Africa
by Michael Poliza
A stunning gallery of images of the birds, animals and landscapes of five of
Africa's most breathtaking countries - Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania
and Kenya.
Bedouin
and Nomads: Peoples of the Arabian Desert
Etienne Dehau's book covers the deserts and their inhabitants from Jordan to
Yemen: Wadi Rum, the Nefud, Ad-Dahna and Rub al Khali – known as the Empty
Quarter – which borders Yemen and extends to Oman.
Signs
of the Times
A hugely popular feature, we asked you to send in your pictures of silly signs
from around the world.
TPOTY
2007 winners
Amateur and professional photographers from 51 countries competed for the
£50,000 of prizes in the Travel Photographer of the Year contest. We have a
gallery of the winners and commended entries, including the striking winning
image taken by London-based photographer Cat Vinton.
Through
the British isles
We followed Harry Cory Wright on his journey
around the British Isles in 2006. This is a selection of images from the
picture book that chronicled his eventuful trip around Britain's coastline.
The
20 best smugshots of 2007
Our smugshots competition, in conjunction with The Sunday Times, has been
running for nearly two years, and its popularity refuses to wane. Our
readers just love to show themselves looking smug on their travels and in
the most ridiculous, silly poses.
The
wandering bears
An offshoot of the smugshots contest, inspired by regular contributor Syd the
Bear, the wandering bears competition garnered over a hundred entries from
travelling teddies and tens of thousands of you enjoyed viewing the
galleries
Martin
Parr's Small World
This year one of Britain's most famous photographers published Small World,
a book full of his iconic travel photographs that capture the quirks of
global tourists. We were lucky enough to be able to feature some of those
unforgettable shots
The
melting Arctic
Louise Murray's exhibition of Arctic photography showcased her amazing talent
at capturing the barren north, from polar bears to glistening icebergs - all
aimed at highlighting the plight of the melting ice cap
Landscape
Photographer of the Year
Twenty thousand entries were received in the first major Landscape
Photographer of the Year competition. We published a gallery of the best
from the resulting book and exhibition
Re L. Faulkner's comments on Riviera Travel's Vietnam/Cambodia trip. We were on that trip too and I agree absolutely with his comments. The internal travel arrangements were altered without prior notice with significant effect on the holiday.Riviera's response to complaints was fomulaic and derisory
p. Duke, waterlooville, hampshire
I must disagree with Colin Hutchings about Riviera Travel. My wife and I recently went on their Vietnam and Cambodia holiday and the group suffered a number of disruptions to the itinerary which Riviera subsequently blamed on everyone but themselves.
For example, we were flown to the wrong airport from Hanoi and then the group was moved from a morning flight to three late evening flights, with two couples being split, on the way to Saigon! The net result was that we lost a whole day and evening of sightseeing.
They then had the gall to offer us £50 compensation on a holiday costing £3,500! I certainly would not use Riviera again.
L Faulkner, Hungarton, Leicestershire
Hi, I've just recieved your travel direct catalogue for the coming year. Having traveled to Bruges in October last I have a lot of images of the trip. In the attached letter Julie Tyler requests travellers images of thier trips for future reader offers in the paper. I would like to know how to get them to you.
We had a wonderful time in Bruges and were well looked after by Riviera Travel, travel arrangements, hotel accomdation and tour manager were all first class.
Best regards, Colin Hutchings.
Colin Hutchings, Epsom, UK