Big Apple, smaller prices
FANCY jetting off to the BigApple for a short break? Budget specialist Jet2 is spreading p its wings and now has 28 options o from six different U UK airports, with packages s starting at £679. October half-term, C Christmas shopping deals and New Year’s Eve are all available flying from Belfast, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle airports. For further information or to book visit jet2.com or jet2citybreaks.com. local walks into Britain’s smallest and oldest national park. From £180pp, bedandbreakfastnewforest.co.uk. WE are keen cyclists and are interested in the Camino pilgrim route. Can it be biked? YES. The Camino Francés,or French Way, is the most popular route of the Camino de Santiago, but the Camino del Norte – from San Sebastian to Santiago de Compostela – is equally spectacular. By bike it takes more than two weeks from the gastronomic city of San Sebastian along Spain’s north coast to Bilbao and Santander in Cantabria and on to Gijon in Asturias before turning inland and travelling through Spain’s greenest region, Galicia, to reach Santiago de Compostela. From £2,225pp for 17 nights’ half-board, including bike hire but not flights. Call 0203 468 1516 or see caminoways.com. A pedicure in the sky. Keep feet silky-soft with these moisturereleasing socks from Bliss, made with a specially designed gel lining of jojoba oil, olive oil, ceramides and vitamin E. Activated by your body heat, they are designed to tackle the build-up of dry skin and calluses. Matching gloves also available. This live flight tracker lets you watch aircraft all round the world, viewing flight data in real time.
Identify planes overhead, or log on to inflight wifi and follow your own route progress in detail (including a weather layer).
Extra features such as Augmented Reality View, which identifies the planes overhead simply by pointing your phone’s camera at the sky, are a paid-for addition.