Escapism

A nice bath tends to leave you with a warm glow, none more than this one, in the new Ebony Suite at London's May Fair hotel (themayfairhotel.co.uk), which lights up in a variety of colours. The bath is one of several luxy features in this suite, which also has a shower with water coming out horizontally. The £1,850 a night price tag might mean we have to stick with Radox at home though.

Where's hot?

Algarve, Portugal 20C
It's not roasting, but if you're looking for sunnier climes without going long-haul, the far south of Portugal could be a good bet, with temperatures forecast to hover around the 16-20C mark for the next couple of weeks. Explore the windswept cape around Sagres and stroll along the cliffs near Lagos.
• portugaltrails.com has good tour ideas

Cheap date

Inghams has deals to towns on Lake Garda, Italy, in May: seven nights' half-board in a hotel departing 5 or 12 May, including flights from Gatwick to Verona, for £399pp in Limone, or £379pp in Desenzano, on the southern shore.
• 020-8780 4454, inghams.co.uk/lakes-mountains-holidays

Travel trash

A "living guest book" has been created at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh, with guests leaving physical objects as part of a lobby exhibition, instead of "pleasant stay" comments. Items include a chip fork from someone's first ever meal of haggis and chips on the Royal Mile ...
• sheratonedinburgh.co.uk

What's new?

App
A new free National Trust app – available on the iTunes store – tells you the location of your nearest National Trust house, country park or garden, such as Hidcote Manor (pictured) in Gloucestershire. It also has detailed descriptions of 150 gardens, plus tips for gardeners.

Website
Looking for a bargain hotel, B&B or flat in Scotland? Check out roomsinscotland.com, a new website with properties all over the country.

Tours
Tour operator Peter Sommer has new European tours for summer, including a unique gulet cruise along the Amalfi coast for £3,595pp, or an expert-led trip to Cappadocia, Turkey, from 3-8 September, hosted by Nota Karamaouna, a specialist in Byzantine archaeology, for £1,375pp.
• 01600 888220, petersommer.com

Festival
Crumbs, this sounds like our cup of tea! The first British Biscuit Festival will take place at London's Brunswick Centre from 8-10 June, celebrating our "much-loved treat". There will be build-a-biscuit workshops, dunking challenges, "bisc-art" and a tea dance.
• brunswick.co.uk

Tweet ur trip: bad menu translations

I've seen steak served "with dads" in Argentina – "con papas"
@vickybaker

Once found "knicker of pork" on menu in Lyon restaurant
@MaryLConsonni

"Restoration workshop with garlic" and "tightened cabbage mushroom colander"
@loominpapa

"Tripe chocolate ice-cream" on a menu in Ho Chi Minh. They meant 'triple' but I passed on dessert nonetheless
@Nick_Boulos

Coastal restaurants in the Arab world abound with "crap salad"
@philizoper

Dishes called "no name" and "fried stuff" in Thailand. Both were yum!
@CamperVanatics

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