Article: Sun, sea and ancient history in island idyll; THE latest Mercury reader to rise to our challenge of turning travel-writer is Mrs Barbara Fletcher of West Bromwich - here she passes on her experiences on the Mediterranean island of Crete.

Article: Holidays; Admire the Aegean from a Greek beach; SUNDAY ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  July 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ...IF you've tried Corfu, Crete or Rhodes and feel like nowhere but Greece can now match your expectations of total relaxation, then why not take your pick from ...

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Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  January 8, 2006 ;     323 words ...SUNDAY Mercury readers are entitled to a 20% discount off the Aston Villa vs Manchester United 1957 FA Cup Final DVD (rrp pounds 12.99) when purchased from the Aston Villa Megastore at Villa Park on presentation of this printed voucher. The coupon will be valid up to and including 05/02/2006 and

Article: Holiday: PLAYTIME USA; MERCURY reader Sarah Redding ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  March 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Sarah Redding NINE hours and 20 minutes from boarding the plane saw us arrive in our chosen destination - Orlando, Florida. Two weeks in delightful, sunny Florida. Pure bliss. As soon as we set foot outside Sanford airport, the humidity hit us but we soon acclimatised. We picked up our hire

Article: Travel: CZECH CHARMERS; Sunday Mercury reader JUDY ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  October 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: JUDY ROLLINS IT WAS with some apprehension that we began our holiday to the Czech Republic. After all, only a month before they'd suffered the worst flooding in 200 years, which caused millions of pounds' worth of damage. We travelled via France, Belgium and Germany on our eight-day coach

Article: Island's warm welcome; Mercury reader Barbara ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  November 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Barbara Fletcher WE chose Cyprus on the recommendation of several friends. It seemed to offer a variety of experiences that would suit the different requirements of my husband, me and two teenage daughters. We were not disappointed. Cyprus is in many ways very British. English is spoken

Article: Wonderful taste of Canadian Medicine; SUNDAY Mercury ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  January 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ...SATURDAY: We catch a bus to Gatwick and take off after a three- and-a-half hour delay. It takes nine and a half hours to fly to Calgary where daughter Linda and husband Richard wait to greet us. As we fly over we are in sunshine all the way. We land at 7.45pm and it is still sunny. Sunday: It takes

Article: Blast from the Past; SUNDAY Mercury reader Bill ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  August 30, 1998 ;     675 words ...GLYNIS Johns may be a "blast from the past" for most - but her distinctive voice was heard in the cinema as recently as three years ago. The South African-born actress stole the show in the Sandra Bullock film While You Were Sleeping. She played the grandmother forever on the verge of a heart