Archives: February 2011

Tour de France 2011 – Is it worth it? Yes it is! The kids will LOVE it!

The 98th Tour de France will start on July 2nd at Passage du Gois, in the Vendée, a tidal causeway to the Island of Noirmoutier; it will then transit via Britanny, Normandy, the Loire Valley, the Centre, Auvergne and the Midi Pyrenees, before crossing to the Alps and heading slowly back north. Mountain stages will take place in the Auvergne (probable ascent of the Puy Mary) the Pyrenees, and the Alps the race will finish in Paris, 3,471 km later, on July 24th on the Champs Elysées.

Here is the third and final installment of Travel Supermarket’s guest blog about holidays in Croatia and what to do when you’re there. This focuses on a topic very close to everyone’s hearts – what to eat and drink! If you want to sample a typical Croatian dish, three restaurants definitely worth a visit are [...]

Shorts on, flip flops next but one top priority once I get on parc is what I call “wine acclimatisation”. The senses are already alive with the sunlight, the sounds of the countryside and the smell of foreign soil, and then, somehow, the taste buds start to play up in expectation too, for a taste [...]

As promised – here is our second installment of Travel Supermarket blog. This time, find out what to do with your time in Croatia. Where to go/what to do Pula has pretty much everything: cultural history, stunning architecture, museums, an aquarium, go karting tracks and plenty of beaches to soak up some sun. Firstly, you [...]

Many people don’t consider Croatia as a family holiday, that’s why Travel Supermarket will be guest blogging over the next couple of weeks to tell everyone why this isn’t true, give top tips on where to go, and help you make the most of your holiday. So – here’s part one! When you’re thinking of [...]