Zermatt in Switzerland is renowned for being rather posh, and tends to summon up images of well-dressed people in casinos, rather than casually-dressed people enjoying a young, upbeat nightlife – but, rest assured, the trendy night spots, where you can get a good conversation, and spot beautiful people are there. You just have to know […]
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If you find yourself in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in June 2008, you might be tempted by a night at the opera – especially so if that night is held at Northern Ireland’s most prestigious five-star hotel.
Standing high on the wooded slopes of the Holywood hills, overlooking Belfast Lough and the County Antrim coastline, is the […]
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If you are into skiing, snowboarding and the like, then no doubt you will also enjoy the après-ski scene, and it is important to know where the good places are. The slopes of France are ever popular in winter, and so here are a few après-ski recommendations that have come to my attention recently:
The Jam […]
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Visit Valkenburg in the Netherlands for your Christmas shopping, and you will feel like you are in Santa’s Grotto. This is because underneath the city centre is a network of caves where a candlelit market is held at Christmas.
Every year the market has a theme, and for this year it is the Dutch legend […]
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“There is no reason to postpone your trip to Prague” – so it says at www.prague.cz, Prague’s tourist website. And with Prague in recent years becoming one of Europe’s most popular spots for a city break, there is good reason to take those words to heart.
Prague is considered to be one of the most beautiful […]
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Winter is on its way, and many people considering winter holidays may well be thinking about skiing, and one of Europe’s top skiing destinations is Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix is at the foot of Mont Blanc, on the River Arve, and is popular all year round for sports of various kinds ranging from […]
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The city of Barcelona, with its sunny location on the Mediterranean, famous Gaudi architecture, top nightlife, abundance of culture, and wonderful restaurants, has become one of the most popular destinations in Europe for a city break, with many people returning there regularly, and a significant number of Europeans considering Barcelona as a place to relocate […]
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Popular with the tourists for its delightful thermal pools, artistic events, safety, cleanliness and crisp, healthy air, Rejkjavik is not only a great holiday location, but also has the fun of being a little off the beaten track. Perhaps this is why tourists and travelers are becoming increasingly interested in visiting this beautiful unspoilt capital […]
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Dublin, the capital city of Eire, is great place to visit, as much for its great artistic and cultural richness, as I described in Dublin – Part 1, but also for its shopping and interesting places to see.
From Temple Bar, that lively part of Dublin, you can cross the Liffey by walking over the famous […]
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On Ireland’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, stands the the capital of the Republic of Ireland, Dublin. Steeped in art and literature, Dublin can claim to have produced three winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, as Samuel Beckett, William Butler Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw were all born here. A […]
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