Sunshine makes the journey happier

For a bright outlook, Continental Europe outshines even the Isle of Wight ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0ShaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1lc210d2U1cTZxaXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, May 3, 2024   [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0SnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1jbjB1aHk1cXh0aWomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0SnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1ybjhnbG9sMHR0MWEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) “Boost the contrast and the vibrancy”: some friendly advice from top travel film director Douglas Bolton for improving holiday snaps taken when the sky is draped with clouds. But travellers prefer not to engage in post-production enhancements. The world looks better when the sun is out. We feel better, too: sensing warmth on the skin, enjoying landscapes naturally rich in colour and shadow, watching the sea sparkle. Sunshine lifts the mood and makes any journey better. Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, I trawled through three decades of data from the Met Office to identify [the sunniest locations in the UK](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9zdW5uaWVzdC1wbGFjZXMtdWstaXNsZS1vZi13aWdodC1iMjUzNzk5Mi5odG1sP2xpZD12OGVrNHBldHFzdGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). The Isle of Wight tops the table, with five hours and eight minutes of sunshine on the average day between 1991 and 2020. At the other end of the solar charts: when climbing Lowther Hill in Scotland’s Southern Uplands, excessive sun is unlikely to be a pressing concern. The peak has barely half the sunshine that holidaymakers typically enjoy in Shanklin, the brightest Isle of Wight resort. My research turned up some sunny microclimates. Herne Bay in Kent is one of very few locations basking in an average of over five daily hours of sunshine, while Anglesey in northwest Wales and the Ards Peninsula of County Down in Northern Ireland are significantly brighter than surrounding locations. Yet judging from the crowds flying out of Manchester airport yesterday afternoon, British travellers crave an escape abroad more than ever. My plane to Vienna was packed with people in search of experiences even more exotic and enthralling than they might discover on the Isle of Wight. As well as sunshine: Austria’s Met Office says that on a typical day over those same three decades, the sun beamed down upon Vienna for close to six hours. - Liquid crunch: ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS90cmFpbi1yYWlsLXN0cmlrZXMtYXByaWwtMjAyNC1hc2xlZi1iMjUxNjE0OS5odG1sP2xpZD12N3JvcTF6bnRqcjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~[Airline passengers urged to comply with 100ml rule](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9haXJwb3J0cy1saXF1aWRzLXJ1bGVzLWNhYmluLWJhZ2dhZ2UtYjI1Mzc2NDQuaHRtbD9saWQ9b2V2bnZkYWlrY2RlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9tMjUtY2xvc3VyZXMtdGhpcy13ZWVrZW5kLWxvbmRvbi1iMjUxMTc2My5odG1sP2xpZD03Mm5ndGNwam02aWQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS93aXp6LWFpci1haXItdHJhZmZpYy1jb250cm9sLWV1cm9wZS1zdW1tZXItYjI0OTkwMjguaHRtbD9saWQ9OGVjZzY3NzR3YzR4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj - Jam busters: ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9jYXJkaWZmLWFpcnBvcnQtbG9zc2VzLWJyaXN0b2wtd2FsZXMtYjI0OTcyNjcuaHRtbD9saWQ9eGJpMzVkZWFmaWx3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj[Finnair cuts Helsinki-Tartu route because of GPS jamming](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9lc3RvbmlhLWZsaWdodHMtcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtZmlubmFpci1zYWZlLWdwcy1iMjUzNjk4NS5odG1sP2xpZD05ajB2aWcyZmZyYmgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9mcmVuY2gtcmFpbC1zdHJpa2UtZXVyb3N0YXItYnJpdGlzaC1mYW1pbGllcy1iMjQ5NjU1NS5odG1sP2xpZD1kbGxsN2tpNXhhdm4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ - Frequent flyer? [Ryanair boss says ‘Buy a dog if you want some loyalty’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9yeWFuYWlyLWZyZXF1ZW50LWZseWVyLXNjaGVtZS1lYXN5amV0LXdpenotYWlyLWIyNTM1MTY3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW9lYWI0dzRseGs3YyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9zb3V0aGFtcHRvbi1uZXdjYXN0bGUtY3J1aXNlLWNhbmNlbGxlZC1mcmVkLW9sc2VuLWIyNTAzNzI5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWh4aDV5ajdxbXdjMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Summer in the city: Café Prückel on Vienna's Ringstrasse, yesterday evening [Enjoy 6 months of Independent Premium for just £66 £6](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0SqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD1uY3RzMHZhZ2Z4N20mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Get inspired... ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS93aGVyZS10by12aXNpdC1zaWNpbHktYjI1MzUyMzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9MTZ4cW83am5vZ2ZjJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Where to visit in Sicily](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS93aGVyZS10by12aXNpdC1zaWNpbHktYjI1MzUyMzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9eTY2a2wxMzlqcmU0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Thanks to the '[White Lotus Effect](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2FzaWEvdGhhaWxhbmQva29oLXNhbXVpLXRoYWlsYW5kLXRoZS13aGl0ZS1sb3R1cy1mb3VyLXNlYXNvbnMtYjI0OTM3MTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9amlhNndwZHR5b2l4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)', this Mediterranean island has seen a boom in visitors in recent years – with travellers spoilt for choice for gorgeous spots to visit. [These are our favourites.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS93aGVyZS10by12aXNpdC1zaWNpbHktYjI1MzUyMzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9MjNsbXU0NjN0Z2d5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pY2VsYW5kL2ljZWxhbmQtcmV5a2phdmlrLWZvb2RpZS10cmlwLWIyNTMyMjMwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTQxMWRzZmN5NTVseCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pY2VsYW5kL2RpYW1vbmQtY2lyY2xlLWljZWxhbmQtYjI1MzA1NzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZDh0bGVzZjdlN3drJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pY2VsYW5kL2ljZWxhbmQtcmV5a2phdmlrLWZvb2RpZS10cmlwLWIyNTMyMjMwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXIydmtjaTM1ZGc3MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~[Reykjavik](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pY2VsYW5kL2RpYW1vbmQtY2lyY2xlLWljZWxhbmQtYjI1MzA1NzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OHM4NnFvb2wwaml5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) as a culinary hotspot Iceland's cuisine has not always had the best reputation (think: fermented shark and dried fish), but the capital has grown to have a wealth of fine dining options. [Read about them here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pY2VsYW5kL2ljZWxhbmQtcmV5a2phdmlrLWZvb2RpZS10cmlwLWIyNTMyMjMwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWxxbDdsMHExZHI2dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvdXNhL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEvbG9zLWFuZ2VsZXMtcGFsbS1zcHJpbmdzLXJvYWQtdHJpcC1iMjUyODkwMy5odG1sP2xpZD1lY25ycXk1b3Y5MHYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UcmF2ZWwgVGlwcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmKW2TNGYSTFReUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL21heS1iYW5rLWhvbGlkYXktdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLWIyNTMwODIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWszc3NycnNmaHZibiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aDFjYmtveGh5Y3FhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj[Bank holiday Monday in the UK](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL21heS1iYW5rLWhvbGlkYXktdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLWIyNTMwODIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWI4bTlxanh2OWZicyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Still haven't decided what to do with your extra day off? We've rounded up the best days out this weekend, from dancing with diggers to singing shanties with pirates. [Read our full list.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL21heS1iYW5rLWhvbGlkYXktdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLWIyNTMwODIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPTg3OGFybnYydmFibCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Deal of the week: More cheap West Coast main line tickets ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9hdmFudGktd2VzdC1jb2FzdC1sb25kb24tZXVzdG9uLXdvbHZlcmhhbXB0b24tbnVuZWF0b24tY292ZW50cnktYjI1MzcxMTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9c25pMG5pYmlvaGoyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Avanti West Coast’s “Superfare” scheme is a year old, and has just made significant enhancements for passengers travelling on the line linking London Euston with the West Midlands, northwest England and southern Scotland. The basic idea: if you are flexible about the exact time you travel, you can book at least a week ahead and get a low flat fare. You choose the day and a morning, afternoon or evening departure, and about 24 hours ahead are told which train you will travel on. [The lowest £9 one-way fare to or from London](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9hdmFudGktd2VzdC1jb2FzdC1sb25kb24tZXVzdG9uLXdvbHZlcmhhbXB0b24tbnVuZWF0b24tY292ZW50cnktYjI1MzcxMTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9d25iMnI1endqeXUwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) has been extended beyond Birmingham to include Coventry, Nuneaton and Wolverhampton. Travellers to the Lake District from the