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Weekend in Vienna

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Austria, Europe and Middle East, Vienna and tagged , , , on by .
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Vienna’s attractions are legendary. The architecture, the elegance, the history and of course the music. But there is a new trend that is being enjoyed by both Viennese and visitors alike – culinary and culture weekends. Now you can enjoy the magnificent art and culture scene and indulge in spectacular gastronomy at the same time.

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Cotswolds88 Hotel. Cotswolds goes hip.

22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Step into Cotswolds88 hotel, set in the beautiful village of Painswick and you’d be excused for thinking you’d just stepped off the London Overground into East London’s hippest new joint. From outside the hotel, the design is very much in keeping with the local area, complete with traditional cream Cotswold stone.

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Cortina d’Ampezzo. Walking on summer sunshine

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, South Tyrol, Veneto and tagged , , , , on by .
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Guido Pompanin knows a thing or two about The Dolomites. Not surprising really when you consider his father Ugo and few friends built their very own cable car service to ferry passengers 2,700 metres up from Cortina d’Ampezzo to the summit of Mount Lagazuoi in 1965.

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WW1 Trenches of the Dolomites

01/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Italy, Veneto and tagged , , , , , on by .
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High up on the Lagazuoi slopes of The Dolomites, some 2,500 meters above Cortina d’Ampezzo, a fierce struggle took place in atrocious conditions from 1915 to 1917 between Italy and the forces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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The Rhine Valley. Or should it be the Vine Valley?

30/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Frankfurt Main, Germany and tagged , , on by .
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Marcos and Marco are father and son. They also happen to own a castle. Not just any old castle you understand, but a real, solid, medieval one, sitting up on the banks of  the mighty Rhine valley just up river from Rudesheim.

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Waterloo. Belgium’s battlefield can be a big break too.

30/07/2013This entry was posted in Belgium, Brussels, Europe and Middle East and tagged , , on by .
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Mid June and it’s the eve of the annual re-enactment of Wellington’s famous victory over Napoleon in 1815. I am looking out at the battlefield atop the Lion Mound, some 140 feet up offering up an impressive 360 degree view.

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Abruzzo. Where northern Italy meets the south.

29/07/2013This entry was posted in Abruzzo, Europe and Middle East, Italy and tagged , , on by .

Ceviche. London

29/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, London, United Kingdom and tagged , , on by .
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Peruvian cuisine is the world’s hottest new trend, and outside Lima London is leading the way, with three Peruvian restaurants already in play.  Of these, Ceviche is the one which has been setting Soho on fire since 2012.

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Ischgl. Heaven For Hungry Hikers

21/07/2013This entry was posted in Austria, Europe and Middle East, Tirol, Travel News and tagged on by .
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Mountain hikers are in for delicious dishes when they stop for lunch along the historic pilgrims’ path of Jakobsweg in the Paznaun-Ischgl region of the Austrian Tirol.

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Blakes Hotel, London

21/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged on by .
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Anthea Gerrie reviews the trendy Blakes Hotel in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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