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Carinthia’s Magical Christmas Markets in Austria’s stunning Lake District.

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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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Sonora Resort in British Columbia

Sonora Resort in British Columbia. Stunning wilderness luxury retreat.

Rupert Parker travels to Canada to stay at the Sonora Resort in British Columbia

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Anna Smith visits the Burning Man Festival, Nevada's annual iconic gathering.

Burning Man Festival. Stunning Nevada Desert Experience.

Anna Smith visits the Burning Man Festival, Nevada’s annual iconic gathering.

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Val Gardena. Summer in The Dolomites.

Anna is teaching me the highly skilled art of Tyrolean cooking at the chalet Luech de Curijel in Selva and she’s not looking best pleased. It seems my Apfelstrudel and spinach crafuncins, two of the simplest of local dishes here in Val Gardena, are not up to standard. Now when your teacher possesses hands with the power to knead dough as if it were mash potato, generating hostility is not a healthy option.

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Walking in Memphis

Late morning and I’m walking in Memphis. Hot and steamy, with Marc Cohn’s lyrics bouncing around my head. I spot Jacqueline Smith still camped out on the corner of Mulberry and Butler Street opposite the Lorraine Motel, a place she has occupied for over 27 years

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Nashville. Music City is still in tune

I’m in Nashville’s Music Row on 16th Street, just a stone’s throw from RCA’s famous Studio B and I’m with Billy Montana and it’s raining buckets. Somewhat ironic really as Billy wrote the number 1 country hit Bring on the Rain, and frankly Nashville couldn’t bring on any more if it tried.

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The Great Barrier Reef

Dipping my head under the water and experiencing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for the first time, I feel I’ve stepped uninvited into a colourful underwater world where sea life is busily going about its business just like it has for thousands of years.

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