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lMusic l Games l Money l Motors l Puzzles l Travel the unday YOUR HOLS FOR UNDER... S Have your tart and eat it Edinburgh on October 19. See £100:with a night at the easyjet.com/holidays or call 020 3499 Cavendish Hotel in the town of Bakewell 5232. in the Peak District is from £80pp. See A week all-inclusive at the hotels.com £750:4H Tasia Maris Seasons OR A four-night all-inclusive stay at Hotel in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, is from the 5H Fantasia Bahia Principe Tenerife £726pp, leaving Glasgow on September ENJOY SPANISH SIZZLER ONA CULTURE COSTA TRIP in Golf del Sur is from £85pp per night, 15. Get all the info you’ll need at two adults and one child sharing a junior firstchoice.co.uk or visit your local TUI suite, arriving September 26. See store. WITH more than 300 bahia-principe.com OR Seven nights’ half-board at the 5H days of sunshine on the A night B&B at the 4H TUI SENSIMAR Oceana Resort and Spa GO: MURCIA £250:The Samling hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia, pictured, Costa Calida, you won’t GETTING THERE: Ryanair fly to Alicante from overlooking is from £625pp, need to worry about any- Prestwick Airport. See ryanair.com Lake leaving Glasgow thing other than a warm STAYING THERE: For rates at the Tryp Murcia Rin- Windermere in on con De Pepe see melia.com See balneariolaenc- the Lake September 16. welcome in this beautiful arnacion.es for Hotel Encarnacion and for Hotel District is from See tui.co.uk or region of Spain. Playa Grande see hotel-playagrande.com £230. See visit your local It’s packed with stunning MORE INFO: See murciaturistica.es/en or look thesamlingho- TUI store. beaches, beautiful cities and for #VisitMurcia on social media. tel.co.uk VEGAS IS THRILLER OR Six So cool just about every outdoor £1000: LAS Vegas always has an unprecedented line-up of entertain- activity you could imagine. enthusiasts most of the year, cheated slightly on the return nights’ in Get in early for ment options to entertain and thrill. New right now is singer, And the Costa Calida, which because of its perfect climate. leg by trying a super electric Somerset at £200 off a week dancer, choreographer and pop legend Paula Abdul who means warm coast, has as much If you are a bit of a thrill- bike for the first time. Little Byre an at the 5H began her new residency Paula Abdul: Forever Your Girl at culture and beauty as it has seeker you can try a jet-ski After a busy day we enjoyed open-plan barn Domaine Des the Donny Marie Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas last sun. from local agents Noranautic to some amazing food, using the conversion Ormes parc in month. I headed there late June get the adrenaline pumping. finest local produce, at the which sleeps Brittany, France, With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, legend- wanting to top up the tan, but Or if that is just too much Hotel Playasol Mazarron two is from one of the ary British rock ‘n’ roll icons Def Leppard are also starring on also to drink in some rich like hard work and you’re a Whether you are a history £175.50pp, arriving September 14. See flagship sites for Canvas Holidays. A the Las Vegas Strip with their new residency show, The Sin experiences. beach bum like me, then there’s buff or want to relax, the city holidaycottages.co.uk or call 01237 week for a family of up to six is now from City Residency, at at Planet Hollywood The holiday mood began as also a cracking Chiringuito bar of Lorca is a must. 459 888. £799, arriving July 25. Travel not in Calida soon as I enjoyed by first beer on the shore to chill with a It was given the status of a A week self-catering at included. See Resort Casino. At The Venetian Theatre, Las Vegas, 19-time, Grammy at the airport, ready for my beer or sangria. Town of Historical and Artistic £500:the 3H+Isla Del Aire canvasholidays.co.uk or call 0345 268 Award-winning crooner Tony Bennett will debut I Left My Ryanair flight to Alicante, which The area is also extremely Interest in the 1960s. There’s Apartments in Punta Prima, Menorca, is 0827. Heart in Las Vegas, a new show on September 25. is around an hour’s drive from popular with hikers. plenty of local culture and cus- from £369pp, leaving Glasgow on OR Seven nights’ B&B at the 4H America’s all-time top-selling rock ‘n’ roll band Aerosmith the main city Murcia where the It was great to sample my toms to admire at the host of October 1. Get all the information at Khaolak Laguna hotel in Khao Lak, architecture is stunning, with first trek in Spain in the early museums in the city. The White jet2holidays.com or call 0800 408 Thailand, is from £779pp, leaving bring their Grammy Award winning hits to the Las Vegas Strip morning through the woodlands Museum and the Jewish Syna- with their “ D Are Wild residency at Park Theatre on Septem- the 600-year-old cathedral the 5594. Glasgow and Edinburgh on selected pick of the bunch. and hills while enjoying the gogue were a treat. OR Seven nights’ B&B at the 3H dates next June. See more information ber 21, 23, 26 and 28. Fans can enjoy some of the band’s most lovely temperatures and the per- Lorca Castle — the fortress of iconic hits including I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing, Walk This I didn’t have to far to stray Merton Hotel in St Saviour, Jersey, is at emiratesholidays.com or give them a far for my first digs. The Hotel fect scenery around the Pro- the sun — towers over the third from £370pp including flights from call on 0208 972 8949. Way, Sweet Emotion and many more. Tryp Rincón de Pepe is a street tected Area of Sierra de Las largest city in the area, but you Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter contin- away. It’s amazing steak restau- Moreras with local firm City have to visit it to truly appreci- ues her exclusive headlining residency, Christina Aguilera: rant is said to be one of the Hall. ate its beauty. The Xperience, at Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood