A transatlantic cruise on the Queen Mary 2 is a step back in time to a more glamorous era, says Annabelle Thorpe

What does any serious shopper need more than anything? A bigger bag, of course, especially during a hectic spending spree for top bargains in the Big Apple.

Express Travel follows the trail of the SATC ladies in New York….

BREATHING in the crisp mountain air atop the Shawangunk Ridge, it was difficult to believe that less than two hours before I had been engulfed in mid-town Manhattan.

The history of New York is both vibrant and violent.

WITH the dollar falling to new lows against the pound, anyone can scoop up a bargain in the Big Apple this Christmas – but if you know where to look, the savings can be huge.

Like most of my Baby Boomer generation, I got to know modern America through Frank Sinatra.

The bright lights of Manhattan and the laid-back paradise of Bermuda prove the perfect combination for TESSA EVANS.