BULGARIAN RESORT TOPS VALUE POLL
PRICE falls abroad will help your holiday budget stretch further, according to Post Office Travel Money’s annual holiday report.
Bulgaria, Turkey and the Algarve are rated best value among 42 destinations, while South Africa’s Cape Town overtakes Japan as the cheapest long-haul option.
Prices fell by up to 21% in almost half of resorts and cities surveyed for the Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer which compares resort prices by looking at typical costs for items like a coffee, local beer, glass of wine and three course evening meal for two.
Sunny Beach in Bulgaria was best value with a ‘basket’ total of £36.03, while the most expensive surveyed was Mahe in the Seychelles at £182.89.
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around 10 hours later, it’s breakfast time as you prepare to land in Hong Kong.
I had grilled prime beef tenderloin on the way out – stir fried prawns were also on the menu.
For breakfast, it was a choice between a pork meatball congee, a roasted red pepper ricotta cheese frittata, or a cooked breakfast of scrambled eggs sausage and potatoes.
And you’ll be feeling fresh as you tuck into the most important meal of the day. That’s because the A350-1000’s pressurisation system allows more oxygen to be pumped around the cabin, meaning that passengers feel much less tired – and on a 12-hour-or-so flight across eight timezones, that’s very welcome indeed. medley of the old and traditional and the new and tall. Everything goes up in Hong Kong. Traditional wet markets can be found all over the islands – and more often than not nestle between huge modern skyscrapers.
All sorts of fresh produce can be found here – goose, pigeon, pork, fish that have just been caught and are still swimming, and mesmerising local vegetables and fruit local to the region.
Hong Kong is all about the food. It’s a city where the locals – workers at the heart of the global economy in one of the busiest financial districts in the world – seek out the best places serving dim sum. Savouring the taste and enjoying the atmosphere is much more important than rushing back to your desk at times.
Dim sum, or yum cha, is the best way to spend the day. Having a chat and a catch-up over tea, with some fantastic food to boot, is the perfect way