Discover the Pas de Calais. A Fabulous French Department far less travelled than it deserves.
05/08/2026 .
Trip Reviews
The Undiscovered Dominican Republic. Discover a hidden jewel.
Mountains, mines, deserted beaches and the only vineyard in the Caribbean – there is a side to the Dominican Republic most tourists don’t know about. Judith Baker takes to the country’s roads less travelled.
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Autumn Hiking Around Cortina d’Ampezzo. Discover Italy’s wonderful alpine region.
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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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. Discover how to cook fantastic Moroccan food.
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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