capital can pay £26 to Oxenholme or Penrith in Cumbria, with London-Carlisle priced at £32. Intermediate fares such as Preston to Glasgow (£12) and Manchester to Milton Keynes (£18) are also available. And the booking window has been extended from three weeks ahead to eight. [UK'S MOST SCENIC RAIL NETWORKS](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9yYWlsLWJlc3Qtc2NlbmljLXRyYWluLW5ldHdvcmtzLXVrLWIyNDMxMjY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTI5dW5hdjd2aTBvYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Tip of the week: New three-country rail links~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9ldXJvcGVhbi1zbGVlcGVyLXRyYWlucy1wYXJpcy1iZXJsaW4tYjI0NjI5MjkuaHRtbD9saWQ9eW9jYW9hbHJ1NXRmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VHJhdmVsIFRpcHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZiltkzRmEkxUXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj A pair of new rail services taking in three nations will run in Europe this summer. The first has just started: a link from Villa Opicina, just north of Trieste in Italy, across southeast Slovenia to Opatija and Rijeka in Croatia. The two-hour link runs daily until the end of September. Closer to home, a regular new service from Liège in Belgium via Maastricht in the Netherlands to Aachen in Germany begins on 9 June. 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A couple of locals recommended Eiernockerl: buttery pasta into which egg, spring onions and chives have been whisked, served with a crisp green salad. As trams rattled around the Ringstrasse and the sun picked out the lacy detail on the facade of MAK, the applied arts museum, I sipped a Gösser beer and soaked up the sounds and the joys of a foreign city. Travellers seek a mixture of rewards from any journey. Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of the Advantage Travel Partnership says: “Brits want to escape to an overseas destination where they can experience a different culture and cuisine – feeling like they’ve had a proper break away from home.” Weather features highly on the wishlists of most holidaymakers, she adds: “There are lots of great reasons to holiday in the UK, but many Brits want guaranteed good weather, which is why the sunnier destinations such as Spain, the Canary Islands and the [Greek Islands](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9ncmVlY2UvZ3JlZWNlLWlzbGFuZC1ob3BwaW5nLXJvdXRlLWJlc3Qtc2FudG9yaW5pLXNraWF0aG9zLWIyNTMzMzY5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW1udXlqb28xZm1mciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) are always so popular.” Value for money is also crucial. One reason the Isle of Wight may be less alluring than Mediterranean islands is the relative cost of getting there. I priced up a one-way trip from Portsmouth Harbour to sunny Shanklin. Starting the journey at the ferry terminal and connecting to a train cost over £25. Even if you book 12 weeks ahead and use a railcard, you can’t get the fare below £16.50 – absurdly, 10 per cent more than my 900-mile one-way flight from Manchester to Vienna, price £15. The trip to Shanklin is arguably more fun than a Ryanair flight: after the ferry to Ryde Pier, you step aboard a repurposed London Underground train and trundle the entire length of the Trans-Wight Railway (not to be confused with the [Trans-Siberian Railway](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoFxhtP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS90cmFuc3NpYmVyaWFuLXJhaWx3YXktc2xvdy1hbmQtYWxtb3N0LXN0ZWFkeS1hY3Jvc3MtdGhlLXN0ZXBwZS05NzU3MDE1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWt2bTNyZWd6NzFqeCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRyYXZlbCBUaXBzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYpbZM0ZhJMVF5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), which is 500 times longer). But we need value as well as sunshine. 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Start sightseeing at the Duomo (the relics of the fourth-century St Vigil are in the crypt), and continue with the Diocesan Museum next door; to visit the 45-metre Torre Civica, book a tour ahead. Advance planning is also recommended for the spectacular Orrido di Ponte Alto: a pair of man-made waterfalls in a narrow gorge just outside the city, begun five centuries ago to reduce the sometimes calamitous flooding in Trento itself. Call in at the handsome and sumptuously decorated castle, where the leading work of art is an oil painting of the meeting at which the gorge project was first agreed. I stayed in the cheap and cheerful Hotel Venezia on the main square. The best pizza is at Alfred’s, and for regional fare Forst is the recommended restaurant – and so popular I was unable to get in. For an extra treat, take the amazing rail ride through the mountains to Bassano del Grappa, another ornate town. 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