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Walking the Camino Primitivo, Spain

Rupert Parker explores Spain’s ancient Camino Primitivo through Asturias to Galicia

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Hiking the Swiss Alps in Kandersteg

Rupert Parker explores the peaks of Kandersteg in the Bern Canton of the Swiss Alps.

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Eating in Dordogne. A culinary journey through 7 French towns.

In this French guide Rupert Parker goes eating in Dordogne in 7 different towns.

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The Food and Wine of Siena, Tuscany

Around 100km due south of Florence, Siena is one of Italy’s best-preserved medieval cities and sits on three hills with the central piazza, known as Il Campo, at its heart.

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Tuscany’s Island of Elba, Italy

Thie small Island of Elba is just 28km long and 19km wide, is famous as the place where Napoleon spent one year in exile and you’re reminded of that at every turn.

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I’ve been going to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam since 2012 and it’s one of the highlights of my musical calendar.

North Sea Jazz Festival.

I’ve been going to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam since 2012 and it’s one of the highlights of my musical calendar.

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