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Donegal dreamin’: The Green Gate in Ardara, Co. Donegal is a small,
simple B&B run by a Frenchman who found it too difficult to leave
Donegal, so opened a B&B there instead. Rooms from E45 to E55 per
person sharing. Tel 00 353 74-954 1546 www.thegreengate.eu.
Magnifique!
- All aboard: If you prefer going by rail in these days of intolerable
airports, guilt-inducing carbon footprints and restricted baggage, Treyn
Holidays specialises in rail holidays all over Europe. Using the Eurostar
from St. Pancras in London, there are 12 itineraries including Austria,
Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland —
with prices from £245. Accommodation is in hotels en route and each
tour is accompanied by a tour manager. www.treynholidays.co.uk
- Lounging about in Limerick: The Clarion Hotel and the Clarion Suites
in Limerick are offering an extra night free when you book for two nights.
A two-night stay in the hotel, with dinner on one evening, is E155 per
person sharing. Tel 00 353 61 444135.
- Romance in France: Le Moulin de Larcy (pictured below), a heavenly
retreat in Perigord on the River Dronne has just three apartments, each
with kitchen, sitting room, en suite bedroom and terrace. Chill out with
your partner exploring the countryside, swimming, cycling, fishing, painting
or just sitting on the banks of the river. Relaxing massages and reflexology
treatments are also available. Just four kilometres from Riberac and about
90 minutes from Bordeaux. Apartments cost from E160 per night, including
breakfast. Tel: 00 33 55 3912389, www.moulin-de-larcy.com
- Swoon in Sweden: You’ve just time to book up for a spot of speed-dating
in Sweden — if you’re over 35. A luxury speed weekend for
singles aged 35-55 years old has been organised in the Swedish capital
of Stockholm by the Stockholm Visitors Board. The first Singles Weekend
takes place this weekend, March 8-9 with another planned for April. www.visitsweden.com
PS: Almost all Swedes speak English up to Oxford Masters degree level.
- Stay in Sligo: Holiday Homes Direct have several offers in the coming
months, including Ballinfull Grange Holiday Home. Normally priced E600
for the week, now available for E500. www.holidayhomesdirect.ie
n North to Norway: There are good ski deals in Lillehammer, where the
runs are expected to stay open until April 20, with over 28 runs. You’ve
just got time to book a Winterpark Package which includes two nights’
accommodation Friday-Sunday with breakfast and one entrance to Hunderfossen
Winterpark, valid until March 16. E200 per person in double/twin room,
E330 per person in single room, E60 per child (0-2 years free). Other
offers available until April 20. www.lillehammerturist.com
- A Hungary heart: Budapest’s annual Spring Festival (March 14-30)
sees 200 events and performances in Hungary’s capital city. Everything
from classical to rock; contemporary dance to Andalucian flamenco; operas
and street performances and art exhibitions. www.budapestspringfestival.com
and www.gotohungary.co.uk
- Love all in Austria: Timeout Options, tennis and ski holiday operator,
is running tennis holidays to the Austrian mountain resort of Brand. The
tennis lessons will be run by UK tennis professionals Lorna Woodruff and
Karen Cross. www.timeoutoptions.co.uk
- Get snappy in Europe: Point101 Holidays runs photography holidays to
Abruzzo in Italy and Marrakech. The eight-night holidays offer expert
tuition for photographers of every level, from complete beginner to established
artists. Point101 Holidays teach guests the necessary skills to get the
most out of their cameras. Visit the website www.point101.com/holidays
- Camping it up in Britain: Lakeland Camping Barns offer an opportunity
to stay in ancient farm buildings at an affordable £7 per person
per night and experience Cumbria’s lakes and lofty peaks. The Lakeland
Camping Barns are run by farmers, each has its individual character but
all have sleeping, cooking/eating and washing areas, are watertight and
in stunning locations. Lakeland Camping Barns network has compiled a series
of circular barn-to-barn walking and cycling routes enabling guests to
stay at a different barn each night. Visit the website www.lakelandcampingbarns.co.uk
- Weighty problem: Know your luggage weight before you check-in. In the
current climate of airlines reducing their maximum luggage weight to a
mere 23kg, Balanzza, the first portable digital luggage scale, brings
a simple low-cost solution for all travellers. www.balanzza.co.uk |
