Holidays Articles

Luxury Tailor Made Holidays - Posted by Mark Shaw.

When it comes to holidays, the word luxury conjures up grandness. This article looks at what makes a luxury holiday and specifically looks at luxury tailor made holidays.

Hogmanay in the Highlands: New Year in Scotland - Posted by Adam Singleton.

Many people are turning their backs on the traditional New Year's Eve street party or club night in favour of more sedate celebrations, and Hogmanay in the Highlands is proving a popular way to see in the New Year.

Snork like an Egyptian: sun, sand and scuba in Sharm el Sheik - Posted by Paul McIndoe.

There's more to Egypt than mummies; Sharm el Sheik's Red Sea resorts offer some of world's best scuba diving and are the closest tropical reefs to Europe.

Hungary for a holiday? Why more Brits are heading east for their vacations - Posted by Paul McIndoe.

With hundreds of thermal baths, charming medieval cities, plenty of wildlife and beer for a pound a pint, Hungary is attracting an ever growing slice of the British holiday market.

Savannah proves a good scream! - Posted by Adam Singleton.

Savannah has a fair proportion of haunted inns and hotels reflecting the city’s reputation as one of Americas most haunted; here are some to visit, or avoid, depending upon your preference!

Florida Timeshares - Posted by Frank Coleman Jr..

Information on Florida Timeshares

Family fun in Barcelona - Posted by john michael.

this article is about family fun days out in barcelona

Timeshare takes off as Hotel occupancy drops - Posted by Richard Fletcher.

A recent Reuters news article reports that hotel occupancy in the USA is down in some top holiday spots – not for lack of visitors, but because more people are choosing to invest in permanent holiday accommodation like property and timeshares in their favourite destinations.

Shopping Down Under - Posted by Ken Brower.

The Australian shopping experience offers a vast range of both imported and locally-made goods.
Local products include the inevitable toy koalas, kangaroos and wombats. But many local fashion designers are making names for themselves. In tune with the laid back 'Down Under' lifestyle, Aussie designs tend to be more casual and comfortable than those from Europe. Notable local brands include Sass and Bide, Carla Zampatti, Jag, and Adele Palmer.
 
Locally-mined opals are one of the best buys in Australia but you really need to know what you're doing when shopping for any kind of gemstone.
 
And of course if you're after serious Aboriginal art or just a boomerang or didgeridoo, Australia's the place to go.
 
Shopping In Sydney
 
Downtown Sydney is home to the standard retails outlets. For department stores, the two major names are David Jones and Myer. David Jones is the largest, selling goods ranging from the latest fashions to designer furniture.
 
For more individual wares you have to head to Paddington, Glebe and Newtown, home to distinctive boutiques showcasing the threads of local designers, along with jumble shops and markets for penny-pinchers. Oxford Street is the domain of myriad fashionable clothing outlets featuring the creations of the city's most avant-garde designers.
 
A must visit is the Queen Victoria Building which houses a delightful Victorian shopping arcade offering four levels of male and female fashion items in 200 boutiques.
 
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Shopping In Melbourne
 
Melbourne is acknowledged to be Australia's shopping capital. It is home to grand fashion houses, department stores, fascinating souvenir shops, and glorious arcades.
 
The arcades are one of Melbourne's treasures. The finest is the Block Arcade home to over 30 businesses such as the historic Hopetoun Tearooms. Another gem is the Royal Arcade and don't miss the massive Melbourne Central shopping complex between Latrobe and Lonsdale streets.
 
Other Melbourne shopping attractions include South Yarra featuring Australian fashions, and Toorak Road for high-priced, brand names such as Gucci.
 
For the more thrifty shopper, head to one of the thousands of retail shops and factory outlets. They're spread around Melbourne especially on Bridge Road and Swan Street. Here you can pick up designer clothes, perhaps last season's top picks, for just pennies on the dollar.
 
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Shopping In Brisbane
 
Australia's third-largest city boasts a broad array of shopping outlets gracing its tropical landscape. Brisbane's shopping scene is centered on Queen Street Mall which houses around 500 retail outlets.
 
Queensland's own fashion creations are on sale at the Brisbane Arcade. The nearby Broadway on the Mall and MacArthur Central offer a wide range of gifts and accessories and designer labels and Swiss watches.
 
But for an authentic Brisbane shopping scene, you have to head to one of the city's many markets. Valley Markets is the place for alternative and retro fashion. It's open on weekends from 8 am to 4 pm On Friday nights, the South Bank Art and Craft Markets come to life with its stocks of handicrafts.
 
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