The Hot List: From NYC bagel tour to Syria and Turkey earthquake fundraising
With the warmer months on the horizon, you’re likely thinking about your potential travel plans for this year.
Whether it’d be your first bite of the Big Apple or you know Manhattan like the back of your hand, a bagel tour could give you a unique perspective on New York.
Those wishing to visit Turkey could offer a helping hand to victims of the Syria and Turkey earthquake by booking a trip with a firm donating to the cause.
Read on for some more travel ideas to help you plot your next escape.
Hole-y goodness
A new guided bagel tour of New York aims to showcase each of the five boroughs’ rich history and diverse culture via the best bagels in the city.
You’ll visit bakeries and delis, learn traditional baking methods and get a closer look around such famous places as Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
The tour can be booked for £49 via NYC Bagel Tours
Succession goes Nordic
We are simply beside ourselves at the fact that season four of Succession is due to drop on March 27, and this time the warring Roy family will spending some time in Norway.
Cast and crew have been spotted around the coastal port town of Alesund, on various scenic roads such as Trollstigen and Atlanterhavsvegen, and in the stylish Juvet Landscape Hotel. Follow in their footsteps with a stay in this remote getaway set in a vast nature reserve.
Rooms are priced from £226 per night
Allez les cruise!
The Rugby World Cup is coming to France this September and October, and cruise company Infinity Sports Travel has anticipated that hotel rooms will be like gold dust. It is offering a variety of cruise packages that will take you around several games.
You can go for two nights and watch Scotland play Tonga (from £884pp), or go the whole hog and spend ten nights seeing some of the early games, including Argentina v England, with Tom Curry (£3,895).
The cruise can be booked via Infinity Sports Travel
Earthquake relief
When you book a trip to Turkey with travel firm Intrepid, you can help the February 6 earthquake victims.
It will donate all profits from bookings to Turkey to the Intrepid Foundation Appeal, its not-for-profit arm, to support relief, aid and rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria.
Visit the Intrepid Foundation’s website for details
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