Lake Minnewaska, New York
Felicity Loughrey finds a great hot-weather escape from Manhattan and Brooklyn. In summer, New York City is dirty, sweaty and stinking hot. In fact, I have the fan on right now. But escape is possible,...
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Milan’s Villa Necchi Campiglio
Donna Wheeler is fascinated by one of Milan’s most seductive villas, the sisters who once lived there, and their vintage closets… Biblioteca, Villa Necchi Campiglio No one really comes to Milan for...
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Glencoe, Scotland
Andreina Cordani tries seafood out of a loch and avoids the hordes. cc. Flickr.com / mike138 About two hours’ drive away from Glasgow, is the virtually uninhabited valley of Glencoe, where mountains...
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That Modern Feeling: Philip Johnson’s Glass House
It may be just over an hour from New York’s Grand Central Station, but New Canaan, Connecticut is a different world. On a flawless October afternoon, it’s a full-immersion American fantasia: leafy...
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An English country garden in The Blue Mountains
Spring is without a doubt the best time to visit the Blue Mountains. The mild weather is ideal for bushwalking without working up a sweat and the surrounding towns are full of English country gardens....
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Gorizian Rhapsody
Gorizia’s post-war watchtowers and cyclone fences remain but you can now, of course, meet the border on your own Eurozone terms: put your right foot in and shake it all about, or hop, amble or drive...
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Sweet Europe: Gianduja in Turin
Piazza Castello, Turin This smooth mix of ground roast hazelnuts and chocolate is the former Savoy capital’s most beloved export, alongside Cinzano and the Fiat 500. The best artisanal gianduja makes...
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Gorgeous Ghent
This petite Belgian beauty combines the willow-drapped canals and historical cute of Bruges with Antwerp’s moody Flemish style and grittier sensibility. Minus most of the tourists and add in one of...
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Sex, Death and Art at MONA Hobart, Tasmania
An avant-garde private art collection dedicated to sex and death, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has been hailed as a new beginning for contemporary museums and derided by others as the end of...
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