Forget Harry Potter’s Wizarding World. Joanne O’Sullivan discovers literary destinations that will leave kids with a longer lasting impression than they can get from a ride on a hippogriff roller coaster.
California-sized Finland is home to nearly 180,000 islands. These five examples along the Baltic coast, all in close reach of one another and within the National Park, are a great place to start understanding just how special this place can be.
Looking for a little travel inspiration to help your mind wander while you wait out the high season airfares? Check out this selection of great travel photos from April 2011.
Every culture has its idiosyncrasies, and some countries celebrate their uniqueness in the form of festivals - with a dash of competition thrown in. Plan your travels accordingly, and you might find yourself way off the tourist trail, competing against the locals (or a local horse) in one of the world's seven weirdest sports festivals.
You may not consider the Finnish language an embrace, writes Terje Raa, but you do come to like the sound of it - loud, a touch of sharpness and completely unintelligible.
Philip Blazdell travelled to the Lumilnna Snow Castle on the northern coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in February 2008. The castle is built each winter and is open from February to late March or early Ap
Forget Harry Potter’s Wizarding World. Joanne O’Sullivan discovers literary destinations that will leave kids with a longer lasting impression than they can get from a ride on a hippogriff roller coaster. 
California-sized Finland is home to nearly 180,000 islands. These five examples along the Baltic coast, all in close reach of one another and within the National Park, are a great place to start understanding just how special this place can be. 
Looking for a little travel inspiration to help your mind wander while you wait out the high season airfares? Check out this selection of great travel photos from April 2011. 
Adam Seper takes us on a tour of New Year's Eve celebrations around the world. 
Every culture has its idiosyncrasies, and some countries celebrate their uniqueness in the form of festivals - with a dash of competition thrown in. Plan your travels accordingly, and you might find yourself way off the tourist trail, competing against the locals (or a local horse) in one of the world's seven weirdest sports festivals. 
You may not consider the Finnish language an embrace, writes Terje Raa, but you do come to like the sound of it - loud, a touch of sharpness and completely unintelligible. 