Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland. Touring Switzerland has never been as easy as this.
28/10/2024 .
Trip Reviews
Guide to Zanzibar
25 km off the coast of Tanzania, this gorgeous island goes beyond the sunshine stereotype of “beaches, booze and bling.” It is literally full of history.
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Art Rotterdam Week
Art Rotterdam Week is every February and the 19th edition comes bigger and better than ever. The main event, Art Rotterdam takes over the entire ground floor of the iconic 1920’s Van Nelle Factory,
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Kurent Festival in Ptuj. A Slovenian Classic Carnival.
Huge shaggy horned giants, wielding clubs are chasing me down the cobbled street. The noise from the huge cowbells hung from chains around their waist is deafening. They follow me through squares lined by medieval houses, monasteries and churches. This is the Kurentovanje, the Slovenian equivalent of Mardi Gras, and one of the world’s top ten carnivals.
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Montpellier. Modern metropolis with a mediaeval heart
Anthea Gerrie reports on Montpellier, a vastly under-visited city in southern France. It’s a modern city but with a mediaeval beating heart.
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Ferrara. Emilia Romagna’s hidden gem.
Ferrara, with its ancient palaces and piazzas is a pearl of the Emilia-Romagna region. A region famously productive for so much of Italy’s attraction.
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Up Helly Aa. Discover Shetland’s Fire Festival.
A hundred years from now, Shetland’s fire festival, Up Helly Aa, will be the stuff of legend; a litany of morphed tales of Viking lore handed down over the generations
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