek to Me

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:28:25 +0100

Greece has something for everyone. We explore four places where your perfect Greece will make all the sense in the world.