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Guide to walking La Palma. Discover dream landscapes in the Canary Islands

01/02/2018 by .
Guide to walking La Palma Santa Cruz Street

Rupert Parker’s guide to walking La Palma explores the most north-westerly of the Canaries.

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Weekend in Valencia

14/08/2017 by .
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Striking modern architecture, coupled with elegant art nouveau buildings, and a wealth of Gothic and Renaissance monuments, make Valencia the perfect place to wander.

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Walking the Camino de Santiago

14/05/2017 by .
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In recent years the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, in the North West of Spain, has become increasingly popular. It’s known in English as “The Way of St James”, as the bones of the disciple are supposedly buried in the cathedral of Santiago, but to most people it’s just the Camino.

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Majestic Hiking in Gran Canaria

22/06/2016 by .
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Far more than just sun and sand, Gran Canaria boasts mountains, colonial villages and archaeological remains, Rupert Parker dons his boots to go hiking in Gran Canaria

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Touring Menorca by Bike

13/06/2016 by .

Las Colinas Golf and Country Club

12/04/2016 by .
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I think I’ve fallen in love. Ever since I picked up Aloha at Las Colinas Golf and Country Club she has been looking straight at me with those piercing eyes, her nails sharp as talons, gripping my arm like she’s never letting go. Her head cocked to one side trying to decide if I am worth the effort or not.

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Baqueira Beret. Seductive Spanish ski gem.

07/01/2016 by .
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Baqueira Beret is a Spanish ski gem in the heart of some of Europe’s most snow sure mountains and Isabel Conway reviews Spain’s premier ski resort.

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Barcelona Primavera Sound 2015 by Train. Arrive at Barcelona’s premier festival in style.

19/06/2015 by .

Walking the Camino de Santiago

30/01/2014 by .
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When I was walking the Camino de Santiago, my companion John was by all accounts not looking very well. To be fair, he had been walking solidly for the last two weeks and had completed nearly 500 kilometers. I suppose his generous girth and the fact that he had recently undergone bypass surgery didn’t help either.

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Seville. The perfect weekend break

16/01/2014 by .