Searching for your dream holiday villa can be time-consuming and confusing. We know that. The things we’ve been asking ourselves at Villas to Go are:
“Can too much choice be a bad thing?”, “Can having a massive selection of villas for rent actually hinder people from finding what they want?”
Well, we hope not, but we do [...]
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The washout summer has convinced thousands of Britons to book next year’s holiday abroad, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph this week. Following the Met Office’s predicition of a barbecue British summer, many people who decided to have a ’staycation’ in this country ended up with a total washout instead. July 2009 was the wettest [...]
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You’ve found a great villa but now you need to get a good deal on your holiday cash…..the differences in rates offered by banks and foreign exchange retailers can be quite astounding so it pays to look around.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the Post office was recently offering 200 Euros for £194.70 whilst a Travelex [...]
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Unsurprisingly, a beautiful Algarve beach features amongst the first five of the Top 10 European Beaches picked by AOL;
Praia Dona Ana, Algarve
“It’s the most photographed beach in Portugal – and drop dead gorgeous. Dive from spectacular rock formations, swim in clear, calm water and laze on wonderful golden sands.”
If you can tear yourself away from [...]
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Expectations always run high and it can be very frustrating if things don’t go quite according to plan. Have a chuckle at some of these extraordinary complaints taken from a list compiled by the Daily Telegraph (source: research done by Thomas Cook and ABTA)….. we’re sure you’ll agree that there are times when you really [...]
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If you haven’t been to Turkey on holiday before, there’s never been a better time to visit this amazing country.
Value for money – Affordable accommodation and no Euros to buy! The Turkish Lira is currently weak against the pound, making Turkey an even more economical choice for travellers from the UK.
Choice of flights – Getting [...]
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Our overseas team has come up with Ten Top Tips for Travelling on a Budget. Here are the first five, with the rest coming soon……
Go off peak – Save yourself £100’s by travelling outside school holidays if you can. The beaches will be less [...]
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Go native – Eat like the locals and discover a whole new dining experience without the added extras. Don’t be put off by the décor – if the locals are there in droves, the food’s bound [...]
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Times Online reports that two million Britons were expected to go abroad this Easter, up 20 per cent on last year, with Good Friday likely to be the busiest day at UK airports. According to ABTA, there has been a late surge in bookings for foreign breaks despite the spell of relatively warm weather we have been [...]
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The Algarve covers 5,411 square kilometres with some 420,000 permanent inhabitants. This figure can more than double at the height of the summer. Faro is its administrative centre, controlling 16 Municipalities.
It has a south-facing coastline of approximately 155km, with 52 km of coast stretching northwards in the west. At the widest point to the north, [...]
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