The Burton Lil’ Buddy Cooler Cool bag with integrated speakers was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. At around £40 it’s reasonably priced considering its wealth of features.

The Lil’ Buddy cooler has room for around 12 cans or bottles. There is a handy bottle opener on the side of the bag. The best bit according to Something for the Weekend gadget guru Ella Williamson is the integrated speaker system, allowing you to plug in your Ipod or similar MP3 player for music on the go. This cool bag is ideal for chilling at the beach with a few drinks and some music.

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Ian Ailles appeared on Working Lunch to talk about his company Canvas Holidays, who provide family camping holidays and mobile home holidays in Europe.

In the wake of the Credit Crunch, more and more people are choosing the cheaper option of camping in Europe as a family holiday alternative to the usual hotel breaks.

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On the last episode of Coach Trip there was a dramatic early morning departure due to a panic attack, before the coach tour reached the city of Split in Croatia where some local hunks taught the coach trip gang some Croatian watersports, with mixed results. As usual tour guide Brendon tries his best to keep the peace.

Split is Croatia’s second city and boasts one of the most impressive and complete Roman ruins in the world. You can book a coach trip to Croatia as seen on Coach Trip by visiting Expedia:

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Coach Trip is a Channel 4 reality TV show where a load of Brits set off on a coach trip around Europe for six weeks. Professional tour guide Brendon tries to keep the peace as tensions often run high between the 14 coach trip contestants. Couples who become too annoying for the rest of the coach trippers are voted off the show and have to leave.

Today the coach trip arrived in Lake Garda in Italy, a beautiful lake surrounded by holiday resorts and breathtaking scenery. Coach trip volunteers embarked on a sailing trip and grape juice tasting. Located in Northern Italy, Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. There is plenty to do including watersports and sightseeing or just sunbathing and taking in the amazing vistas. Milan, Venice and Verona are not too far away if you want to travel slightly further afield.

You can book a trip to Lake Garda as seen on Coach Trip with excellent rates on flights and hotels through Expedia here

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Gadget Show presenter Jon Bentley tested some portable translators on The Gadget Show summer special last night.

First up was the Lingo Xplorer TTX-14 portable translator which translates and speaks over 840,000 words in 14 languages. It also boasts an FM radio, voice recorder and currency conversions.

The second portable translator was the Ectaco Partner EA900. It features voice to voice translation, a 697,000 word dictionary and language teaching features. There is also a text scanner and a video player. The unique feature of the Ectaco is that you can speak into it and it can convert what you’ve said into a different language. Very clever indeed.

The final Gadget Show portable translator was the Franklin TGA-495. It’s a 12 language speaking translator including a dictionary with 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases. There is also a built in MP3 player.

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In his latest series funnyman Paul Merton travels through India. In tonight’s episode, Paul enjoys a course in etiquette in Delhi before taking a ride on a stationary plane and finding out about the street monkeys which live in the city.

If you would like to experience some of what Paul Merton did in India, you can book a holiday there here

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Everest ER is a new five-part documentary series on BBC1. As the summit season begins, the doctors working at the highest hospital in the world gear up to deal with a constant stream of life-threatening emergencies.

If you would like to experience Mount Everest for real you can do so with responsibletravel.com. They offer a range of Everest holidays from base camp treks to gap year project work and Tibet overland tours. Whether you want to make the high altitude trek to Everest base camp or simply take in the amazing mountain views from lower ground, responsibletravel.com have it covered including flights from the UK.

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The Kent seaside resort of Margate was subject to a re-branding task on The Apprentice this week. Team Empire, PM’ed by Deborah, used the idea of the Pink Pound to rebrand Margate as a gay hotspot. They scored badly, and lost the task to Team Ignite who went for a more traditional and safe family rebrand. Mona was given the chop by Sir Alan this week.

Margate has been in decline over the years, with an ageing population and renovation work needed on certain buildings. However in the current economic climate Margate looks set to benefit from the credit crunch with more and more UK families choosing to holiday in the UK this summer.

If you would like to visit Margate, the Kent seaside town as seen on The Apprentice, you can book a hotel room at up to 50% discount from HotelPronto - click here for Margate Hotels.

You can check out the weather forecast for Margate here

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Simon Calder appeared on This Morning to tell viewers all about the best bargain Easter holiday breaks on the market at the moment. According to Simon it’s a tough time to be a traveller. However there are deals out there. These are the very best holiday deals available:

Cyprus

Cyprus is a great place to go on holiday, the island of love could be a great place to go to celebrate an engagement. A trip to Limassol in Cyprus for 1 week based on a couple sharing, and leaving on 8th April from Newcastle is £391 per person from Thomas Cook.

Portugal

Portugal is a very good value destination despite being in the Euro area. Aldi Travel are currently offering a good deal to Portugal, the Algarve. 1 week B&B based on a couple sharing and flying on the 5th April from Gatwick with Aldi Travel costs £351 per person. Visit Aldi Travel.

Costa Blanca

Benidorm is great for a cheap no frills family holiday. Benidorm sometimes gets a bad press but travel expert Simon Calder thinks it’s great. There are 2 fantastic beaches, loads to do and a pretty old town. You can get a 1 week holiday in Benidorm, Costa Blanca in a self-catering apartment for a family of 4, leaving on 7th April from Gatwick, for £335 per person through holiday tour operator Thomson. Visit Thomson.

Canary Islands

The weather in the Canary Islands is great this time of year. However most of the Canary Island resorts are booked up months in advance. Simon Calder managed to find a deal for a holiday in Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria, a 1 week holiday in a self-catering apartment for a family of 4 leaving on 5th April from Birmingham is £357 per person through travel company Cosmos.

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Moneysavingexpert Martin Lewis appeared on GMTV with Lorraine to tell viewers about the best deals around at the moment. Here are some of the best deals of the week.

First up was the European Health Insurance Card, EHIC card. Martin Lewis urged everyone to get one of these. If you’re carrying a European Health Insurance Card and you go anywhere in the European Union, or Switzerland, it gives you free or discounted treatment in a state-run hospital. The EHIC card replaced the E111 insurance form in September 2005, and millions of people got an EHIC card then. However, many people’s EHIC card will have now expired, so make sure yours is renewed if you have one. You can apply for an EHIC card here

The second Martin Lewis best deal was free DVD rental from Tesco. Tesco are no longer just a supermarket. They now have an online DVD rental service where you choose the DVDs, Tesco post them to you, and when you’ve finished you post them back. There is a special code which will get you free DVD rentals from Tesco: TDRXMSRAF8. Entering this code on the Tesco DVD rental website will get you the first 3 months of DVD rental absolutely free. If you don’t want to continue the service after 3 months, make sure you cancel it in time.

Click here to visit Tesco DVD rental and sign up for 3 months free DVD rental

WH Smith are offering a 2 for 1 deal on main Theme Parks in the UK including Alton Towers, Lego Land, Chessington and Thorpe Park. You will receive the vouchers when you spend money in a WH Smith store. You can find your nearest WH Smith store by clicking here

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