At times the heat oppressed our hero, who complained: “The temperature was 80 in the shade and the humidity 90, and in the enclosed waters of the lagoon the water was near blood heat.”But in spite of it all, Bond managed to frustrate the villain, win the girl, and squeeze in a good deal of [...]

For example, a three-night trip staying at the magnificently located Armada hotel, with itsviews of the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophia, costs from £605 per person, based on two sharing, including flights from Heathrow or Manchester, transfers, b&b and a private half-day tour 6. With its ancient mosques, Ottoman architecture, bazaars and caf?ociety, modern Istanbul [...]

There were no vocals but I loved the rhythmic quality of their sounds.And hanging out in the caf?of Havana in Cuba, I found some really talented old men, a bit like the Buena Vista Social Club, playing percussion and guitars. They looked like they’d been there for years and were incredibly smartly dressed in black-and-white [...]

But I think it’s more important to find out what the banks are offering in the longer term.”Emma plans to shop around for her account, choosing one that offers a large interest-free overdraft for three years, as well as branch facilities and easy access to cashpoints in the city centre – though she also plans [...]

This, it said, was down to consumers worrying about interest rate rises.. The problem: The flat, the debts and the limit on earnings
Trying to make ends meet as a single parent is a struggle for Lucy Davies. Although her work as a freelance public affairs consultant gives the 36-year-old from Tulse Hill, south [...]

Even Bath, most coherent of cities, has oddities: Sally Lunn’s, Beckford’s Tower and Sham Castle.Individual vision certainly accounts for much eccentric building. In the 19th century, Cardiff’s Marquess of Bute revamped two of his properties – Castell Coch and Cardiff Castle – to resemble his vision of a medieval Wales – an exquisite fantasy. But [...]