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lP&O’S newest ship Britannia will star on UKTV’sBattlechefs show when Marco Pierre White
judges the cooking skills of celebrities in a competi-tive new travelling cookery show set at sea.P&O Cruises is teaming up with Spark Media tobring the show to its flagship entertainment channelWatch. It will see ten amateur celebrity chefs includ-ing Alex James (Blur), Keith Duffy (Boyzone) andJohn Partridge (EastEnders) board Britannia and takeit in turns to command the kitchen.Filmed over two Mediterranean cruises, each itiner-ary will be host to its own self-contained competitionfeaturing five stars, who will each assume the role ofhead chef and prepare a meal for the Captain and hisVIP guests. P&O Cruises’ marketing director Christo-pher Edgington said: “We are very excited to be mak-ing Battlechefs on Britannia.”Battlechefs will air on Watch in 2016.
BARBADOSDIRECTFROM GLASGOW
THERE are lots of reason to head to Barbados this year — notleast the start of new direct flights from Glasgow to this Carib-bean gem with Thomas Cook.
And if you do decide to jet out on the new service there’s anew 4H all-inclusive hotel for you at Sugar Bay Barbados.
Located in the Unesco World Heritage Site of the HistoricGarrison, on the south of the island, the resort is set on 5.5acres with 150m of white sandy beachfront and lagoon.
Boasting 138 ocean, garden or pool view rooms and suites,complete with their own private balconies, the hotel offersboho-chic style with vintage furniture.
A seven-night stay at the new Sugar Bay Barbados startsfrom £1,399pp, including flights with Virgin Atlantic from Lon-don Gatwick. To book see hayesandjarvis.com or call 0843249 5888. For more hotel info, visit sugarbaybarbados.com.
l GLASGOW-based Stewart Travel has joinedforces with Turkish Airlines to create an exclusive
collection of holidays to some of the world’s finestdestinations.In addition to Turkey, key destinations include theMaldives, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Singa-pore. And as part of the venture, customers of StewartTravel have the chance to win a three-night break toIstanbul. Delighted Brian Wright, Stewart Travel’smarketing director, said: “There are some superboffers for customers within this partnership.”On offer are ten nights’ half board in Pattaya, Thai-land from £999 per person or ten nights’ all-inclusivein Sri Lanka from £1199 per person and three nights’B&B in Istanbul, Turkey, from £299 per person.For more details call on 0800 019 0063 or visit thewebsite to view the brochure stewarttravel.co.uk
l GLASGOW-based Stewart Travel has joined
NEW tour operator Battered Suitcase has launched a seriesof custom-made holidays to Unesco World Heritage Sitesand historic cultural destinations across all five continents.
They include 14 day cultural heritage and natural heritagetours of Argentina from £4,125 per person; 15 days discover-ing China’s fascinating World Heritage Sites from £2,775; an18-day voyage of discovery in Western Australia from £5,547;eight-day heritage journey through Tanzania from £2,888;ten-day cultural tour of Sicily from £4,594 and, just intro-duced, four days in Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany,from £399.
For visitors wishing to explore the UK, the 11-day Highlightsof Great Britain tour takes is from £2,888, while HeritageHighlights of London visits Unesco World Heritage Sites inthe capital and south over ten days from £2,100.
For more details see battered-suitcase.com or call 0800689 1586.
SITE SEEING HASJUST GOT EASIER
BEYOUROWNBRAEV-HEARTWITHWONDER
TheGREATOutdoors
ONE of my favouritemovies growing up wasThe Great Outdoors,with John Candy andDan Aykroyd.
It’s a great flick about twofamilies who rent a lake-sidelog cabin for a serene weekendretreat.
Naturally, being a Candymovie, it all goes spectacularlywrong. But, that aside, I’vealways wanted to stay some-where similar at some point inmy life.
So when offered the chanceto stay in Scotland’s very ownluxury cabin resort, EagleBrae, I jumped at it.
My other half, Iain, and Igleefully set off for the breath-taking resort in Struy, Inver-ness-shire, after a few days onthe west coast.
Pulling into the driveway ofthe fabulous Eagle Brae, wespotted seven grass-roofedcabins peppered across a largemeadow overlooking the moststunning views.
A little loch in the middle ofthe meadow was teeming withducks, while mountain goatslazily munched on grassnearby.
Instantly, we knew this placewas the stuff of fairy tales. Itfelt like we were on our ownmovie set.
We were greeted at thereception cabin by a stunningBernese mountain dog calledKyla, along with her ownerPawana Spencer-Nairn.
Himalayan-born Pawana andher husband Mike startedwork on the place ten yearsago, after moving there fromJersey.
The land, all 8,000 acres ofit, has been owned by Mike’sfamily since the 1930s.
Their original idea was tobuild a Himalayan village butthey decided on a luxury logcabin resort instead. And, in2013, they finally launched.
They have scarcely lookedback. Availability throughoutthe year is limited and it’s nowonder — all 163 of their TripAdvisor reviews have five-starratings.
At first glance our digslooked a bit like hobbit homes
from Lord Of The Rings. Butwe soon realised these stun-ning structures are far frompokey little underground lairsas imagined by JRR Tolkien.They are more like cedarwood mansions.
Our cabin was called Strix —the Latin name for Tawny Owl— because you can hear thebird regularly in our homefrom home. And it can only be
described as magnificent. Allthe cabins are hand-built fromgiant western red cedar logsfrom British Columbia inCanada and have a fantasti-cally cosy and unique feel tothem.
The living room is HUGE andboasts stunning views acrossthe glen.
