http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/ Read our Homes section for Tricks of the Trade, Property of the Week, Buying Guide: Home, Buying Guide: Abroad. Check our Holidays for Great UK Days Out, Deals of the Week, Beaches, Adventure, City Breaks and British Holidays. en-gb http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/27/take-a-bucks-spade-break-98487-20394623/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/27/take-a-bucks-spade-break-98487-20394623/ SOUTH Walton in the Florida Panhandle region has the best quality sand in the world. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/27/daddy-in-dizzyland-98487-20394625/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/27/daddy-in-dizzyland-98487-20394625/ THE last time I was in Disneyland Paris my daughter Polly had just turned five. There were just the two of us and we whizzed there by Eurostar. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/27/med-for-it-98487-20394747/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/27/med-for-it-98487-20394747/ Like the idea of a cruise round the Greek islands but hate skyscraper style ships? http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/property-ringpin-98487-20379935/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/property-ringpin-98487-20379935/ WHEN he hangs up his gloves at the end of the year, boxing superchamp Joe Calzaghe plans to expand his growing overseas property empire, he tells BERNADETTE COSTELLO... http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/big-easy-does-it-98487-20379955/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/big-easy-does-it-98487-20379955/ THE last time I was in New Orleans I was passing through on the way to Louisiana to write a feature on emerging starlet Britney Spears. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/the-irish-riviera-98487-20379977/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/the-irish-riviera-98487-20379977/ PICTURE Cornwall without the crowds and you will go some way to imagining the dramatic coastline and little towns of south-east Ireland. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/stras-spres-98487-20379987/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/04/13/stras-spres-98487-20379987/ LEAVE behind the queues and delays at airport check-in… you can be in the capital of Europe from the capital of Britain in just a few hassle-free hours by train. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/30/buy-a-bon-us-98487-20365855/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/30/buy-a-bon-us-98487-20365855/ WE are used to buying their cheap designer clothes and shoes, CDs and iPods…but now street-wise Britons are adding apartments and houses to their shopping lists when they head for the United States. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/30/how-to-spring-clean-98487-20365874/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/30/how-to-spring-clean-98487-20365874/ THE weather’s getting warmer, leaves are beginning to bud and lambs are gambolling in the fields. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/16/thais-that-unwind-98487-20351102/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/16/thais-that-unwind-98487-20351102/ LOCATION: a tropical island in South East Asia. Scene: I’m lying on a table waiting for a man called Illya to insert needles in my face, arms, legs and stomach. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/16/cities-for-kids-98487-20351104/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/16/cities-for-kids-98487-20351104/ Shopping till you drop and soaking up good food and wine are great for grown-ups.. but what about the children? http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/16/dingle-minded-98487-20351131/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/16/dingle-minded-98487-20351131/ It’s St Patrick’s Day tomorrow so now’s the time to sip a pint of Guinness and plan a holiday to Ireland. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/07/new-look-tourist-hostels-as-good-as-three-star-hotels-98487-20343626/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:39:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/03/07/new-look-tourist-hostels-as-good-as-three-star-hotels-98487-20343626/ Forget draughty dorms with chucking-out time at dawn. Gill Williams checks out the new-look tourist hostels as good as a three-star. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/29/property-of-the-week-98487-20335882/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:34:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/29/property-of-the-week-98487-20335882/ Three-bed cottage, POLRUAN, Cornwall, £259,950 http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/29/how-i-bought-a-flat-in-the-south-of-france-98487-20335879/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:27:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/29/how-i-bought-a-flat-in-the-south-of-france-98487-20335879/ When I interviewed a woman who went on holiday to Nice and ended up buying a flat, I didn’t for a moment think I would end up doing the same. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/29/i-moved-home-27-times-in-4-years-98487-20335871/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:16:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/29/i-moved-home-27-times-in-4-years-98487-20335871/ Vanda James has spent the last four years moving around the country. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/15/tricks-of-the-trade-homes-and-gardens-98487-20320696/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:30:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/15/tricks-of-the-trade-homes-and-gardens-98487-20320696/ Is it best to plant vegetables in rows going to east to west or north to south? http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/15/a-guide-to-the-best-flooring-for-your-house-98487-20320695/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:26:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/15/a-guide-to-the-best-flooring-for-your-house-98487-20320695/ Here Andrea Dean guides you through the right carpets to choose for any room. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/15/how-to-declutter-your-home-98487-20320692/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:22:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/15/how-to-declutter-your-home-98487-20320692/ Living with clutter is draining and depressing. By doing your spring clean early, you are not only decluttering your home, but decluttering your life. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/01/make-new-pals-on-a-learn-to-sail-week-in-greece-98487-20306190/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:58:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/2008/02/01/make-new-pals-on-a-learn-to-sail-week-in-greece-98487-20306190/ As our yacht headed for a sandy beach on the island of Skorpios, the turquoise water was so clear I could see a shoal of striped bream scattering before me.