Storm Thorgerson was cantankerous, couldn’t draw and wasn’t a great photographer. But his album artwork for Pink Floyd, described yesterday as “revolutionary”, has become part of our cultural wallpaper.
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Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: What are our options if we want to fly from Liverpool to Naples?
Thursday 11 April 2013
Q. For the last 25 years I have been holidaying with my University mates, plus kids and now grandkids. The adults are going to the Naples area in late October for four days.
The six adults from the South had to book the planes quickly as the BA flights were going fast. We saw that easyJet flew from Liverpool, but they have not released the flights yet, any idea when they will?
Or any ideas how the Northern lot (Stafford and Liverpool) can get there - as at this rate it will be just the Southern lot going on their own for the first year for 25 years.
Bev Keech
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Can I visit the US with only six months remaining on my passport?
Tuesday 09 April 2013
Q. I am going to the US in late June. My current passport is valid until mid-December. Will it be OK to use this passport or should I get a new one?
Mike Truss
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Jabs for India's Golden Triangle
Friday 05 April 2013
Q. I would like to know what jabs I should have for travelling to India in November 2013. It is a tour of the "Golden Triangle".
Marian Ivory
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Flights from Detroit to the UK
Thursday 04 April 2013
Q. Do you know of any airline that flies direct to Detroit from the UK? Who, and from where, please?
Jenni Willows
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Recommendations for Perth
Wednesday 03 April 2013
Q. Any recommendations for staying in Perth this month? I had an apartment booked in the Fremantle but the owner has just cancelled my booking. My young family and I are staying in Perth only for 20 nights.
Edith Owusu
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Advice for a Cyprus wedding
Tuesday 02 April 2013
Q. We are about to pay £3,000 for a one-week all inclusive holiday in Cyprus for a family wedding. We are worried that with all the banking issues that we might pay five-star and get two-star because staff, suppliers and even the hotel have not been paid. Can you advise?
Claire Binmore
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Chasing April sunshine on a budget
Thursday 28 March 2013
Q. My girlfriend and I are looking to go away in the second week of April for a week. We're on a budget, looking for sun, preferably half board or all inclusive. Any suggestions?
Marc Doman
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Will we have any problems on our Cyprus trip?
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Q. We are going to Cyprus on 14 April. Do you think we will have any problems?
Lesley-Jane Smith
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Tuesday 26 March 2013
Murdered Spanish poet’s key work to debut at New York exhibition
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: When your plane's stuck on the Tarmac
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Q. During the weekend's snow, my wife and daughter were sitting on a plane at Belfast for over three hours heading to Scotland. Did they have any rights to food or water?
David Lofthouse
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Don't cancel your Cyprus holiday
Thursday 21 March 2013
Q. I have booked a family holiday for a two-week trip to Cyprus this August. We've only paid a small deposit so far. Given the economic crisis do you think it prudent to cancel now rather than risk thousands on a holiday which is now at risk?
Peter Gross
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: The allure of the Istrian peninsula in the far north-west
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Q. I am working in Croatia in early May. Then I have two weeks off. I'd like to stay in the region - but I feel I have already seen everything in Croatia. So I am thinking: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgrade in Serbia, going into Romania and flying out of Bucharest. Any must-sees in this area, and also best mode of transport?
Brad Allemand
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: EU Passengers' Rights
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Q. Thank you for your advice on EU flight cancellation compensation. I have made a successful claim from Flybe. I have been offered the required €250 payment in cash, but I have been offered €300 as a credit for future travel from Flybe. Which is best?
David Brennan, Ayrshire
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Not so clever? Is this hotels site too good to be true?
Monday 18 March 2013
Q. I've been checking prices for hotels in the USA on a comparison website and there are some really good deals with Clever-hotels.com. But are they too good to be true?
Joanne Hill
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