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

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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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Montpellier Antigone fountain

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 Via delle Volte. andy mossack

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

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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Guide to walking La Palma Santa Cruz Street

Guide to walking La Palma. Discover dream landscapes in the Canary Islands

As I taxi down the runway at La Palma airport, I have the sea on one side and the mountains on the other. This is going to be challenging hiking.

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Wind River

Wind River Country, Wyoming

With the Blu-ray release of Wind River, I’ve come to see Wind River country’s extraordinary landscape for myself. The gateway to Yellowstone beckons.

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Night Photography at Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

An enjoyable day of photography doesn’t have to end when night descends. Stuart Forster enjoys a session of night photography in Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park in New Brunswick, Canada.

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