Holiday and travel news and offers:

Ranching & riding holidays for singles: exclusive offer for Travel-Quest visitors, on a first come first served basis, Rancho Las Cascadas has two rooms that they are offering with no single supplement – quote 'TQ' on the booking.

Swinton Park offers: save 20% on all room rates for dinner, bed and breakfast for bookings of one night or more during 3rd January–2nd April 2010 (excluding Valentines weekend).

Dean Friedman songwriting: a rare opportunity to join master songsmith, Dean Friedman at a residential songwriting workshop in Carcassonne, France. The July course is run by French House Party – recommended in the National Geographic book "The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life".

BBC 1's Strictly Come Dancing Breaks at Warner Leisure Hotels, experience the excitement of one of the UK's most popular TV shows, learn the dances, watch the stars perform and enjoy being part of the live audience. The Strictly Come Dancing breaks are booking now and booking fast! (Dates March to July 2010, various locations.)

Up to 69% off villa holidays and cheapest holidays from only £173pp – 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 Spring and summer now available:

Superbreak Events Breaks short breaks, hotel & events, tours, concerts, culture, shows, gigs, sport, comedy, like:
Fawlty Towers – various UK venues/dates.
Murder Mystery Breaks – various UK venues and dates.

Recent additions to the listings:
• Buddhist Meditation Retreats – meditation retreats, suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced.
• International Academy Ski Instructor Courses – ski and snowboard instructor training courses in Canada, USA or New Zealand.
• Finca Las Encinas – Andalusian and Spanish cuisine and cooking courses in Spain.
• Haunting Breaks – breaks in haunted castles, manor houses, inns in UK and Europe.
• Aruba Specialized Vacations – specialized vacations in Aruba, including weddings, honeymoons, family breaks, water sports and volunteer vacations.
• Extra Mile Bike Tours – guided motorbike tours and expedition preparation courses.
• Paxos Life Activities – writing, painting, photography, self-development and yoga holidays on the Greek island of Paxos.
• Provence Cycling Holidays – GPS guided cycle tours in the beautiful Luberon Regional Park, Provence, France.
• Tourdust – adventure holidays, cultural tours, safaris, walking and cycling holidays from local specialist tour operators.
• Bordeaux Cycle Tours – cycle tours through the vineyards, valleys and forests surrounding Bordeaux in France.
• Jasmine House – life coaching, meditation, empathic healing and EFT retreats in Dorset.
• Music in France – music production skills course in the Ardèche.
• Jet Escapes – short breaks by private jet: city tours, spa trips, sporting events, special occasions, celebrations or relaxing getaways.
• Best Bali Tours – ladies only tours in Bali sightseeing, temples, palaces, Balinese culture, cooking, rafting, safari, massage, reflexology and shopping.
• Holidays for Single Parents – holidays with a group of like-minded single parents; Caribbean, Europe and more.
• Frui Creative Holidays and Courses – photography, painting and cooking holidays for all levels to Istanbul, Morocco, Italy, Syria, Croatia and Berlin.
• CycleActive – worldwide cycling and mountain bike holidays for all ages, abilities and interests.
• Vintage Classics – classic car hire, including classic car breaks and weekends.
• Grace Singles Holidays – UK Christian singles breaks, holidays & weekends.

• New listings in the Blue Directory >>

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Mountaineering and Ecology – An Alpine Introduction – a six-day course in the Swiss Alps introducing Alpine mountaineering (including glacier travel, roped rock-climbing and the use of ice-axe and crampons) and the ecology of the Alps.

Cycling holidays and tours in Wessex – Discover Wessex by bike, two wheeled holidays and tours in the counties of Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. An introduction to the miles and miles of off-road and on-road cycle routes, pathways, highways and byways that beckon the cyclist ...

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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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 ...

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

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'.

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 ...

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