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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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Stuart Forster visits the Piece Hall in Halifax following its re-opening. SF Halifax PieceHall 015

The Piece Hall. Halifax’s Classical Georgian Cultural heart.

The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, reopened on Yorkshire Day, 1 August 2017, as a cultural and commercial hub at the heart of the town

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Stuart Forster visits The Netherlands to discover the wonders of a Century of De Stijl Art and Design

The Netherlands Celebrates a Century of De Stijl Art and Design

Museums and galleries across the Netherlands are celebrating this year a century of the art and design movement that shares its name with De Stij.

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Isabel Conway goes cruising the Mekong River on a cruise to Cambodia and Vietnam Cambodian Mekong

Cruising the Mekong River. Experience the best of Cambodia and Vietnam.

sabel Conway joins G Adventures to sample their Mekong River Encompassed cruise taking in Cambodia and Vietnam. Isabel has plenty to report home about.

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Valencia Cathedral and Fountain

Weekend in Valencia

Striking modern architecture, coupled with elegant art nouveau buildings, and a wealth of Gothic and Renaissance monuments, make Valencia the perfect place to wander.

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Zireiner See

Hiking the Brandenberg Alps

Rupert Parker goes hiking in a circle around the Tyrolean Brandenburg Alps, starting and finishing in Kramsach and hiking up and down for 50kms.

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Whale Shark from above

Swimming With Whale Sharks In Bicol

Whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea and Donsol, in Bicol, is one of the few places in the world where sightings are guaranteed. Rupert Parker goes swimming with them.

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