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Travel Diaries

There's plenty of opinion out there about Travel and none more so than from our own journalists and correspondents. Here are their blogs.

Simon Calder:
On the Road

Simon Calder

Simon Calder is well known for his travel advice and top tips, here at Sky Travel we bring you Simon's weekly travel video - and if you like travelling as much as he does, then this can hardly be classed as work!

Simon Calder's Favourite Christmas Markets - Blogs

When it comes to deciding which Christmas markets to visit this year, make sure you watch Simon Calder's brand new video before you make up your mind. ...

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Cruise Diary
by Steve Read

Steve Read

Steve Read offers cruise news and opinion in his daily Cruise Diary. When he's away sailing on a ship, he sends back video reports too.

Thursday 19th November

Steve is back from his time in St. Lucia, and gets us up to date with all the latest cruise news. 

4 Men & A Lady Video Diary

The Drew Family

David ('Wilco') and Anja Drew are on a quest: Can they take their three boys, all under 2 years-old, on a world trip... and survive?

Part 1: Cape Town

The Drew Family arrive in Cape Town at the start of their year-long world tour. Things are going well, until one of the boys has an accident.

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Handbags, Heels & Passport

Lisa Francesca Nand

Lisa Francesca Nand checks out the shops, the chat and the fun happenings around the globe in her Travel Diary.

Handbag, Heels and Passport: City Break in Dublin

Autumn city breaks are a fun way to see new places and our travel diarist Lisa Francesca Nand packed her bags and headed off to Dublin, to find out what ...

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Canary Islands Diary

Joe and Joy Cawley

Leaving grey Britain behind for a new life in the Canary Islands, expats Joe Cawley and Joy Liddell write about the laughter and tears of their adopted home in Tenerife.

Christmas Shopping in the Canary Islands

Christmas shopping isn't as easy in the Canary Islands as it is in some other countries - friends of Joe, you may be getting bananas as presents!

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Sarah Baxter's Diary

Sarah Baxter

Oh dear. If there's a disaster happening, a "situation" to be in, or a hurdle to trip over - er, overcome - then Sarah's your girl.

The London Marathon

'Am I really going to run 26 miles?' Sarah's latest adventure involves legging it around London. Find out how she has been getting on in training.

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Through African Eyes

Marcus Leach on a boat at sunset

Marcus Leach is on his way home to Cardiff from Cape Town in South Africa. The only catch is that he can't use an aeroplane...

Chapter 9 - Through African Eyes - Blogs
Marcus Leach is on his way home to Cardiff from Cape Town. The only catch is that he can't use an aeroplane to get there. This is his evolving story. ...

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A Sporting Chance

Chris Skudder

Chris Skudder, Sports presenter and correspondent for Sky News, travels the world covering sporting events. This is his personal diary.

An Insiders Guide to South Africa: Football World Cup 2010
The Football World Cup will be taking place in South Africa next summer, which makes it a great time to visit this fascinating country. Sky News sports presenter and correspondent Chris Skudder has been finding out all about it.
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Katie's Travels

Katie choclate tasting

Katie Silcox, Sky Travel's Assistant Editor, gets out and about in... well, anywhere really. As long as she's not at the office!

Katie Silcox ventures out of London and into Devon's countryside for an activity weekend with the girls - cue cycling, surfing and canoeing! 
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Sky Travel TV Blog

The Sky Travel location crew

The team that bring your Sky Travel on TV have more than a few stories to tell about their experiences. You'll find them all here.

Picture perfect Portofino

Assistant Producer Kirsty Brown describes the magic of beautiful Portofino in her travel blog.

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