IT'S the fabulous festive fizz from France that’s about to burst the prosecco bubble.

THERE are two great things about Wallonia in southern Belgium. The first is the backdrop and the second the beer. What more do you want on a cycling holiday?

SOMETIMES you just need to sit down and do nothing for just a little while. That's what Sardinia is for.

TUCKED away in the north-east corner of Slovenia is a tasty food-lover's paradise.

EAT this, they say. Taste the wine, come try gibanica. I’m at a food festival in Slovenia.

DEMOLITION begins on a statue that's stood as a symbol of Bulgaria’s 1300-year history.

THIS view is one of the many reasons why record numbers of people are taking to the seas.

A WEEKEND break in Belgium? How about Wallonia for its award-winning bubbles, chocolate, scenery and frites!

DON’T be put off by the black water or the smell of tar - this is Slovenian spa water, found nowhere else on earth.

NATALIE sailed on board the world's eighth largest passenger liner, the Anthem of the Seas sailing from England to America.