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Popular in the Roaring Twenties, Le Touquet is now more down to earthSpend your days strolling the pearly white beach, with its colourful hutsYou can also…

The Crafty Traveller: How to slam the brakes on runaway car-hire costs this summer By Fred Mawer Updated: 11:18, 1 June 2010 What with the major headaches of…

Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to go to Norway. It was those glossy black-and-white photos of fjords and fishing boats that caught my imagination.And the…

The Crafty Traveller: Big savings or short-selling - are city passes worth the money? By Fred Mawer Updated: 14:56, 29 April 2012 Spring is prime city-break…

The Crafty Traveller: Private guides are a luxury that can cost less than you think By Fred Mawer Published: 11:22, 6 January 2013 | Updated: 11:23, 6 January…

All roads lead to Etna! Libby Purves swaps the Radio 4 studio for a trip around Sicily By Libby Purves Updated: 21:08, 31 May 2014 Bleary on a dawn flight, I…

The Crafty Traveller: Cancun, Luxor, Libya - the new flight routes starting up this autumn By Fred Mawer Updated: 12:39, 18 October 2010 Not sure where to go…

The Crafty Traveller: Shop around and bag yourself the most comfortable flight By Fred Mawer Published: 12:59, 20 October 2013 | Updated: 12:59, 20 October…

The Crafty Traveller: How to get the best all-inclusive bargains By Fred Mawer Updated: 19:33, 17 January 2010 All-inclusive holidays sold like hot cakes in…

Shipwreck! Or, to be more precise . . . barge-wreck! A breakfast-time drama plays out on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, as Captain Adams and his crew set off in…