http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk// Top stories for Holidays http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1072219_hinterglemn_austria FORTY three years after watching my mother weep in front of a cinema-wide screen the size of a small country, I was finally in Sound Of Music land. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1072219_hinterglemn_austria Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1068186_maconies_north_west_tips THE new ambassador for the tourist delights of the North West is Radio 2 DJ Stuart Maconie. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1068186_maconies_north_west_tips Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1068174_somerset A STAYCATION - a break in Britain - can prove to be anything but second best, as Paul Ogden discovered. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1068174_somerset Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1066773_eurocamp_brittany_france SIMON Donohue bravely headed off to France with his family for 10 days in a tent. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1066773_eurocamp_brittany_france Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1066780_yang_sing_oriental_manchester THE hotel boom continues, so it's more important than ever that each new hotel in Manchester sets itself apart from the crowd. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1066780_yang_sing_oriental_manchester Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065955_aran_islands_western_ireland "GO west, young man" was the clarion call to those in search of a new life and adventure in the pioneering days of the United States. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065955_aran_islands_western_ireland Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065846_dublin DUBLIN isn't all Guiness and hen nights. It's a city reinventing itself as an uber-cool centre of Euro chic. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065846_dublin Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065853_tobago A PARTY mood prevails during a trip to sample the delights of Tobago's Plymouth Jazz Festival. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065853_tobago Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065484_london_kensington WHATEVER Kensington's fluid boundaries, it's a perfect focus for a weekend avoiding the frenetic West End. So here's a Ken Top Ten... http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065484_london_kensington Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1065431_london_sheraton_park_tower I HAVE a recurring dream where I'm running along a hotel corridor which never ends. The carpet is soft as I sprint along but never reach a destination. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1065431_london_sheraton_park_tower Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1065450_london_intercontinental__park_lane LET'S face it, when you book into a London hotel, however luxurious, stylish, welcoming and well-positioned it may be, it's unlikely that you'll want to stay there the whole time. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1065450_london_intercontinental__park_lane Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1065436_london_tower_bridge FOLLOW the riverside path from the London Eye, past the Museum of the Moving Image, Tate Modern and Globe Theatre and you'll never find yourself alone. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/holiday_review/s/1065436_london_tower_bridge Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065405_hadrians_wall WEARING regulation body armour and combat helmets, a group of well-armed soldiers go about their "peacekeeping" duties. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065405_hadrians_wall Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065424_the_inn_at_whitewell_lancashire THE tall well-spoken gent at reception jumped up to give me an Ordnance Survey map when I asked for walking suggestions. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1065424_the_inn_at_whitewell_lancashire Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1063087_making_tracks_ospreys ROMEO and Juliet and the three kids were looking bored and miserable last weekend. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk//lifestyle/holidays/s/1063087_making_tracks_ospreys Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000