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Europe in August is full of people on the move. With British h weather at its best, this is a good d month for a staycation – but on a privately owned island which almost most feels like you’ve gone to the Caribbean. ibb Herm, reached by boat from Guernsey, is a sand-locked, traffic-free paradise with hotel accommodation, cottages and campsites. An August week in a sixperson tent costs £480. See herm.com. As soon as the schools go back, prices drop and beaches empty. This is a good moment to head out to a Greek island for a blast of sun and ouzo. You can get a week on spectacular Mykonos with its dazzling white houses and volcanic seascapes, from £591 including flights – olympicholidays.com.
Or chug through the British countryside at walking pace on a traditional canal boat. Hurley, based on the Cheshire Ring and Llangollen canals, TELLY travel show stars Robson Green and Simon Reeve will be at the Adventure Travel Show at Oly Olympia next weekend. Now in its 22nd year, the W West London event pulls together t a huge range of s specialist adventure dventure travel sleeps s four and costs £1,054 for l a week. See hoseasons.co.uk. This is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. frui There’s usually a lot of talk about abo autumn colours in New England, but Canada’s Nova Scotia, with all of its maples, is just as good – as well as being both closer and cheaper. Fly out to Halifax and pick up a motor home to explore under your own steam, from £49 a night. See frontier-canada.co.uk. The weather is deteriorating, and nd the countryside is no longer a good place to be. Plan to head off to Europe’s cultural cities to enjoy the romance and the cuisine of Paris, the cosy comforts of Bruges, or the music and medievalism of providers that run trips to some of the world’s furthest-flung spots. Polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes will also be giving a talk. Day tickets cost from £8. See adventureshow.com to book. Prague. Superbreak has a range of packages, with the likes of Prague costing £450 for a twonight break with flights. See superbreak.com. There’s just time for one last big fling before Christmas. By now it’s nearly summer in South Africa, where the exchange rate has long favoured the pound. No jet lag, no malaria, brilliant wine and food and any landscape you could desir desire – from mountains to deserts, from lush fore forest to rough coastline. Fly into Cape Town, a destination which regularly tops the list of the world’s best cities and pick up a ca car to explore the wine estates of St Stellenbosch, the charismatic inland to town which also happens to have a very hi high concentration of Michelin-starred re restaurants. Nine days, including flights, hot hotels and car hire, from £1,390, rainb rainbowtours.co.uk. WHAT solo holidays would suit our son now all his pals are married? He is 37 and single. THERE is a boom in the number of single travellers and plenty of trips for thirtysomethings. Intrepid has itineraries for a wide age range and trips that could appeal to your son, such as an eight-day small-group tour to Lombok in Indonesia. They go off the beaten track exploring villages, meeting the locals and staying in the hill retreat of Tetebatu. Prices start at £524pp, including accommodation, transport and some meals. Flights are extra. See intrepidtravel.com. If he would rather stick to Europe, UTracks has dozens of affordable guided walking trips. See utracks.com.