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San Gimignano – breakfast with the workers, lunch with the tourists and dinner with the locals
When I got up and threw open the heavy wooden shutters I was very surprised to find that my room overlooked the Tuscan countryside surrounding San Gimignano. It was so beautiful ...
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From Here to There at Twixmas in Italy
I had spent Christmas in the charming town of Dimaro in Trentino and now I was on my way to Tuscany for New Year. The first part of my journey was easy - a coach to Verona ...
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Ten out of ten for the Tamassa hotel at Bel Ombre on Mauritius
As the sun dipped into the sea and the sky turned a fiery red I was both in awe and sad to think that this would be the last sunset I would watch from the beach of the all-inclusive Tamassa resort in Bel Ombre on Mauritius...
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Entering Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate - Unforgettable
As I entered Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate one sunny afternoon tears sprang to my eyes. These tears had nothing to do with the privations I had endured under canvas on the way there ...
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Five New Experiences in Florence
Florence is truly a treasure trove of sights to see and things to do and I always leave this beautiful city with a list of things I still have not done...
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Sanremo on the Italian Riviera
Before I visited Sanremo (also spelt San Remo) I was unaware that Italy had a Riviera ...
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Ten Moroccan Memories
I was so excited when it was suggested I join a desert safari in Morocco that I forgot to ask many relevant questions such as the size of the group and the size of the vehicles...
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Ten Top Attractions on the Amalfi Coast
My most vivid memory of the Amalfi Coast is driving along it at rush hour - weaving my way through a twisting tunnel of steep grey rock face on one side and sheer drops on the other. A wedding party was also on the move and horns were blasting as cars overtook me on hairpin bends. There was no…
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Ten Tastes of Trentino in Italy
Trentino, a region in Northern Italy, is a pot pourri of history, art, culture and cuisine - a mixture of of Austrian order and Italian flamboyance having once been part of the Austro-Hapsburg Empire before joining Italy. Nestling in the stunning Dolomite Mountains ...
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Ten Top Memories of Tuscany
Tuscany must be one of the few places that looks exactly the same in photos as it does in reality. Its capital Florence may be a well-worn tourist trail but it still has some surprises round its corners ...
