Category: Travel

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SIMPLE ITALIAN PLEASURES AT SIMPLE PRICES

By SIMON HUGHES FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 14:21, 4 January 2020 | UPDATED: 18:01, 4 January 2020 Those who crave simple, unpolluted, old-fashioned pleasures will appreciate Le Marche — a region of Italy, between the Adriatic Sea and the...

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Cretan surprises

The Greeks like to say that Chania is their version of Venice. But there are no canals or exorbitantly-priced shoes and you don’t keep getting lost so its a gross exaggeration. Its narrow, winding...

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A family affair

  My historian sister Bettany and I had made a holiday pact. I, a blinkered ex-sportsman, would try to open my eyes to Greek culture if she would indulge in some physical activity.  But...

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NON STOP TO PERTH AND BACK

The best programme on Australian TV is the weather forecast. An impossibly tanned presenter in a floral shirt flashes his bleached-teeth smile at the camera and waves his hand airly about a map of...

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Southern comforts in Puglia

Pasta, pizza and perfect views are all  on the menu on a gourmet tour of Italy’s  Puglia region 214 The medieval white fortified hill town walls of Ostuni, The White Town, Puglia.   We...

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CAPE TOWN: A SPARKLING CITY

       THE INDEPENDENT 14 MARCH 2016 To those escaping the grey days of a wintry Britain, the bright light of Cape Town is quite a contrast; a peninsula surrounded by water on three...

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Ibiza: an island for everything and everyone

It is easy to develop misconceptions about Ibiza. Dubbed the undisputed party capital of the world, the island is often used as a byword for excess. The television documentary Ibiza Uncovered – featuring a...

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Barbados: a special place in the sun

Barbados was once famous for the three “W”s: Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, the fabulous 1950s cricketers. More recently, the three “R”s have taken over: relaxation, rum and rib ticklers. It is...