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Those taking holidays to Jordan and Petra should expect to experience a "trek through history" during their trip, according to one travel writer.Cited by Indiatimes.com, Alison Applebe praised the ancient

The Icelandic destination of Reykjavik offers "myriad" attractions to the keen traveller, according to one travel writer.Cited on Guardian.co.uk, Sveinn Birkir Bjornsson made the claim; stating that Reykjavik's

The Venice Carnival may be over for this year, but it's never to early to start thinking about 2012 and more importantly, what you'll be wearing to that Venetian Masked Ball.The three masked balls are

Iceland has proven itself to be "endearingly quirky", according to one travel writer.Cited by Bootsnall.com, Katie Hammel made the comment as part of her top ten reasons to visit the destination.She argued:

Opera seems to be steadily gaining in popular consciousness, if ITV's 'Popstar to Operastar' is anything to go by.The first show pulled in 6.4 million viewers (a 27.5 per cent share) and is now averaging

Food writer and television star Prue Leith has spoken out about her recent trip along the Nile, according to Visitrr.com.She was so impressed with the river and its sights that she encouraged Britons to

Holiday-makers may have an increased chance to see the Northern Lights after researchers found the sun is progressive to a "very active" phase in the next few years.According to Dennis Bodzash, a space