Apr 152012
 


Fancy a night for two at the 4-star Hotel Internazionale Bologna followed by 5 nights at the 4-star Castello Chiola – a stately castle on top of a hill within the medieval town of Loreto Aprutino? Breakfast is included along with Avis group B car hire for 5 days, return flights from London to Bologna with British Airways and a return train from Bologna to Pescara.

Bradt and the Independent on Sunday have announced their 2012 annual travel writing competition. This year the theme is ‘A Close Encounter…’. Entries must be based on personal experience relating to the theme. Minimum length is 600 words, maximum length is 800 words.

Published and unpublished writers may enter the competition, which closes at noon on Friday 15 June 2012.