Saturday, 21 July 2012

SPAIN: SUNSHINE HOLIDAY NEEDN'T COSTA FORTUNE

COSTA DEL PARASOL: Not a cloud on the Malaga coastWe were on the coach from Malaga airport heading for our hotel when the rep dropped the bombshell that it was at the top of a steep road known as Heart Attack Hill. There were gasps and groans from the couples with kids and a few unrepeatables from the...

Sunday, 15 July 2012

DENMARK: WONDERFUL, FUNDERFUL COPENHAGEN

SPANORAMA: Copenhagen skyline and theOresund Bridge linking Denmark and SwedenThe oldest pub in Copenhagen, Hviids Vinstue, is an unbeatable nightspot with an unpronounceable name. The extra bold Gothic type used in the signs on the front of the building is baffling — the H looks like an S and the V...