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Hiking Gear Update. 5 of the latest essentials for hiking gear.
Gear manufacturers are a creative bunch and they’re always bringing out new and improved versions of their staples. In my travels, I’m also keen to test out lightweight hiking gear, particularly those items that I can stuff in my hand baggage, so I can start walking whenever the mood takes me.
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The Star Inn the City. Discover York’s Michelin light version.
To run an all-day menu and maintain fine dining standards is not an easy task, yet the Star Inn the City team had the confident air of a well-oiled machine.
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Alphen Boutique Hotel. Treat yourself to unforgettable South African luxury.
The Alphen Boutique Hotel, the Constantia Valley and Winelands are within easy reach. Visit Groot Constantia, the original Cape governor’s mansion and now a wonderful museum and collection of restaurants.
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Galvin HOP. Discover beautiful fine dining in London’s Spitafields.
From Mayfair’s most glamorous sky-room to a gastropub in their native Essex, each is totally different, but on a summer’s day, it’s hard to beat an alfresco lunch at Galvin HOP in Spitalfields.
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Middlethorpe Hall. Discover fantastic York history on the doorstep.
Middlethorpe Hall is the perfect example of a fine country house hotel with character literally seeping from every creaking nook and cranny. An authentic William and Mary house in 20 acres of manicured grounds, it’s had stories to tell throughout its long life.
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On the Trail of Frankenstein in Geneva
It is 200 years since the publication of what is often known as the first gothic novel – “Frankenstein”. It was conceived by Mary Shelley in Geneva and much of the action takes place in and around here.
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