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Alsace: a little piece of Germany in France

A garden 'painter' captures the essence of Alsace, outside St Laurent Church in Wintzenheim

Alsace, just over the German border in France, is a fascinating ethnic mix of languages, cultures and cuisines


Basquing in the Sunshine

The beachfront of San Sebastian (or Donostia in the basque language)

A trip through Basque country, in SW France and western Spain


Borderlines

Explore the mystique, the adrenaline rush, the paranoia even, peculiar to border towns around the world


Eurail Explorer

Switzerland: The Bernina Express negotiates the dizzying Landwasser Viaduct

The Eurail Pass can be used to explore some of the most fascinating and hidden corners of Europe


From village roots in East Africa

"Faith kills Fear Investment" - a new trend in village-based micro-credit (above); Near-universal mobile telephones (right); at the pump (below left); A solar panel recharges mobile phones in Zambia's Gorela village (below right).

Across Africa, low-key technology is propelling the continent into the 22nd Century


Smooth Passage

The Swiss Riviera

STRAP on your designer shades, pull on your trendiest threads and rub shoulders with the glitterati at resort towns dotted along Europe’s rivieras.


Stop the World I want to Get On

The World of Residensea is one of the most luxurious cruise ships afloat - and you need never go home because you're already there.


Tales from a Tall Ship

Enormous, square white sails billow against an impossibly blue sky. Her elegant bow plunges upwards into the gentle ocean swell.

Join Fiona Harper for an Indian Ocean crossing onboard luxury tall ship Star Clipper.


That's Singapore - With an 'S'

This article highlights all the other Ss that can be applied to Singapore: strict, sleek, savvy, sixty…. and many more.


Treasure Troves of a New Age

A stroll through three of the English-speaking world's great museums - ones designed to inspire rather than merely inform: the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand; the Buffalo Bill Historical Centre in Wyoming; and Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition.


World Heritage Wonders

Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Everyone recognises a World Heritage site or two, and many pass one every day, like the thousands of Sydney commuters who steam past that thing with the sails every time they embark from Circular Quay...


World of Mosques

The Badshai Mosque in Lahore can accommodate more than 50,000 faithful devotees.

From Malaysia and Turkey to India and Afghanistan, people from diverse countries and backgrounds unite in a common faith at prayer time. Found throughout much of the world, mosques may differ in architectural style but not their spiritual importance.


 

 
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