Europe and Middle East

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JNcQUOI, Lisbon

My wife says she’s been dining out with a dinosaur for years, but this was the first time I had. The dinosaur in question was the centrepiece of the restaurant JNcQUOI in central Lisbon.

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Hotel International au Lac

Maybe if E.M. Forster had stayed at the Hotel International au Lac in Lugano, Switzerland in those early years of the 20th Century, literary history may have been different.

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PGA Catalunya opens Lavida Hotel

One of Spain’s finest luxury golf destinations, the famed PGA Catalunya Resort, has opened a new hotel. The new adults-only Lavida hotel is aimed squarely at golf groups or activity enthusiasts looking for a more informal stay to explore PGA Catalunya’s 300 hectare estate.

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Four Seasons Hotel Ritz,  Lisbon

I don’t suppose it’s my magnetic personality playing havoc with the key cards at the Four Seasons, Hotel Ritz but I find myself locked out of my room a couple of times. No problem, reception simply gives me a bundle of cards to provide for any number of eventualities

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Round Britain Cruise on Royal Princess

For many International travellers, perhaps the best way of exploring the British Iles is from the comfort of a luxury cruise ship. Andy Mossack joins Royal Princess at Edinburgh for the last few days of her 12 night around Britain cruise.

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Sailboat charters in Campania

“Where are we going today then Marzio?”  “We go wherever the wind takes us, my friend.” So says Marzio Cuoco, former RAF Tornado pilot and now a charterer of luxury sailboats based in the charming port of Agropoli in Campania

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