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Up to 79% off villa holidays and cheapest holidays from only £177pp – book your villa holiday now to destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canaries and Florida. Escape to the sun with your own villa plus pool – villa offers for June, July, August & beyond now available:

Superbreak Events Breaks short breaks, hotel & events, tours, concerts, culture, shows, gigs, sport, comedy, like:
Fawlty Towers – various UK venues/dates.
Blur at Hyde Park, London – July 2009
Britney Spears at the O2 – June 2009
Murder Mystery Breaks – various UK venues and dates.
UB40 at the O2 – Dec 2009
And plenty more break ideas...

Recent additions to the listings:
• Field Learning – high quality NLP training the Cotswolds Conference Centre.
• Orlando 1st – cheap family and group holidays to Orlando, Florida.
• Cruise 1st – ocean cruising holidays to destinations across the world.
• Spanish For Adults – tailor-made Spanish residential courses in southern Spain.
• The Freedom Bus – mid-life retreat in SW France for people between 35-50 experiencing difficult mid-life changes.
• Water By Nature Rafting – worldwide rafting and kayaking holidays with world-class, safe, informative and fun river guides.
• Velvet Apple – retreats, weekends and boot camps that tackle nutrition, healthy mental attitude and good physical health.
• Chateau Chazelles – 5-day chateau-based photographic holiday course with professional photographers in the Auvergne, France.
• Gobananas – team building and stag/hen weekend organiser in the UK and Worldwide.
• Vitalise Churchtown – accessible activity centre in Cornwall, offering adventure breaks for groups and individuals of all abilities.
• Quilt 4 Africa – quilting holidays at the Blue Horizon Guest House, Western Cape, South Africa.
• Camino Holidays – bespoke activity holidays in Andalucia (Costa de la Luz), Spain.
• Paintingrenada – painting holidays on Grenada, in the Caribbean, with tuition from British artist Judith Jarvis.
• Amazing Voyages – a diverse range of authentic worldwide travel experiences.
• Puente Genave Birdwatching – small, friendly, ecologicaly responsible ornithological tour company in Spain.
• Chateau Ventenac – courses & retreats in Languedoc, France, combining a luxurious holiday with opportunities to develop skills or talents.
• Equitours – America's oldest and largest riding tour company with equestrian adventures in over 30 countries.
• Fit From Within – yoga and pilates retreats with Liz Kaloczi, in the Valle de Vida Holistic Centre, Andalucia, Spain.
• Africa Riding Adventures Tours – motorbike tours in Ethiopia; using state of the art KTM motorcycles.
• Crouching Tiger Cycling Tours – road cycling holidays and tours in Thailand.
• Single Parent Travel – single parent trips, weekend getaways and longer cruises and tours in the USA.

• New listings in the Blue Directory >>

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Combination yoga holidays – find out about holidays and courses that combine yoga classes and practice with other activities. Adventure yoga holidays like walking, surfing, climbing, skiing and diving. Creative and cultural yoga breaks that team yoga with cooking, painting, writing, dance, safaris ...

Lucky beginners – a tango holiday in Umbria – An account of one couple's thoroughly enjoyable experiences of a tango holiday at Villa La Rogaia, Umbria. A different way of learning, how to 'feel' the dance and 'body talk'.

Keeping the kids safe in the sun – How can we enjoy the sunshine and stay safe? Getting the kids kitted out in sun protective UV swimwear and clothing. Most of us enjoy basking in the sunshine on holiday, but as the number of people affected by skin cancer increases, people are becoming more aware of the dangers of too much exposure.

Hen weekend ideas by star sign – use our 'Henoscope' to find heaps of suggestions for any hen party break. For fun we're using the hens star sign as our start point, but it works just as well if you just read through all the signs for some brilliant and unique hen weekend ideas ...

Choosing the right cycle touring or mountain biking holiday company – articles giving information on how to choose the right holiday company, what you'll need for the trip and what cycling leadership qualifications to look out for.

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A Beginner's Guide to Alpine Mountaineering –
A 3-part series covering all aspects of mountaineering in the Alps including scale, altitude, weather, descents, glacier travel, avalanches, huts, gear and more ...

Unique safari and wildlife trips for true animal lovers – Are you seeking a wildlife watching experience that goes beyond the conventional safari? Do you want to get more involved? Are you concerned about wildlife conservation and responsible tourism? The People's Trust for Endangered Species may have just the trip for you in their 'Wildlife Encounters' programme of holidays and breaks in the UK and overseas.

Booking a singles skiing holiday, the options –  a ski or snowboard holiday is a good choice for the single skier and there are a number of ways of going about it, this article looks at the pros and cons of the different approaches.

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Expanding singles holiday options – vote to help improve our single section and also share experiences, tips and mishaps of your own singles breaks to encourage others to book their first solo package holiday or independent trip.

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