Europe and Middle East

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Opened in the early part of the 20th century, the Waterhead Hotel, south of Ambleside, was one of a new ‘breed’ of hotels purpose-built to accommodate the rising tide of affluent tourists to the Lake District.

Waterhead Hotel, Cumbria

The discerning hotel visitor will know that there are few pleasures in life more agreeable than time devoted to the ritual of Afternoon Tea

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A-Rosa Donna Danube Highlights Cruise – Bratislava

Bratislava is a gem of a city. Cobbled pedestrian streets wind through an old town displaying both Gothic and Medieval remnants as well as Baroque grand palaces

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Discovering the Southern Shores of Norway. Wander around tranquil forests and lakes.

At the beginning of October, it’s still warm, but the locals have gone back to work and there’s no traffic on the roads and I have the place to myself.

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Insider guide to Valencia. Fall under her spell.

Valencia is quite the enigma. Just as comfortable holding hands with Baroque and Romanesque as she is with courting contemporary

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A-ROSA Donna Danube Highlights cruise – Budapest

Back on the A-ROSA Donna, the Budapest theme continues with a culinary celebration of Hungarian cuisine.

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Lygon Arms, Broadway, Cotswolds 

The celebrity quotient is not surprising given the Lygon is the epitome of an English country hotel as viewed through a movie director’s lens

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