There’s no better summer activity than a good game of tennis – the perfect mix of fresh air, exercise and cut-throat competition. But however good you look in white shorts, it all counts for nothing if you can’t hit the ball straight. And that’s where this exclusive Body&Soul offer comes in.
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Have you ever considered taking the family on an adventure holiday in France? It may be just what the whole family has been looking for. All the family can be involved together, which can make for a great learning experience.
Whether you fancy white water rafting, horse riding, mountain biking or hiking, these are just some [...]
Astonishingly beautiful and extremely varied, the seven islands and various uninhabited islets of the Aeolian archipelago were designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2000. Their volcanic origins left a dramatic legacy of black-sand beaches, smouldering craters and splintered, rocky coastlines. Island-hoppers can discover their individual charms: from the spartan conical Alicudi, where donkeys are [...]
Right at the tip of Hokkaido, deep in a lush tract of forest known as the Shiretoko peninsula, is a true natural wonder: the thermal waterfall of Kamuiwakka-no-taki. Translated from the local Ainu language, as Water of the Gods, it bubbles out of the volcanic earth high up in Io-zan mountain before surging past a [...]
Infant explorers SlovakiaWho said adventures were just for older kids? With a minimum age of two, this eight-day exploration of Central Europe’s Tatra Mountains is one of the new infant itineraries offered by the Adventure Company. Relaxed, slow paced and liberally scattered with opportunities for picnics, paddling in rivers and petting farm animals, highlights of [...]
Prices are per person for a week in June, unless otherwise stated. The Asian-style spaInstead of:Chiva Som, Thailand - %26pound;2,535Try: Choupana Hills, Madeira - %26pound;885 Spa aficionados insist Asian spas are the best in the world, and that a 10-hour flight and a large wedge of cash are a small price to pay for such [...]
It’s a curious thing that the many excellent attractions in the lower reaches of a recently published national visitor league table are, almost without exception, to be found in England ( 10 Unsung UK Attractions). The inference, however, that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are somehow deficient in the hidden gems department is very far [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. housing market crash has exposed the mortgage industry’s suspect lending standards, and investors now fear credit cards, car loans, and student debt could be the next sectors to unravel.
If proof of income was shrugged off as a nuisance on home loans, lenders may have been even less scrupulous in [...]
Unlike some wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon is better in real life than you could ever imagine. Apart from one hotel on the rim which is inexplicably built in the style of a 1970s polytechnic, it is unspoilt, unfenced, silent, awesome [...]
