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Catering for all tastes

PUTTING ON THE STYLE: The luxuriously furnished apartments at Rosevine, on the Cornish coast, where guests can enjoy a blend of self-catering and fine dining

Friday, November 14, 2008

THERE are times when holiday ennui puts the conventional offerings out of the picture.

Standard hotel half-board offerings somehow don't quite offer enough freedom to choose; do you really want to eat from the same menu for the third night in a row?

On the other...

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Enjoying the high life

Friday, November 07, 2008

SITTING on a sunny restaurant terrace at 2,550 metres, sipping a Swiss hot chocolate, the view above Crans Montana is like having a full-size...

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Island haven is another world

MANSION: Osborne House, the holiday home built by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Friday, October 03, 2008

AS OUR coach inched off the ferry on to the Isle of Wight someone was heard to quip: "Please re-set your watches to local time, everyone. That...

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Sparkling destination

LOVELY BUBBLY: (above) The cathedral dominates the skyline in Reims. Right, the village of Hautvillers, where Dom Perignon discovered champagne. Top and far right: Vines cover much of the Champagne region

Friday, September 19, 2008

AT the moment he discovered champagne, the Benedictine monk Dom Perignon is reputed to have said: "Come quickly; I am tasting stars." And it...

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A taste of the high life

Friday, September 12, 2008

HANGING from the rock face I realised something quite important – I was scared out of my mind. But reaching the top of the "easy" wall a...

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Completely magnifique

Friday, August 29, 2008

AS THE late evening sun glistened on the still waters of the lake, the coypu silently came ashore for his nightly prowl. Just 10ft away, I...

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Great city all a-buzz

Saturday, August 23, 2008

ASK a passerby for directions in Dublin and, rather than give you street names, they'll reply "turn left at Fitzsimons, head down past the...

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Where worlds collide

CULTURES COLLIDE: East meets West and old meets new in the cultural melting pot that is Hong Kong

Friday, August 08, 2008

WE have been on our feet for hours seeing the sights and now we are in need of refreshment. A cuppa. Well, not quite... This is Hong Kong, and...

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Forbidden City is now welcoming

IMPERIAL RELICS: The Great Wall of China, below, and the fabulous palace complex of the Forbidden City, below left, are both must-sees for visitors

Saturday, July 26, 2008

NOTHING can possibly prepare you for Beijing. Despite the many images on TV and in print at present in advance of next month's Olympic Games in...

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A land of wonders which have astonished the world

Saturday, July 26, 2008

THE Great Wall of China is perhaps the most fabled structure on Earth; it is certainly the most incredible fortification you will ever see,...

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