Europe and Middle East

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Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d’Ampezzo. Discover summer sunshine in The Dolomites

Andy Mossack visits Cortina d’Ampezzo in summer and discovers a ski resort booming with summer trade.

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WW1 Trenches of the Dolomites

High up on the Lagazuoi slopes of The Dolomites, some 2,500 meters above Cortina d’Ampezzo, a fierce struggle took place in atrocious conditions from 1915 to 1917 between Italy and the forces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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Andy Mossack visits the Rhine Valley and discovers wine, flames and history.

The Rhine Valley. Or should it be the wonderful Vine Valley?

Andy Mossack visits the Rhine Valley and discovers wine, flames and history.

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Waterloo. Belgium’s battlefield can be a big break too.

Mid June and it’s the eve of the annual re-enactment of Wellington’s famous victory over Napoleon in 1815. I am looking out at the battlefield atop the Lion Mound, some 140 feet up offering up an impressive 360 degree view.

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Abruzzo. Where northern Italy meets the south.

Lying right where the north of Italy meets the south, it’s a region of complete contrasts. With the towering Gran Sasso range and the Apennines on the east side, and the dramatic 130 kilometres of Adriatic coastline to the west, Abruzzo cannot fail to offer you the best of both worlds.

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Anthea Gerrie eats at Ceviche in London's Soho.

Ceviche. London welcomes Peruvian fine dining

Anthea Gerrie eats at Ceviche in London’s Soho.

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