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Discover the Pas de Calais. A Fabulous French Department far less travelled than it deserves.

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Andy Mossack goes to discover the Pas de Calais and finds much more to see than just the ferry port in your rearview mirror.

Andy Mossack goes to discover the Pas de Calais and finds much more to see than just the ferry port in your rearview mirror.

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Judith Baker offers her Insider Guide to Bermuda.

Insider Guide to Bermuda. Discover the best sights to visit on this beautiful island .

Sitting on a terrace in Hamilton, Bermuda, afternoon tea is being served. The waiter is wearing immaculately pressed Bermuda shorts and there is an air of gentility and refinement.

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The Hague

Exploring The Dutch Golden Age in The Hague and Dordrecht

This is an important year for The Netherlands, celebrating the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death and the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century.

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Amelia Island. Discover regal beauty in North Florida

Florida is blessed with many barrier islands particularly on its western Gulf coast, but I’m really taken with Amelia Island. Way off the tourist radar, except perhaps for the Georgia locals, it’s a classy hideaway that will welcome you with open arms

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7 things not to miss in Bury St. Edmunds

7 things not to miss in Bury St. Edmunds. Discover brilliant history

his is a town weekends are made for. Let’s explore what to do on a weekend with my personal guide to 7 things not to miss in Bury St. Edmunds.

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Churnet Valley Railway

Churnet Valley Railway. Travel back in time on a classic railway.

The CVR company has raised funds to restore over 10 miles of track over 250 volunteers help to extend the Churnet Valley Railway visi

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On my first day exploring Montenegro's Bay of Kotor, I climb the 1,350 steps to St John’s Fortress which served as Kotor’s fortifications from the 9th to the 19th century.

Exploring Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor. Experience natural stunning beauty

Kotor and its surrounds make an ideal short break. If you have time add on a visit to Durmitor National Park, with bears, wolves, limestone peaks, glacial lakes and the 1,300m-deep Tara River Canyon.

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