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Best sights from the Rio...The Rio de Janeiro Carnival, the world-famous and wonderfully flamboyant Brazilian festival, once again failed to disappoint partygoers this year.
The four-day event is known the world over for being one of the best parties you can get a ticket for. But the Rio carnival is not all about fancy costumes, samba rhythms and blow out budgets though; it’s also a fierce competition for the... Read more |
Rome’s finest churches [...The seat of the Roman Catholic Church for over one and a half millennia, the beautiful cityscape of Rome is inexorably shaped by its magnificent religious edifices. According to some estimates, there are over 900 in total. Here we take a look at the city’s 11 most important and spectacular basilicas and churches. Arcibasilica Papale di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) ... Read more
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Our holiday packing habits...What do sardines, a kettle and a nun’s outfit have in common? No, they’re not the most common things found in the office after a Christmas party. They were all included on a list of things we like to pack for a holiday, discovered by British Airways. The survey has revealed the nation’s holiday luggage habits, and found the weird and wonderful things we love to take on holiday. It seems that many of us do not wish to forgo home comforts: sardines, peanut butter, Marmite and even tomatoes were among the most popular food items that we like to... Read more |
Who makes the world’s best...It’s Shrove Tuesday, that time of year when we clear out the larder, fire up the frying pan and try our flipping best to make scrummy pancakes. Apart from our mum, who makes the best pancakes?
The crêpe is paper-thin and often eaten with cheese and ham or strawberries… Search and compare: cheap flights to France The Americans? |
Which airline has the most...The great British public have been voting in their thousands for that most-coveted of travel industry awards – the most attractive airline staff. The last time we checked, it didn’t matter what the cabin crew on a flight looked like, but try telling that to Jetcost, which has carried out a survey to find out which carrier the British public thinks has the best-looking cabin crew. The winner, with 21 per cent of the vote, was Virgin Atlantic. Presumably it was those glamorous red suits that won passengers over, as Virgin Atlantic beat off... Read more |
7 Things you didn’t know...The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, but probably not for the reasons its original designers intended! Located in the city of Pisa in Italy, this architectural marvel has been delighting visitors for centuries with its gravity-defying incline. Here are a few facts about the Tower of Pisa that you probably didn’t know:
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Trade war looming because...The Financial Times reports that “Carbon trade war edges nearer”. Reading Saturday’s FT it would appear that the EU’s recent unilateral inclusion of international airlines into its local carbon emissions trading scheme has indeed poked a wasps’ nest as we suggested in early February, writes John Barrington-Carver. More than 20 countries have been invited to attend a meeting in Moscow to discuss potential retaliatory measures against the EU. If these were to be put into effect there would be no winners... Read more |
Top 10 most extreme...It is part of human nature to test the limits and with the close of the Winter X Games last month and the start of the Iditarod next month, Cheapflights’ experts have compiled a list of the most extreme sporting events around the globe in honour of the thrill-seeking, adrenaline-pumping daredevils who push the limits every day. Hell’s Gate – Il Ciocco, Tuscany, Italy | 18 February |
It’s all smiles in Seattle...Seattle is the home of Boeing and workers there have good reason to smile. The company has just hauled in a mega order for 230 planes with Indonesian carrier Lion Air. Said to be worth $22.4 billion the order is the largest ever single order for Boeing’s short- and medium-haul 737 model. The airline will take delivery of 201 redesigned 737 Max planes (still under test) and 29 of Boeing’s extended range 737-900s. The order comes in the slipstream of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA ) 2011 aviation report confirming that Asia is driving growth and shifting aviation’s centre of gravity eastward. According to IATA, which represent 93 per cent of the world’s airlines... Read more |
Where to find the world’s...If you’re looking to spice up your life look no further than Trinidad and Tobago for the world’s hottest chilli. So hot it actually burned through the researchers’ latex gloves! The New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute researchers officially crowned the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as the world’s hottest chilli. While Trinidad and Tobago is home to the chilli with a deadly sting, there are a number of hot spots across the globe that serve up an eye-watering selection of chili peppers. Mexico |
Ski resorts that offer more...Ski holidays are more popular than ever among British holidaymakers, but according to new research we’re spending less time on the slopes these days – four hours per day now compared to six hours per day two decades ago. Ski resorts have woken up to this fact and are offering tourists more than just a week on the slopes. So what are the best resorts for more than skiing? Grand Bornard, France |
What does a backpacker pack...Taking a gap year between school and university, or between university and a job? Or are you one of an increasing number of people taking a sabbatical from work and heading off in to the unknown with nothing but a knapsack on your back and a Val-deri, Val-dera in your heart? If you are considering such a trip you will have quickly realised how much planning is required. First and foremost, of course, is where you are going as this pretty much dictates everything else, from travel arrangements, budget, and what you take. We’re not going to try and influence where you go or how you get there (you’ll be flying of course!), and without giving you a wad of cash we can’t really... Read more |
