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Discover the Pacific Surfliner, California’s Beloved Coastal Train.

27/06/2026 by .
Anthea Gerrie Travels By the Pacific Surfliner From La’s Iconic Union Station To San Luis Obispo, Gateway To California’s Most Scenic Stretch Of Coast.

Anthea Gerrie Travels By the Pacific Surfliner From La’s Iconic Union Station To San Luis Obispo, Gateway To California’s Most Scenic Stretch Of Coast.

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BMW1 outside Derek Jarmans garden

Driving the Kent Coast to Dungeness

The road to Dungeness, site of lighthouses old and new and a partially-decommissioned nuclear power station, offers every kind of driving challenge, from where a few pleasantly twisty miles lead to the mediaeval hilltop town of Rye

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Rota Vicentina

Rota Vicentina. Walking Portugal’s beautiful Atlantic Coast

The trail starts in Porto Covo, south of Lisbon and ends in Cape St Vincent, the most south-westerly point of Portugal and mainland Europe.

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Sea at EL Golfo

Hiking El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

There’s something special about El Hierro which marks it out from the other Canary Islands and it’s not just nature.

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Join Rupert Parker as he goes cycling around Salzburg and its lakes.

Cycling Around Salzburg And Its Lakes. Immerse yourself in beautiful scenery.

It’s the centre of the “Salzkammergut”, literally the land of salt, since the glistening white stuff has been mined here since 800BC. It’s also Austria’s most spectacular lake district and you can explore ten of them on a week’s circular cycle tour.

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Rupert Parker discovers the Gambia as he ventures east upriver from the capital Banjul Sunrise at Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve

Head Upriver in The Gambia. Discover the beauty of real west Africa

The Gambia is firmly on the map for UK travellers who are seeking winter sun.  They never venture much beyond their beachside hotels, That’s a shame because, this is Africa, and there’s far more to the country than just sun, sea and sand.

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It’s all well and good being seduced by pristine beaches and turquoise waters but in this Insider Guide to Mauritius you'll find it has a lot more waiting to surprise and delight you. 

Insider Guide to Mauritius. Discover more than beautiful beaches and turquoise water.

Mauritius is a colourful piece of paradise that will always be a haven for honeymooners and beach lovers. And why not? Her spectacular coast is achingly beautiful. But away from this spectacle, there are some fascinating places to uncover and well worth venturing into her interior to uncover them.

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