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Insider guide to Al Seef, Dubai

As a reminder of Dubai in a quieter age, as a more authentic Arabian experience, Al Seef will draw in visitors who will would not normally visit brash and blingy Dubai.

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Michael Edwards reviews the Anfi Tauro Golf Club in Gran Canaria.

Anfi Tauro Golf Club. Great Golf on Gran Canaria

Men moved mountains for me to play the Anfi Tauro golf course. Dynamited out of Gran Canaria’s black volcanic rock, this hedonistic and sometimes simply sadistic Par 72 course is a golfing Beauty and the Beast.

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Sandymount Hotel. Discover Heaven in Leafy Dublin 

There’s no better spot to begin a gentle stroll passing Georgian-era Dublin than from the Sandymount Hotel situated in the gracious leafy district of Dublin 4.

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Hotel Rasmushof. Kitzbühel’s Family Run Luxury Jewel.

The Rasmushof Hotel is set in the very foot of the legendary Hahnenkamm, a mountain known throughout the world along with Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and the Eiger.

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Delicious Pomona’s Restaurant & Bar, Notting Hill

They say third time lucky. Ponoma’s is now a neighbourhood restaurant that should be forgiven for any past sins. This is version 3.0 and it’s great.

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Michale Cranmer reviews Skiing in Verbier and discovers it's celebrity central.

Skiing in Verbier. Discover Switzerland’s greatest celebrity ski resort.

Verbier should carry a government health warning, something like ‘You come here at your own risk’. Risk of what! Well, your wallet for a start, then your health, then your ego.

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