In the first of a series of articles about holidays around the world, STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, describes his experiences on a Saga Holidays’ India Tour that he undertook with his wife earlier this year. We were looking for a tour of India to visit famous sites, including the Taj Mahal and Agra and […]
Senior Travel Expert – Heritage Photo Competition ***** This competition closed as of midnight on October 1st, 2014. ***** We are delighted with the interest shown in this competition which has generated 465 entries, many of a very high standard. The winning entry and runner-up entries can be seen at Heritage Photo Competition Results. If you wish to be […]
by Clare Gleeson (A runner-up entry in the inaugural Travel Writing Competition) Every time I go to my fridge I feel a tug from afar. Fresh sea breezes from the Pacific, the Cockney patter of a London market, the spicy aromas of Asian stalls and the exhaust fumes of a New York street. My memories come alive […]
Arrange a week’s Spanish Costa holiday yourself, and save up to £400 compared with the Saga Holidays equivalent. That’s enough for an extra week’s holiday! As autumn sets in with its cold, drizzly weather, it’s time to head south to seek the sun on a Spanish Costa holiday. Prices have dropped considerably from their summer peaks. There are some good bargains out there […]
by Helen Edwards (A runner-up entry in the inaugural Travel Writing Competition) My husband and I arrived in Rome late one Halloween and found ourselves amidst a group of young, good-natured revellers dressed as witches and devils, sprinkling black and orange confetti everywhere. After several wrong turns we found our hotel, tucked discretely as it was down […]
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Berchtesgaden and the Eagle’s Nest – Off the Beaten Track
Berchtesgaden is a small Alpine town hidden away in the south-east corner of Germany. It sits on the shores of Königssee below rocky peaks that rise to almost 9,000 ft. The earliest records of the town date back to 1102 and from 1517 onwards it amassed wealth from salt-mines. However the area gained notoriety in 1933 when a large tract of land above the town, known […]