Europe and Middle East

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Compleat Angler Hotel. Experience an unforgettable Marlow destination.    

Compleat Angler has been synonymous with day trips to the Thames for a lifetime and achieved a new measure of fame becoming the first restaurant outside London dined in by the Queen.

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Longevity Cegonha Country Club. Experience luxury at Vilamoura

“All of England’s Rugby World Cup team were officially obese according to Body Mass Index stats,” I said, getting in a pre-emptive strike.

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Hotel Des Indes. Discover The Hague’s most glamourous and historic hotel.

Hotel des Indes is perched at the end of the elegantly leafy Lange Voorhout boulevard like the wealthy family member who always gets the best seat in the house.

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Gilbey's restaurant

Gilbey’s Restaurant. Old Amersham has never tasted so good.

Can wine lists be nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature? Michael Gilbey’s wine list is pure poetry, a work of art, sharing a lifetime’s passion for fine wines.

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The Hague

Exploring The Dutch Golden Age in The Hague and Dordrecht

This is an important year for The Netherlands, celebrating the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death and the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century.

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Tivoli Carvoeiro Algarve Resort. Outstanding golfing paradise in Portugal

Tivoli Carvoeiro Algarve Resort shows that there is more to the region than 19th holes, mashie niblicks and terrible knitwear.

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