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Germany

Werder and its Produce

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Europe France

Out and About in the Pas-de-Calais

Every time Anna Hyman visits the Pas-de-Calais region of France she is astonished at how much there is to see and do, and her most recent short break was no exception. An Art Gallery with a difference This art gallery was not what I had expected. I am more used to ones where visitors gaze […]

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Book Reviews

Perfect Days in … Lisbon

New to the excellent Marco Polo Spiral Guides is the city of Lisbon, long-time a favourite city of ours.

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Book Reviews

Drift. Volume 4: Stockholm

If anybody had told us that we would sit fascinated for an afternoon reading about Stockholm’s coffee culture we wouldn’t have believed them. But that is exactly what we did.

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Culture Europe

Utrecht – a fascinating city

It was a long way to go to view a house. And to be honest it wasn’t really her idea of a des. res. either. Nevertheless Anna Hyman headed for Utrecht. It’s an easy journey to Utrecht. Voyage-sncf had sorted out the tickets for us: Eurostar to Brussels, a quick change of trains to Rotterdam […]

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Codorníu Cuvée Barcelona

In the summer we enjoyed several glasses of Codorniu’s low alcohol bubbles – nicely light and refreshing – great for summer sipping. But with Christmas and New Year drawing ever closer we are going to need something a tad more celebratory – the answer Codorníu Cuvée Barcelona. They’ve been making wine since 1551… Codorniu know […]