Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Bjorkliden

Bjorkliden. Embark on a thrilling golf experience

There are fewer tougher challenges in golf than the 9 holes of snow-covered extreme golf in Bjorkliden, Swedish Lapland. It is extreme golf.

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Robbie Williams headlines at Ischgl

Robbie Williams will headlining Ischgl’s  annual end of season concert with his entire Big Band 7,600 feet up the Alps.

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iBeacons light the way

easyJet nervous flyers courses

easyJet nervous flyers courses are taking off. It has six new Fearless Flyer courses designed to help nervous travellers across Britain overcome their fears – including their first ever course in Northern Ireland.

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Brown Hotel Discover Tel Aviv’s trendiest luxury boutique hotel

The 30-room Brown Hotel opened in late 2010 as Israel’s only member of Design Hotels and remains the hippest of Tel Aviv’s boutique hostelries. 

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Phoenicia Hotel

The Phoenicia Hotel. Discover Valletta’s legendary luxury hotel.

Andy Mossack reviews The Phoenicia Hotel in Malta’s capital Valetta.

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malta harbour c andy mossack

The Best of Malta and Gozo in 72 hours

Perched high up on one of Valletta’s gigantic medieval bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and halfway through a glass of kinnie, the local non-alcoholic drink made from tart oranges and savoury herbs, here I was thinking of Sam Cremona.

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