Karen recently spent a week in Taba , on the shores of the Red Sea – “Taba is a great place for chilling out for a week or two in the sun – there’s very little there apart from some exceptionally nice hotels, mostly situated on the beach, a dive centre and great weather, perfect! We spent a week at the newest hotel in Taba Heights , the 5* Intercontinental, which is an excellent hotel with a great tapas bar on the lagoon, and did a trip to Petra and a trip to Cairo from there, although I would quite happily have done nothing for the week! I think there will be more hotels there in the next few years as it is a purpose-built resort that is growing quickly, so if you are looking for peace and quiet now is the time to go! My friend and I tried our hand at snorkeling, which is fantastic in the Red Sea , and most people there were raving about the diving and reeling off the names of the fish they had seen. Not being a swimmer diving isn’t for me, and I felt I saw a lot of these fish...

Hi fellow travellers, This week we are looking some of the great Multi Centre Holidays . See our latest newsletter http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/newsletter/offers/Jul10b.html  for more details and some great holiday ideas. Probably my favorite of this weeks batch is the Egypt  triple centre holiday. This great holiday includes a staying in Cairo  home of the amazing Pyramids, followed by a cruise down the Nile  for the amazing temples and finally 2 nights in fascinating Aswan . All in all Egypt  is a simply fantastic country and has to be visited! Karen and Mark were in Egypt only 4 weeks ago and did the same itinerary and loved it, and saw numerous boats on the Nile and also plenty of hotels in Cairo and Aswan so give them a call! 020 8989 0970! Oh and Natalie just got back last night from Sharm  so give her a call if you fancy a relaxing holiday  on the stunning Red Sea! If Egypt  isn’t for you then check out some of the...