In the corner, there’s a woodburning stove, healthily
stocked up with logs and kin-dling. Large leather sofas areinvitingly placed in front ofthe stove, while there is alsoan open-plan kitchen and din-ing area.
Pawana and Mike had alsoprepared a welcome pack ofhandmade and locally sourcedgoodies, including Scottish ale,handmade Scottish oat cakes,elderflower cordial, shortbread,whisky, a selection of chutneysand jams and and some not solocal, namely Himalayanincense sticks.
But what really stands outare the hand-carved engrav-ings and panels on thewooden staircase.
Pawana proudly told us that
SMALLER cabins at Eagle Brae which sleep two are available from£1,000 per week.Larger cabins, sleeping four to six, cost from £1,250 per week.Book at eaglebrae.co.uk, by calling 01463 761301 or by [email protected]
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bols and animals, using stencilssent from Scotland.
Everything in the lodges ishandmade, including woventweed curtains and cotton rugs,custom-made hardwood kitchensand furniture and Mike madethe antler chandeliers.
The staircase leads up to yetanother living room whichboasts two more leather sofasand a flat-screen TV.
Downstairs is our stunninglysnug bedroom, with simple, yetelegant décor. And next to it,there’s the bathroom completewith bath, shower, and hand-made nettle soap.
Mike and Pawana have
thought of everything and it’s allof the finest quality.
After a long drive, Iain and Itucked into some goodies with aglass of wine on the deck, tak-ing in the sights. Then it wastime for dinner. One of thehighlightsof EagleBrae isthe con-cierge andmeals ser-vice.
You canorder allof yourgroceryshoppingonline and evenorder a home-made
takeaway. A selection of ten dif-ferent meals, made by Mike, isavailable including Himalayancurry, vegetarian lasagne andvenison pie.
Iain went for the curry while Iopted for veggie lasagne, washeddown with a bottle of red wine.
Pawana had said the service isfor busy mummies and daddieswho don’t want to cook on holi-days. Genius.
The meals were fantastic, withhearty portions.
We then curled up in front ofthe fire with our books andstruggled to imagine anywhereelse we’d rather be.
After that, we took a littlewalk to the resort’s micro-hydroscheme — which is entirely pow-ered by renewables.
It’s one of the very few touristdesinations in the world whichoffers completely carbon neutralholiday accommodation and wonMike and Pawana a Gold GreenTourism Business Scheme award.
Feeling energetic after a fan-tastic night’s sleep, we went fora run through Glen Strathfarrar.It’s privately owned, so is muchquieter than Glen Affric.
Turns out, the World Orien-teering Championships were tak-ing place that weekend, so ateam of army troops were hardat work setting up for the bigevent.
We were told the competitionwould attract 450 athletes from50 different nations.
They chose their location per-fectly. It was one of the moststunning glens I’ve ever seen.And Iain has dragged me up alot of glens!
We only managed about 7kbefore heading back home.
It was now time to crack opena bottle of prosecco on the deck,before tucking into a deliciousmeal in front of a roaring fire.
Next morning, wewere greeted by thefairytale scene of three
wild deer grazing onthe hills below us
before hitting the roadback to Glasgow.
It was thecherry on topof a fantastictwo days inparadise.
NIAMHANDERSON
her brother-in-law in Indiacarved out designs of celtic sym-bols and animals, using stencils
thought of everything and it’s allof the finest quality.
WINGING IT . . . EagleBrae lodge was perfectbase for Niamh and Iain.Bottom, Candy in flick
leaving Edinburgh on September 27.See jet2holidays.com or call 0800 4085594.OR a week half-board at the 3H plus
Hotel Athina in Kavos, Corfu, is from£423pp, leaving Edinburgh on October23. For more information see thom-son.co.uk or call 0871 230 2555.
£750:A week self-catering inWales staying at Castle
View Townhouse (Home ID 6541583) inConway, near the Snowdonia National
Park, is from £666 if bookedby September 20 for arrivalbefore September 27.
It has three bedrooms.See holidaylettings.co.ukOR a week half-board at
the 4H Admiral Hotel in Sor-rento, Italy, is from £559ppleaving Glasgow on October23.
See your nearest StewartTravel or call 0800 091 2757
£1000:Grab a sliceof the Big
Apple with four nights’ room-only at the 4HWyndham NewYorker Hotel, including flights
from Edinburgh on September 23 for£780pp.
See awayholidays.co.uk or call 0208705 0107.OR America As You Like has a five-
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£100:Stay in a stately home fitfor those folk from Down-
ton Abbey with an overnight at Middlet-horpe Hall, in York, a beautifully restoredWilliam III country house, overlooking 20acres of manicured gardens.
Owned by the National Trust, it has aspa and rooms are from £99.50pppnincluding breakfast. See prideofbritain-hotels.com or call 0800 089 3929.OR stay a Friday night at one of the
north east of England’s favourite hotels,Lumley Castle, at Chester-le-Street, County Durhamfrom £87.50pppn.
The 600-year-old nearhistoric Durham city, theMetrocentre at Gatesheadand Newcastle city centrehas a fabulous diningroom. See lumleycas-tle.com or call 0191 389 1111.
£250:Grab a bar-gain stay at
House O’Hill Cottage inBargrennan, NewtonStewart, Wigtownshire(Property reference:W41546) arriving Septem-ber 21 for £185 for four nights. Sleepstwo in one bedroom with one pet wel-come.
See welcomecottages.com or call0345 268 0816.OR grab an overnight stay with eight
nights’ parking at Manchester Airportfrom £139 per double on September 26.See holidayextras.co.uk or call 08001313 777.
£500:A week self-catering atthe 3H Club B Mallorca
in Magaluf, Majorca, is from £437pp
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