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You can have excellent holidays at home too. We don't always go abroad, we love Britain, especially the South West. Come to our part of the world, check out: www.beautiful-devon.co.uk it's full of Devon tourist and travel information and has lots of lovely pictures. How could you resist us? www.classic.co.uk this is a West Country cottage specialist website representing over 450 self-catering properties in Cornwall, Somerset etc. It will even tell you how far the property is from the sea. www.corncott.com this site offers self-catering holiday accommodation throughout Cornwall at very affordable prices. Your Journey: Coming in the car? Plan your route using either the AA - www.theaa.com or the RAC - http://rp.rac.co.uk/routeplanner for free detailed plans. On the motorway and need a break? Check out www.5minutesaway.co.uk a directory of services and facilities available to motorists within 5 minutes of each motorway junction. Taking the train? Plan your journey and find

If you are to have a successful, enjoyable and affordable holiday it is essential that you do your research first before you book or depart to pastures new. Here are a few of our favourite websites: Travel Discussion Sites Trip Advisor - www.tripadvisor.com - this is a brilliant travel discussion site that gives excellent advice where you can benefit from other travellers experiences. I particularly like the reviews of hotels. You can read candid reviews of the hotels in any town or city virtually anywhere in the world. People speak their mind for good or ill. The hotels are listed in order of popularity, the price is indicated and you can also check out several websites for the cheapest deals. There is a lot more to the website so have a look. Also join in and add your own experiences to the melting pot. Virtual Tourist - www.virtualtourist.com - this is the original travel community on the web. You can join and build your own travel page. Here you can also research your trip, exp

Started getting itchy feet and needed something to look forward to, so we have booked ourselves a short break plus a little treat. I am going to Dublin in September with my work mate Sue for four nights. I booked the seats before checking the hotels, a near disaster as all the hotels were fully booked. It turned out to be the last weekend of the Dublin Fringe Festival . www.visitdublin.com However, our good old friend Trinity College came up trumps again. www.tcd.ie We have stayed there twice before, it's a brilliant central location and the buildings and atmosphere are fantastic. Plus it is much cheaper than any central hotel and the refrectory does a wicked full Irish breakfast! But I expect Dublin will be heaving and getting into the pubs could be a problem. Five of us have also booked to go to London in September to visit the Tiffany Exhibition of jewellery at Somerset House. www.gilbert-collection.org.uk Looking forward to that, we can but look and dream! You never know