HOLIDAY GURU

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QMY HUSBAND is a recovering alcoholic and we’d love to go on a cruise where there is no alcohol. Can you help? Rosemary, by email.

ATough one: cruising and boozing are pretty closely entwined. It’s possible to buy all-inclusive packages for some ships without alcohol included (which are considerably cheaper), but our cruise expert, Lesley Bellew, says she hasn’t heard of a totally booze-free cruise.

how about a visit to an alcohol-free country such as Iran, taking a train journey to different sights, instead? Persian Voyages offers a 14-night, tailor-made trip in Iran visiting Isfahan, Persepolis, Shiraz, Tehran and Yazd with hotels, trains, flights and visas from £3,250 pp (persianvoyages.com).

QPLEASE could you advise me how to get to Saint-Laurent in French Guiana in South America? I have been told there are no direct flights. Peter Durrell, Ipswich.

AThIS is true. You must fly via Paris, taking Air France. Current return fares in August are from about £1,000. The best depart heathrow at 7.45pm and arrive in the small overseas French department at 2.40pm the next day (airfrance.com).

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