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Walking the Camino de Santiago

When I was walking the Camino de Santiago, my companion John was by all accounts not looking very well. To be fair, he had been walking solidly for the last two weeks and had completed nearly 500 kilometers. I suppose his generous girth and the fact that he had recently undergone bypass surgery didn’t help […]

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Seville. The perfect weekend break

I was, it must be said, well within spitting distance. The front row of Cristina Hoyos’ School of Flamenco nightly show put me up close and very personal with two of the most intense flamenco dancers I have ever seen.

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PGA Catalunya Resort wins for third successive year

The Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya Resort, near Barcelona, has been named Spain’s #1 golf course for the third successive year in new 2014-2015 rankings published by influential website, www.Top100GolfCourses.co.uk. The two-time Spanish Open venue, and European Tour Destination, has also been ranked #3 in the Continental European list and has risen six places to […]

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New photography highlights Costa Brava Golf

The Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board commissioned golf course photographer Steve Carr to shoot a compelling portfolio of pictures capturing the beauty and challenge of the Costa Brava golf region’s leading courses.

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Spanish Paradores: Hotels have never tasted so good.

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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Ibiza’s NIKKI Beach all set for Red Party Finale

With Ibiza’s 2013 summer season soon drawing to a close, the focus is now upon the White Isle’s famous Closing Parties. Not least, Nikki Beach’s Season Closing Red Party will say farewell to the first glorious summer season at its new location in Santa Eulalia, on Ibiza’s glittering East Coast.

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