Chipping Campden Silversmiths Still Hammering Out a Living
1:00 01/01/1970
England’s Cotswolds hide many subtle dimensions of the local culture. A hundred years ago, the delightful village of Chipping Campden hosted the Arts and Crafts Movement (refugees from the...
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Forget Downton Abbey, Blenheim Palace is #1
1:00 01/01/1970
I nearly skipped Blenheim Palace this year, thinking that on a gorgeous Sunday in July this palace near Oxford would be a mob scene. It was nearly empty. In fact, I booked a special tour of the...
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Oxford vs Cambridge? I’ve Changed My View
1:00 01/01/1970
I enjoy having strong opinions when it comes to hard itinerary decisions and rating various European destinations. And I enjoy reassessing. Twenty years ago I visited Oxford and Cambridge and got it...
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10 things to do on Lord Howe Island
1:00 01/01/1970
Undiscovered and unspoiled by man for almost 7 million years, Lord Howe is a diamond amongst the rough seas of the pacific. The island with UNESCO world heritage status only allows 400 visitors at...
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4 seasons under the Matterhorn
1:00 01/01/1970
150 years ago this summer, on 14 July 1865, 37 year old French mountaineer, Michel Croz, attached his blouse to a tent pole. Holding the pole aloft, with his shirt snapping and crackling in the wind,...
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17 places you’ll be glad to know about as a Brit in Paris
1:00 01/01/1970
In the eyes of many, the British and the French are arch-enemies who differ in everything: food, history, climate, lifestyle aspirations… yet, crowds of British tourists flock to the French capital...
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72 hours in St Petersburg
1:00 01/01/1970
Russia’s second city has been known as St Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad and finally became St Petersburg again when it was renamed in 1991. It is the most northern city in the world and whilst...
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The USA – a destination for all seasons
1:00 01/01/1970
It shouldn’t necessarily come as a surprise that a continent-sized country has something to see all year round, but British visitors to the USA do still tend to trend towards the obvious places in...
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The Secret to Solo Female Travel Confidence: Drink Champagne
1:00 01/01/1970
The older I get, the more I realize that nobody has a clue what they’re doing. We’re all just winging it, hoping for the best. And that goes for me with my solo travels. After nearly five years...
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5 British sparkling wines to toast the Summer
1:00 01/01/1970
There’s never been a better time for British fizz. Since the first vines were planted in the 1960s, the UK’s young wine industry has been steadily maturing and over the past few years it’s been...
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