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campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia

A brilliant family campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia

TripReporter’s regular testing family, Carole and Jason and their young boys Evan and Andy went on an exciting campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia with their VW campervan through ten countries, 2,920 miles and nine campsites.

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guide to the pink granite coast of Brittany 

Insider Guide to the Pink Granite Coast of Brittany

Journey past Dinard and the enchanting half-timbered houses and ramparts of Dinan, and an astonishing natural wonder awaits; to be discovered in this guide to the Pink Granite Coast of Brittany.

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Rupert Parker goes hunting Christmas Markets in Northern France

Christmas Markets in Northern France. Festive fun in France.

Most people hurtle through Pas de Calais on their way South but it’s an easy hop across the channel, particularly if you use Eurostar.

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Anthea Gerrie visits the infamous Moulin Rouge night club in Paris. Facade Moulin Rouge 2 lamp PF ©Moulin Rouge D.Duguet

Moulin Rouge. Discover Paris’ infamous nightclub

Moulin Rouge. Cliché or not, this sumptuous cabaret approaching its 130th birthday continues to be the greatest show in town.  

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Anthea Gerrie visits the digital world of Atelier Des Lumieres in Paris. Klimt at Atelier des Lumieres2 credit Culture Spaces

Atelier Des Lumieres. Discover giant digital art in Paris 

Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing?  The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.

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Anthea Gerrie stays at Hotel Le Pigalle  in Paris and finds a district transformed.

Hotel Le Pigalle. Discover gorgeous art deco in Paris

Not so long ago Pigalle was considered the seedier side of Paris, a magnet for sex shops and low-rent hostelries, thanks to the topless cabarets which made it the apotheosis of city nightlife more than a century ago.  

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