Europe and Middle East

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Hotel Blanc Pool

Hotel Blanc. Immerse yourself in Haute-Savoie charm.

The three star Hotel Blanc in France is located in a quiet village between Lake Annecy to the North and Chambery to the South. It’s ideally placed to explore the Albanais region and venture into the alpine mountains of the Bauges National Park.

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Grand Tour Of Switzerland Final Leg

Grand Tour of Switzerland Final Leg

Andy Mossack drives his Grand Tour of Switzerland final leg as he takes us from Neuchatel back to his starting point at Zurich.

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Awesome Grand Tour of Switzerland Part 2

Andy Mossack continues his iconic drive around the Grand Tour of Switzerland. In this second installment we pick up his story in Ascona, deep in Switzerland’s Italian speaking region and journey around to Neuchatel.

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Grand Tour of Switzerland

Epic Grand Tour of Switzerland. Drive Switzerland’s best sights without motorways.

Join Andy Mossack in this three part series as he drives the iconic 1,600 kilometre Grand Tour of Switzerland, a route now made available with bespoke road signs throughout the country.

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Northcote Restaurant review. Delicious fare in the Delightful Ribble Valley

Not for the first time, my wife and I ventured to Northcote restaurant in the delightful Ribble valley, just twenty minutes from our home. Chef-patron Nigel Haworth, has held a Michelin star for many years for, as the Michelin guide says, ‘Refined, sophisticated cooking [that] shows depth of flavour and a lightness of touch’.

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Terry Marsh samples accommodation and cuisine of the Northcote Gourmet Break. 

Northcote Gourmet Break

Within minutes we were whisked to the sumptuous embrace of a Garden Lodge Deluxe room, designed exclusively for Northcote by Jill Holst co-founding director of Ward Robinson from Newcastle upon Tyne.

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