most popular in the region and A slap-up lunch at the La As amazing as cities are, it’s Resort Casino. She will wow audiences throughout Septem- the packed dining room at 11pm Meseguera restaurant at the always good to get a bit of sea ber and October. Beginning on October 24, Cirque du Soleil was testament to that. Hotel Playa Grande was just the air and Aguilas is just perfect Entertainment Group will bring its first live action thriller pro- pick-me-up after our epic stroll. for that. It’s got a lovely prome- duction to the Strip with R.U.N at Luxor Hotel and Casino. See Boasts a number The hotel is perfectly located nade, surrounded by palm trees visitlasvegas.com. on the main road into the town and overlooks a harbour. of shipwrecks and also has a stunning back entrance which overlooks the Backdrop of the And if you don’t want to promenade and beautiful sun- retire to your bed just yet, kissed beach. beaches and coves there’s even a casino. I wanted I don’t think I’ve ever gorged to be fresh for an early start The Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel on as much ham, cheese and is rightly deemed one of the and a trip to nearby Cabo de bread in my life. It was simply Palos. It has a picturesque har- best places in the town and outstanding — then they served where better to re-fuel than in bour and a giant glorious beach the main course of meat and — perfect for strolling around its stunning restaurant. fish which, honestly, nearly It was definitely one of the and soaking up the sunshine. pushed me over the edge. My first meal set the tone for best buffets I’ve experienced. And after our over-indulgence There was a great atmosphere how well I’d eat over the next it was time to hit the road few days. The Miramar has a as well with chefs show cooking again. But thankfully I had two their massive cuts of meat perfect setting on the harbour. wheels to help me this time. The free-flowing white wine was which weren’t long in being We picked up our bikes from snapped up. the perfect way to cool down in Ecoadventure then whisked blistering heat and the locally The hotel also has a smashing along the main road in the sister hostel next door — which produced seafood and rice blazing heat. dishes were outstanding. looked fantastic for those want- Lucky for us there was a fab- ing to save a few quid but not We were then treated to a ulous sea breeze to keep us cool fascinating lesson about the settle for any less luxury. as we made our way through It was back on the ocean TRIP’S EVA SO HOT area’s marine history at the the hills and rocky roads. It was Planet Azul visitor centre. waves for me next when we THIS year marks a century since the birth of one of South a tough ask during the swelter- enjoyed a boat tour with Don America’s most famous women — Eva Peron. She was born in But if you fancy something a ing heat, but the sense of bit more active, the rocky coast- Pancho, cruising around the sea 1919 in the rural village of Los Toldos, Argentina, and moved to achievement when we completed with the backdrop of the Buenos Aires in the 1930s to become an actress. line is excellent. It’s a mecca for our trek was amazing. divers and also boasts a number beaches and coves before we But her most famous role was that of wife of Juan Perón, Me and my cycling buddies had a guided walking tour of historic ship wrecks. I’m no were all delighted to see the who became president of Argentina in 1946. Eva, below, water baby but even I managed around the town. fought or women’s rights and to improve the lives of the poor. finishing line at a nudist beach We finished off what can only a spot of snorkelling for the — but thankfully everyone kept Buenos Aires will host several events to celebrate her first time. be described as the perfect day legacy. Travel Buenos Aires has a walking tour which takes in most of their clobber on as we with an phenomenal evening One of the best ways to see cooled off in the water. I even the former Central Buenos Aires Post Office, home of the more of the peninsula is to take meal at the Zoco del Mar res- reconstructed Sala Eva Perón which, in 1946, was the First a stroll up the lighthouse taurant. It’s setting, high up Lady’s office. Then it’s the historic city square where Evita stairs. The views are simply in the hills overlooking the famously addressed the crowds from the balcony of the Casa breathtaking. entire area, is second to none. Rosada, above, the Facultad de Ingeniería where her body And after an action- And the dishes of meat and was kept on display for two years packed day we enjoyed a fresh fish, caught from the after her death and her final resting fantastic late-night feast at What costs what? nearby harbour went down a place, Recoleta Cemetery, and the the El Balneario de la treat with me and my travel Evita museum (Museo Evita) Encarnacion hotel in nearby A cold beer is really tasty buddies. It was the perfect web.museoevita.org.ar Los Alcazares. and will cost you around end to a brilliant trip. On September 20, Museo Evita The quirky hotel looks €2. It doesn’t matter whether launches a temporary exhibition — onto the sea and also has a think about the area as an all- you like a laidback holiday Retratos de Familia — displaying beautiful courtyard. year-round attraction. or an adventure, you’re guar- portraits after La Revolución Liber- Next on our journey was Do anteed to have the coolest tadora of Eva alongside the perma- forget to get out and about in times ever in the Murcia Puerto de Mazarron. The the countryside. nent display taking you through resort is a mecca for waters Don’t region — all year round. her life. The Eva Perón Tour, is a sports and other outdoor GERRY DUFFY half-day bus and walking tour in Buenos Aires. For more info, visit turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/ recorrido/footsteps-evita and for more on Buenos Aires, see turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en

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