Carinthia’s Magical Christmas Markets in Austria’s stunning Lake District.
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Trip Reviews
The impressive Francis Hotel
Anthea Gerrie enjoys a slice of Regency staying at The Francis Hotel in Bath
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Palazzo Manfredi, Rome
In an era when aristocrats rely on visitors to maintain their stately piles, it’s not surprising that an Italian count has turned his palatial offices into a boutique hotel.
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Enjoy the high life in Madeira
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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Muhammad Ali boyhood home
There’s a small clapboard house in an ordinary residential street in a predominantly black area on the west side of Louisville, Kentucky.
It has seen better days that’s for sure, but to the people who still live there, it’s home. There’s a small front lawn dominated by an old big tree and the little garden out back has a little rusted bike lying on its side. Its all unremarkable, but 63 years ago a very remarkable young man grew up there and became one of the most famous men in the whole world. This was the Muhammad Ali boyhood home and I was standing right outside the front door having a moment.
Houmas House, New Orleans. Just a sweet sweet southern belle.
Kevin Kelly was in an expansive mood. After all, it was lunch time and we were enjoying some of his fine southern hospitality courtesy of cuisine wizard, Jeremy Langlois .
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Chicago museums you’ve never thought to visit
Chicago museums appeal to both visitors with a checklist of major cultural highlights and those who are after something different. Choose Chicago have put together three little known museums that bring visitors even closer to the city’s history and culture.
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