Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
“Stay inside, close all the windows and shutters” – that doesn’t sound much of a holiday to me. But as Alison Roberts, a journalist in northern Portugal, told BBC Radio Scotland, it is the official advice on how to cope with extreme heat afflicting the country’s interior – which had touched 47C in the Douro valley in the past few days.
