Five thousand miles of coastline and not a surfboard in sight – but that’s all changing thanks to the Surfing Swamis India has 4,700 miles of coastline, but the last thing you are likely to see on its palm-fringed beaches is a surfboard – until now. That’s changing, thanks to a group of surfers from near the port city of Mangalore known as – what else?
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India discovers the joys of surfing
Peter Rabbit would have eaten them and been sick. His creator painted delicate watercolours of them, and was a match for her Victorian scientific contemporaries Her rabbits are famous – Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy and company – but the world at large knows less about Beatrix Potter’s toadstools.
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Beatrix Potter’s toadstools win a spell in the limelight
Drivers crossing the channel will have to carry a portable breath-testing kit to take their car to France.
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Motorists will have to carry portable breathalyser in France
Jennifer Carr has long been a fan of bustling Marrakech, but looking for a little relaxation, she heads three hours south to find a rural paradise that’s perfect for a yogic break.
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Morocco yoga courses: Stretching out on a yogic break in soothing Berber country
As the Olympics loom, Alexandra Topping takes a tour within sight and sound of the London 2012 site Interactive: an alternative tour around the site The Olympic Stadium gleamed in the winter sunshine: imposing, elegant and, best of all, complete. But from the vantage point of the Greenway path, all around the signs of construction rumbled on. Damien Erni, visiting the Olympic site with his family from Switzerland, looked impressed, if slightly concerned.
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An alternative Olympic tour takes in Hackney’s art, history and fashions
Cruise from Budapest along the Danube through Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria to the Bulgarian port of Rousse, including passing through the ‘Iron Gates’, the narrow divide between the Balkans and Carpathian mountains. The week-long luxury river cruise costs from £1175 per person (was £1654pp), saving £479pp, with all meals, free wi-fi, free use of on board bicycles, daily tours and excursions and all port taxes. Contact AmaWaterways on 0808 223 5009 or visit www.amawaterways.co.uk
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Luxury Black Sea river cruise – save £479pp
The Hotel @ Times Square is offering the chance to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in New York this March from $194.99 per room (approx. £62 per person, per night).
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St Patrick’s Day in New York from £62pppn
Ed Miliband has called for the Government to tackle Britain’s ‘rip-off consumer culture’, which has led to customers facing exorbitant charges for holidays, savings, banking and parking.
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Labour leader Ed Miliband calls for end to ‘rip-off’ consumer culture
Foreign Secretary William Hague reminded Britons about the importance of registering with the FCO or local consulate so they can be contacted if the civil unrest in Greece worsens.
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Greek bailout: Britons warned to register with FCO or consulate as civil unrest worsens
More than 70 years after the von Trapps fled Austria, the original musical is being produced in its homeland of Salzburg and, dirndl skirt or not, actress Helen Atkinson-Wood had to be there for the opening night.
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Holidays in Salzburg: At last! I’m in the Sound of Music