IT is, says tour guide Olga Dudakova, a symphony of colour. Carnival is back in Venice, the city of love […]
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Watch the spectacular Shetland Viking fire festival 2024
IT is the Viking fire festival that sets Shetland alight. Thousands of people join a fiery torchlight procession before finally […]
Music makes the world go round – how we soundtrack our travels
HOW do you soundtrack your travels? As we count down to the 66th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday, data crunchers […]
Ice work if you can get it. Art that’s here today, gone tomorrow.
THEY say that art leaves a lasting impression but the sculptures on show at Lake Louise just now are, quite […]
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay tickets on sale almost a year early
WE’VE only just put the tinsel and party poppers back in the loft. It feels like the Christmas and New […]
Aerial orchard view is the apple of National Trust’s eye
LOVING the bird’s eye view chosen by the National Trust to adorn the cover of this year’s guidebook – an […]
Body of British explorer to come home 200 years after his death
A BRITISH explorer who helped put Australia on the map is to return home this year – more than 200 YEARS […]
Cask of single malt to sail around the world on 103-night cruise
LIKE a drop of water with your whisky? A cask of single malt is set to be the most well-travelled […]
Happy New Year to all you travel types, thanks for dropping in
HAPPY New Year to you all, especially the lovely readers who have called by at my website paulcoletravels.com in the […]
Merry Christmas – with the Cole family card that started it all
THEY may be falling out of favour in the immediacy of the social media age – but Royal Mail reckons […]
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