Europe and Middle East

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Malta and Gozo Introduction

27/11/2013 by .
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This duo of Mediterranean islands may be on the small side, but lying close to Italy, they are so strategically important, former rulers lined up to fight over them.

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The Changing Face of Valletta

25/11/2013 by .
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There’s a large gateway guarding the huge bastion walls of Valletta, Malta’s historic capital that has recently been the subject of much debate.

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Spanish Paradores: Hotels have never tasted so good.

01/11/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Spain and tagged , , , on by .
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It’s late morning in Galicia and the surrounding plains are pancake flat (something of a rarity in these parts it must be said), but dominating them is the towering visage of Monte de San Vicente.

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Cologne Christmas Markets. Markets and Magi.

19/10/2013 by .
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Perhaps it was the gluhwein kicking in, or my extra portion of bratwurst. Whatever it was, I found myself getting rather disoriented.at the Cologne Christmas Markets.

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Stellar Line Up for Hogmanay Street Party

10/10/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Scotland, Travel News, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay announce a uniquely Scottish line up for the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party.

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Copenhagen host Eurovision Song Contest 2014

10/10/2013This entry was posted in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe and Middle East, Travel News and tagged , on by .
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Ever since Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2013 in Malmö, Danish cities have put themselves forward to host next year’s competition.

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Golf in Italy. Emilia Romagna hits it down the middle.

07/10/2013 by .
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A Ferrari parked in the middle of the clubhouse entrance hall is not something you expect to find at a golf club, but seeing as the Modena Golf & Country Club is just a stone’s throw from Ferrari’s factory at Maranello, I think we can let sleeping dogs lie. This is after all golf in Italy.

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Manchester: A guide to England’s second city.

24/09/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Manchester, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Barely a decade ago, the idea of a city break in Manchester would have seemed laughable to southerners.

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The impressive Francis Hotel

22/09/2013This entry was posted in Bath, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, United Kingdom and tagged on by .

Enjoy the high life in Madeira

12/09/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Madeira, Portugal and tagged on by .
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Well this was a first. I was about to be pushed down a very steep hill in the middle of Madeira’s capital Funchal on a sled by two men decked out in white and wearing straw boaters.

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