Short Breaks Archive
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The Nazi Occupation of Guernsey and Alderney, Channel Islands
Posted on July 4, 2018 | No CommentsDuring WW2, the Channel Islands were occupied by the Germans, the only British territory under Nazi rule. The recent film ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ based on... -
French Waterways reveals immersive site and fresh cruise content
Posted on July 3, 2018 | No CommentsFrench Waterways (www.french-waterways.com) has recently unveiled its new-look website The upgrade significantly enhances functionality and improves the user experience for discovering and booking hire boating, luxury hotel barging and river... -
Tuscany and Umbria before the hordes get there
Posted on June 28, 2018 | No CommentsAdam Jacot de Boinod explores one of Italy’s most favoured destination for British travellers I took myself off to Chiantishire (so called after the flurry of British tourists who take... -
Lake Constance Update – Summer 2018
Posted on June 26, 2018 | No CommentsA round-up of what’s happening this year in a region that stretches across four countries Bodensee, German for Lake Constance, is also the name of the region around the... -
Norway Proudly Promotes its Lack of Nightlife
Posted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsForget adventures in the dark and prepare yourself for all the fun in the sun! During the summer months in Norway, day follows day, follows day, follows day. But with... -
Norway – The Essence of Nature
Posted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsPeter Morrell heads to Northern Norway in search of the Midnight Sun and finds a lot more besides Standing on a promontory overlooking a fjord, dark, rocky islands floated below... -
Foodie News from North Jutland
Posted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsStylish New Hotels, Delicious Foodie Experiences and an Incredible Surfers’ Paradise The expansion of the region’s GastroNorth foodie programme, the Utzon 100 celebration in Aalborg and the chance to find... -
Summer foodie breaks on the Isle of Wight with Wightlink
Posted on June 24, 2018 | No CommentsFoodies can feast their eyes on the incredible culinary options available on the Isle of Wight from the moment they step off a Wightlink ferry this summer The Island has... -
All about the wurst
Posted on June 14, 2018 | No CommentsSteamed, scalded, cured or fried – in Germany’s “wurst region” Thuringia, sausage-making has, through the centuries, evolved into a genuine culinary art Go on the wurst trail, explore the region’s... -
Turin Stages Bocuse d’Or Europe in Italy
Posted on June 13, 2018 | No CommentsThis year, Turin in Piemonte, hosted the Bocuse d’Or Europe final with 20 different countries competing to get through to the grand final in Lyon. In January 1987, celebrated French...