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Carinthia’s Magical Christmas Markets in Austria’s stunning Lake District.

05/12/2024 by .
Carinthia’s Magical Christmas Markets

Andy Mossack goes hunting Christmas Markets in Carinthia but soon discovers wellness, lakes and alpine Advent fun.

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Cortina

Autumn Hiking Around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Outside the ski season, there’s some very good hiking here, and the trails are dotted with a network of rifugios or mountain inns. 

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See Quito like a local

Early morning atop the Cruz de Loma lookout. At almost 4,000 metres it’s close to the summit of Quito’s still-grumbling Pichincha volcano, and I’m sitting on a swing.

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Brisbane

Australia’s unexpected hip, chic city of Brisbane

Brisbane is more than matching its southern neighbours, with indications it is leading the hospitality and tourism industry Down Under into a new age of hip, edgy and upbeat.

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The Fez Cooking School

It is a slightly nervy experience, having your own meal served to you by a waiter. But we need not have worried. Fatima and Zakia had taught us well.

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Rijeka and the Gulf of Kvarner, Croatia

The cobalt waters are deep enough to accommodate large ships and Rijeka is the country’s main port.

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Brooklyn Americana Festival

Brooklyn Americana Festival Preview. One of the city’s best-kept secrets.

One of the city’s best-kept secrets (at least until now), the four-day free festival from September 19-22 is just a short – and spectacularly picturesque – walk away from the tourist hot spots of Manhattan

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