‘Is Italy a safe bet?’ The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries – including where to go for a quarantine-free break By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:28 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 13:29 BST, 31 August 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week the issues tackled include where … Read more
‘Do I have to return to the UK immediately if the air bridge agreement with Greece ends?’: The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries, from quarantine rules to Tui refunds By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:15 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 13:16 BST, 25 August 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer … Read more
Art critic ‘solves’ the riddle of Sir Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations and suggests the ‘hidden melody’ is the Welsh song Men of Harlech Sir Edward Elgar revealed in 1899 that there was ‘a larger theme’ to the works He took the secret to his grave telling friends: ‘The enigma I will not explain’ But Bevis … Read more
Let’s play! Multi-tasking teenager solves Rubik’s Cube with one hand while playing piano with the other Jimmy Liu, 18, learnt to play the piano and solve a Rubik’s cube at the same time The multi-tasking teenager managed to ‘speed solve’ the puzzle with one hand He simultaneously played the Nintendo Mii channel theme tune on the … Read more
From passport applications to holiday refunds, we can help: The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:50 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 10:50 BST, 18 July 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week issues tackled include holiday refunds, passport applications and booking hotels in … Read more
Are there any child-friendly Nile cruise ships? Where can I find a nice seaside hotel near Hertfordshire? The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 14:04 BST, 21 December 2019 | Updated: 10:42 BST, 23 December 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week’s topics also … Read more
Q. We’ve booked a holiday to Sri Lanka. What will happen if we cancel? Mary Wilson, via email. A. Abta, the trade body for UK travel agents, says: ‘Customers who are due to travel imminently to the island on package holidays will be offered options of deferring their date of travel, transferring to another destination … Read more
Q. I would like to hitchhike or catch buses following the Mississippi River. What do you recommend? I am 66. Tommy MacDonald, Chelsea, London A. Hitchhiking could be risky, as well as tiring. Rides on Greyhound buses from Minneapolis in Minnesota to New Orleans in Louisiana, stopping for a few days at St Louis in … Read more
The mystery of the volcano-dwelling snail and its iron shell has been unravelled by scientists after its genome was decoded for the first time. The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) survives in what researchers have called the ‘impossible living conditions’ of underwater volcanic vents. Enduring searing temperatures, high pressure, strong acidity and low oxygen, it is … Read more