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France

A Postcard From… Boulogne

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France

A Postcard From… Paris

Watching this year’s Tour de France reminds me of an earlier race.

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At The Pass

The Swan, Arundel, W Sussex

The Swan was a pleasant surprise for such a last-minute-the-only-room-available booking!  It reopened seven weeks ago after a complete refurb and  has a very ‘vintage British’ feel.

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Book Reviews

Book Review – Marco Polo Insider Tips Guides

Before you head off on holiday check out the Marco Polo website and if there is an Insider Tips Guide of the chosen destination – buy it! They are worth their weight in gold.

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Book Reviews

Book Review – The Complete Garden Expert

By Dr D G Hessayon Many of us who are keen on gardening grew up with the excellent Garden Expert series of books. The latest in a long line is this one, The Complete Garden Expert – a comprehensive and very useful manual covering all aspects of gardening from design to tools to growing.

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Book Reviews

Book Review – The Icecreamists

By Matt O’Connor Matt O’Connor reckons his passion for ice cream started when he was five years old with a Flake 99. In the intervening years his love for this chilly treat has grown and intensified resulting in a pop-up shop in Selfridges to a store in Covent Garden and now a fully-fledged recipe book […]