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OVERSEAS THOMAS COOK Seven nights in Kos, Greece from £4,099 per family, based on two adults and one child sharing, staying at the four star Casa Cook Kos on a bed and breakfast basis, flying from Manchester on August 6 To book visit www.thomascook.com, call 0844 412 5970, or visit your nearest Thomas Cook or Co-operative Travel MONARCH Madeira, Portugal from £385 pp – Depart Manchester on July 12 for a seven night stay at the four star Quinta Penha da Franca. Priced from £385 per person includes a return flights and seven nights bed and breakfast accommodation based on two adults sharing a superior twin room. See www.monarch.co.uk or call 0333 777 4740. UK A Weekend in the Highlands of Scotland: Two nights from £160pp If you thought that hiring the sort of house that multi-millionaires live in was nothing but a pipe dream, think again. By getting a group of friends or extended family together you can live the dream! For example, Balvonie House is an imposing mansion in the Muirshiel Regional Park in the west of Scotland. The property sleeps up to 26 people in 11 bedrooms and is decorated to the highest standards throughout in a modern, un-stuffy style. A two-night stay from August 18 - 25 costs from £160 pp when fully occupied by 26 people. Call 01242 285 755 (www.house-parties.co.uk).