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Holiday Idea #46: Rhone Wine Cruise
There are many companies offering to take you on a wine themed cruise of the Rhone, introducing you to their favourite wineries etc., but the other option is to hire a boat and D.I.Y. , docking at some of these Rhone-side highlights en route.
Colours of the Season: Best Autumn Foliage
If you're having trouble coming round to the idea of autumn here are some of the most colourful places in the world to experience the change in season: The Best Places in the World for Autumn Foliage.
Holiday Idea #45: Cultural Crete in Ten Days
A journey along the south western edge of Crete is ideal for sun loving history and archaeology enthusiasts – or those just looking to learn while they bronze.
Where are the best Places to drink Beer?
Some people would say there's not really a bad place to drink beer. But even if you're someone who could enjoy a brew wherever you find yourself there are some places that are better than others, and while you may think that there's no better place to drink a beer than your couch in your underwear, some travellers will want sup somewhere with a reputation for greatness or innovation in brewing. Somewhere like the destinations on this dream round the world trip for beer lovers. Call it a beer pilgrimage if you will - or the World's Greatest Pub Crawl...
World's Best Beer Festivals
If you worry that you need an excuse to celebrate beer, then October seems to be the month for it. Oktoberfest, now thought of as one of the world's largest beer-loving events, is on, as is the Great American Beer Festival, and if that's not a good enough excuse to celebrate every shade of amber ale there is, then you're not really a beer lover are you!
Hiking and History in Lesser-Known Italy
A hiking tour visiting a few of Italy's best known sights leaves plenty of scope to see the lesser known areas between them: Start in the Dolomites on the Via Ferrata, relax at Lake Como, visit the Shroud and more in Turin, stroll down the Via Garibaldi in Genoa, and finish your trip by hiking along the Cinque Terre.
Five days in Fes
Many travellers have strong preferences when comparing Fes and Marrakech, but if the idea of teeming ancient commerce amongst memorable Islamic architecture excites, then this is the town for you to spend five days in. Well four, once you've allowed for a day trip to Volubilis. This is how to spend those days.
Holiday Idea #44: Moroccan Highlights: Fes, the Sahara, the High Atlas and Marrakech
A hire car can be a hindrance in the throngs of people and lively commerce of Morocco's towns and cities, where everyone's on foot on travelling with laden horses and carts, but it's a great way to see Morocco's varied interior. Just pick it up in Fes, and go on a ten day journey onto the cusp of the Sahara, then head up through the Atlas Mountains before dropping it off in Marrakech.
Unusual Places to Stay Special: The Landed House Party
Edmund Cohen, founder of Landed Houses, reviews an event held in Norfolk.
Holiday Idea #43: Marrakech, Atlas Mountains and Essouira
Marrakech for the busy market culture, the Atlas Mountains for the remote scenery and traditional way of life and Essouira for the laid back atmosphere of this ancient, sandy coastline. You can see it all in ten days.
