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

05/08/2026 by .
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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Keith Lyons offers up his personal guide to the hidden wonders in southern New Zealand.

Hidden wonders in southern New Zealand

Carved by glaciers over hundreds of thousands of years, and further shaped by some of the highest rainfall in the world – around 6.5 metres or 252 inches a year – this scenery is raw and majestic.

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Andy Mossack spends autumn in Valais, one of Sweitzerland's most mountaimous cantons roasting chesnuts and maiing rye bread.

Autumn in Valais. Discover chestnut picking, raclette and delicious Brisolée wine.

Switzerland’s attraction in winter and summer needs no introduction, but during autumn, from October to mid-November, it’s a pretty special place to be too.

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Anthea Gerrie visits the infamous Moulin Rouge night club in Paris. Facade Moulin Rouge 2 lamp PF ©Moulin Rouge D.Duguet

Moulin Rouge. Discover Paris’ infamous nightclub

Moulin Rouge. Cliché or not, this sumptuous cabaret approaching its 130th birthday continues to be the greatest show in town.  

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Anthea Gerrie visits the digital world of Atelier Des Lumieres in Paris. Klimt at Atelier des Lumieres2 credit Culture Spaces

Atelier Des Lumieres. Discover giant digital art in Paris 

Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing?  The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.

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Island of Mousa. Shetland Isles

Island of Mousa. Immerse yourself in the Beautiful outdoors in the Shetland Isles

The island of Mousa is a special place for several reasons, and anyone visiting Shetland during the summer months should find time to take the short boat ride from Sandsayre on ‘The Mousa Boat’.

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Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre.

Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre. There is so much more to Liguria than those famous five villages.

Riding an e-bike pedalling through the forest of the Cinque Terre national park, the sense of freedom and solitude I feel is liberating. There are the occasional tantalising glimpses of the Med and a vine terrace or two between gaps in the trees but otherwise, the silence is golden.

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