{"id":135568,"date":"2019-11-16T16:36:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-7692537\/The-holiday-guru-solves-traveller-queries.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490"},"modified":"2019-11-16T16:36:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T16:36:15","slug":"the-holiday-guru-solves-traveller-queries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/so\/the-holiday-guru-solves-traveller-queries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions.<\/p>\n

This week where to go for a no-Christmas<\/a> festive break with booze and how to visit Israel with a partner who has a fear of flying are on the agenda…<\/p>\n

Q. As an atheist, I\u2019d like to go somewhere warm over the festive period that doesn\u2019t celebrate Christmas but allows alcohol<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Jackson, Stockport, Gtr Manchester.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Holiday Guru recommends the Maldives as a place to go to escape Christmas <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A. A cheap, hot, no-Christmas festive break with booze is tricky. Egypt\u2019s Sharm el Sheikh is an option, but Christmas decorations will feature in many hotels \u2014 all-inclusive week-long breaks cost from \u00a31,700 pp (redseaholidays.co.uk<\/a>). Or, for a bit more, try the Maldives \u2014 a week\u2019s half-board starts at around \u00a32,400 pp (dialaflight.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Q. My partner and I would love to visit the Holy Land, but he has a fear of flying. Any suggestions?<\/span><\/p>\n

Marie d\u2019Espagnac, via email.<\/span><\/p>\n

A. Go by train to Rome via Paris and Turin, stay overnight, then join Norwegian Cruise Lines\u2019 13-day Mediterranean Wonders cruise the next day, calling at ports including Naples, Athens, Kusadasi, and Ashdod and Haifa in Israel, before returning to Rome. Next departure is December 2 from \u00a3729 pp full-board (ncl.com<\/a>). Trains from \u00a3400 return (raileurope.co.uk<\/a>). Iglucruise.com<\/a> also has Italy-Israel cruises.<\/p>\n

Q. Is the hotel in Marseille quoted at \u00a3130 a night in \u2018Eurostar\u2019s Expanding Galaxy\u2019 in last Saturday\u2019s Mail for couples? Do you know any other reasonably priced hotels?<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Howard, via email.<\/span><\/p>\n

A. Yes, it was for two people (hotel-residence-marseille.com<\/a>). See our \u2018Marseille for \u00a3100 a night\u2019 report at dailymail.co.uk for more budget hotel tips. <\/p>\n

Q. I recently visited St Petersburg in Russia on a cruise and my passport was stamped. Am I still able to visit America?<\/span><\/p>\n

Jillian Parker, via email.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can visit America after having your passport stamped in St Petersburg in Russia, says the Holiday Guru <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A. Fortunately, the Cold War is over \u2014 for now, at least \u2014 so the answer is yes.<\/p>\n

Q. I cannot find a return train fare from St Pancras to Lyon from \u00a3110 return, as in your report last Saturday. Can you help?<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Adams, via email.<\/span><\/p>\n

A. You have to look around, but the fare is available in January, February and March (eurostar.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

WE\u2019RE HERE TO HELP<\/span><\/p>\n

For advice, send your questions to: holiday planner@dailymail.co.uk or write to: Daily Mail Travel, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry St, London W8 5TT. Include your contact details.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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