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Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland. Touring Switzerland has never been as easy as this.

28/10/2024 by .
Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland

Michael Cranmer Travels First Class on the Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland Sampling The Mountains, Lakes And Vineyards And Encounters A Few Ghosts Along The Way.

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Vermont

Green Adventures in Vermont. Sung to the sound of the von Trapp family.

I’m standing near the top of Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest mountain contemplating a descent down the world’s fastest and most exhilarating zip line experience.

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Cuba for first-timers

Cuba for first-timers

There is nowhere in the world quite like Cuba, the guidebooks usually assure the would-be traveller and as a first timer I am not sure what to expect but my expectations are exceeded

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Dining in Antequera bull ring

Taste Of Andalucia Tour

Take a culinary tour of Andalucia, and the biggest surprise is just how ubiquitous this humble concoction of spud-’n’-mayo’ is, whether in its simplest form or jazzed up with all manner of Iberian goodies such as Iberico ham, bonito tuna, hard-boiled egg or tiny shrimp

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Whale watching in New Brunswick

Whale watching in New Brunswick

Suddenly, two giant fountains erupted at the side of the boat announcing a pair of finbacks. Emerging from the water and gracefully synchronized, these two whales, the second biggest creatures on earth put on a show just for us.

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Frankenstein in Geneva

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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Michael Edwards samples the Bernina Express, one of Europe’s legendary rail journeys from Italy to Switzerland. Bernina Experience Open Carriage

Travelling the Bernina Express. Legendary Alpine train from Italy to Switzerland

The Bernina Express, a spectacular 75 miles of Alpine scenery from Tirano in Italy to Chur in Switzerland, is one of the World’s Great Railway Journeys. Michael Edwards steps aboard this spectacular ride.

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