Carinthia’s Magical Christmas Markets in Austria’s stunning Lake District.
05/12/2024 .
Trip Reviews
Arizona is not just a Grand Canyon State. Captivating wonders beyond the Canyon.
Andy Mossack visits Arizona and discovers there is so much more to see than the obvious. Arizona is not just a Grand Canyon State.
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Do you know the way to San Jose?
San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley is the airline’s newest California destination, making the best international jumping-off point to date for the many attractions of central California.
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Guide to Strasbourg. Unmissable hidden gems to discover.
Little more than two hours from Paris by TGV, Strasbourg is an inspiring city with an age-old centre, a go-ahead culture, chic boutiques, High Street stores, and a wealth of fine dining and high-end restaurants serving imaginative offerings of regional and international dishes.
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Shetland. Discover brilliant Islands with Latitude
In 1999, when I first visited Shetland, I was presented with a certificate confirming that I had been farther north than 60°; it was a marketing ploy, but I was pleased to receive it – and still have it. Latitude, clearly, was anything but a geographical platitude to these people of the far north of Britain, closer, as they are, to the Arctic Circle than they are to London, and on a level with Hudson Bay in Canada, St Petersburg in Russia, Stockholm in Sweden and Helsinki in Finland.
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Sarlat
At the hub of Périgord Noir, the vintage town of Sarlat lies in a depression surrounded by a protective arrangement of wooded hills, a medieval settlement that evolved around an abbey with Carolingian roots.
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Essential Guide to Madeira. Stunning views and outstanding cuisine.
Often cited as a destination for Saga louts, or a welcome port in many a cruise ship’s storm, Madeira has come in for some unfair criticism over the years for, it is claimed, favouring the more mature rather than the 18-30 brigade and families. Here is my personal guide to Madeira, a very special drop in the ocean.
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