54 h. ago 'Fairytale' castle just an hour's drive from London is perfect Autumn day trip

'Fairytale' castle just an hour's drive from London is perfect Autumn day trip  MyLondon

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5 d. ago Charming French town with beautiful Christmas market so close it could be a day trip

Lille in France is the perfect destination for an extreme day trip, with the Eurostar from London taking just an hour and 22 minutes to reach the city

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5 d. ago How one Brit holidaymaker spent a day in Spain and it cost less than a night out in the UK

Kelsie Stonya, from Southend-On-Sea, recently took on the ultimate 'extreme day trip' - battling a storm while trying for a quick getaway.

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5 d. ago How one Brit holidaymaker spent a day in Spain and still spent less than a night out in the UK

Kelsie Stonya, from Southend-On-Sea, recently took on the ultimate 'extreme day trip' - battling a storm while trying for a quick getaway.

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8 d. ago ‘The rainbow of colours reminded me of my childhood’: Guillaume Lavrut’s best phone picture

On holiday in his home town of Aurillac, the photographer was drawn to a pretty puddle of reflected umbrellasGuillaume Lavrut was visiting the small French town of Aurillac with his wife and three children when he took this photo. The family were looking for souvenirs together and exploring the streets when they happened on a canopy of umbrellas. Aurillac is home to one of the world’s oldest umbrella factories and is regarded by many as the umbrella capital of Europe. For Lavrut, however, a visit to Aurillac is about returning home.“My family are from there, so we go every summer. It’s so difficult to reach that we need at least a day to get there, but it’s worth it,” Lavrut says. Its peaceful, relaxed atmosphere offers something different from their homes in Paris and Nantes. “The capital is constantly bustling, and Nantes can be busy at times, too, but Aurillac is lost in the mountains, and nature is omnipresent.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago I skied up to the highest mountain hut in the Swedish Arctic. My reward? A whiteout

An epic rail trip to Sweden’s Arctic north ends with a surreal skiing experience – and waffles for breakfast while sitting out a snowstormThe light coming through the sleeper train window wakes me. It’s nearly time. Climbing down the ladder past the other snoozing occupants, I head into the corridor. A few hours ago there were only trees, an endless unfurling ribbon of spruce and birch. Now there is snow, vast banks of it. And sometimes, when the train roars through a big drift, great spumes of white blast out on either side, blocking any view.In the restaurant car, I watch the map on my phone as a blue dot approaches a straight dashed line. A frozen lake and distant pale mountains appear. Then at 6.09am we cross the Arctic Circle. Forty-eight hours previously, I had been in London St Pancras station, queueing for the Eurostar. Now, five trains later, never having left terra firma, I am in the Arctic. Most of my fellow travellers are Swedes with he...

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9 d. ago Travel expert reveals why 'cheap' extreme day trip deals are often too good to be true

Holiday expert Rob, known on TikTok as @robonthebeach, shared his advice in a video, and wrote: 'Extreme day trips are dead.'

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9 d. ago I did an extreme Lapland day trip with my kids with husky sledging and Santa meets and was home for bedtime

TAKING your kids to see Santa in Lapland is a dream for many parents wanting a truly magical Christmas experience as a family  - but can be very expensive. So I've I found a holiday hack that saved me thousands on a trip to the Christmas village in Finland, as long as you don't mind...

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1 week ago Two new UK cities to get own version of 'Eurostar' with links to Channel Tunnel

Virgin Trains has been granted permission to use Eurostar's east London train depot, paving the way for it to launch international services through the Channel Tunnel

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1 week ago Hidden valley has stunning garden which is the only one of its kind in UK

The Painswick Rococo Garden is one of the most beautiful places in Gloucestershire - and it's perfect for an autumn day trip or weekend escape.

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1 week ago Virgin Trains set to compete with Eurostar as Richard Branson's company gets important green light

Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy hails regulator’s decision to let Virgin Trains share Eurostar’s east London train depot - and pushes for Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations to be reopened

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1 week ago Virgin Trains cleared to run Channel Tunnel services after regulator ruling

Granting access to Temple Mills depot breaks Eurostar’s monopoly on the London-Paris route

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1 week ago Virgin to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly with Channel Tunnel services

Regulator the Office of Rail and Road granted access to Sir Richard Branson’s company to share Eurostar’s depot in east London.

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1 week ago Tourist, 80, who died on remote island after cruise left without her is pictured as heartbroken daughter speaks out

THE 80-year-old tourist who died on a remote island after a cruise left without her has been identified as her devastated daughter speaks out. Suzanne Rees, 80, was on the first stop of a 60-day cruise trip around Australia when she got separated from the group on a hike and tragically died. Katherine Rees said...

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1 week ago I went to seaside spot with high street full of amazing shops and the best chips ever

It was named the second best coastal town in the UK last year, and it's easy to see why. With a two-mile long beach, a charming high street and great food, it's the perfect spot for a day trip.

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2 w. ago Cheapest day of the week to go on holiday, according to a travel expert

Booking your holiday on a specific day could actually make your trip cheaper when compared to the rest of the week - and it's good news for those who want short breaks

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2 w. ago Wichita Falls Band Students Need Funds for London New Year’s Day Parade Trip

Wichita Falls Band Students Need Funds for London New Year’s Day Parade Trip  Texomashomepage.com

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2 w. ago A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw

My epic rail journey to some of the continent’s most creative and edgy cities mimics a cruise – I hop on and off, eat too much and soak up the cultureThe people queueing for the Eurostar at London St Pancras station, rushing in from the rain in hoodies, look noticeably less enthusiastic than the usual holiday crowds. But then, we aren’t heading to the usual hot, heady holiday destinations of Spain or the south of France, but boarding a train to north-east Europe. For me, it will be a journey of more than 1,000 miles – via Amsterdam, Berlin and Warsaw to Vilnius – visiting some of the coolest capitals in the north. At least in terms of temperature.As England sweltered this summer, and Spain reached a hellish 46C, it made sense to head away from the heat on what is now fashionably being called a “coolcation”. I left in August, with a suitcase full of jumpers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Not just double decker trains: How Channel Tunnel rail could change forever

Exclusive: ‘It’s about flexibility, increasing frequencies and expanding destinations’, says CEO Gwendoline Cazenave

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2 w. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Vance arrives in Israel as Qatar condemns ‘continued violation’ of ceasefire

US vice-president’s trip comes a day after two Trump envoys met NetanyahuUS vice-president JD Vance has arrived in Israel with his wife, Usha.Vance is expected to meet top US Middle East envoys and military experts monitoring the truce on Tuesday. He is expected to meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and president Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem tomorrow. Continue reading...

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