Europe and Middle East

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Andy Mossack joins the Bailey Arctic Adventure, a 5,000 mile journey to Arctic Finland to test Bailey caravans.

Bailey Arctic Adventure. A thrilling trek to glorious arctic Finland

It may seem a tad extreme, but proving a point in the harshest way possible is a powerful message. And Bailey of Bristol, a family-owned manufacturer of caravans and motor homes, seems to have cornered the market on proving the durability of its products.

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Food of Turin

The Delicious Food of Turin. Discover a wonderful culinary adventure.

This varied landscape, coupled with different climates, means that there’s a wide range of produce available and the cuisines of neighbouring Liguria and France both influence Turin’s gastronomy.

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Racetrack on roof w City

Hotel NH Torino Lingotto Congress

In my time, I’ve stayed in many places that have been converted into hotels, including lighthouses, prisons, lunatic asylums, but Hotel NH Torino Lingotto Congress is in a former Fiat car factory.

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Exploring Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region. Soaring Alpine Scenery

There are a lot of eggs in Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region. Studying a map of the Bernese Oberland I immediately spot Grosse Scheidegg, Brandegg and Winteregg in the mountains above Interlaken.

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Jones Family Project interior

The Jones Family Project. Discover A Perfect Palace for Carnivores.

A 70s-style bar awash in greenery portrays The Jones Family Project as a probable purveyor of right-on clean eating. But appearances deceive; huge hunks of prime rib, rumps of hoggett and primeval pork tomahawks are what drive traffic to this serious Shoreditch steakhouse after sundown.

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Rupert Parker goes to Holland to investigate the weird and the wonderful at Art Rotterdam Week.

Art Rotterdam Week. Discover the Weird and Wonderful Art of Rotterdam.

Rupert Parker goes to Holland to investigate the weird and the wonderful at Art Rotterdam Week. For the art lover, it’s an essential destination

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