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Cyprus

Cyprus

Discover a country where East meets West, fashionable spas sit side-by-side with village kafeneia and heavenly beaches are backed by rugged mountains. While the coast calls to sunseekers and clubbers, inland is a haven of traditional vill [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Croatia

Croatia

With its sublime stretch of Adriatic coast, Croatia has long been regarded as one of the most beautiful parts of Europe. The booming tourist industry that was interrupted by war in the early 1990s has swept back in force, and visitors are [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Syria

Syria

Syria's historic sites rival those of its Middle Eastern neighbours; it also lays claim to the oldest continuously occupied city (Damascus vies for the title with Aleppo), the spunkiest Crusader castle (Crac des Chevaliers) and the best p [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Practise your best santé - you'll be raising your glass a lot in Bordeaux, home to one of France's seven key wine regions and known for its award-winning big reds. Tour the chateaux, imbibe the world-class wines and indulge in the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

Moldova

Moldova

Moldova is a picturesque country - all rolling green hills, whitewashed villages, placid lakes and sunflower fields - with an old-world charm that's hard to manufacture. Oh, and those vineyards. Go see it before it becomes completely Peps [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Estonia

Estonia

Ever wanted to eat blood sausages washed down with a syrupy liquor of unknown origin, check out abandoned Soviet military installations, or go bog walking then get flogged with birch branches in a scorching hot sauna? You can do it all in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Latvia

Latvia

Latvia is the small, flat and largely boggy meat in the sandwich between its Baltic neighbours. It packs a lot in though: start with Rīga, its vibrant coastal capital, and move on to photogenic castles, music festivals and scenic river [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Belarus

Belarus

Belarus is a vast steppe straddling the shortest route between Moscow and the Polish border. Wide stretches of unbroken birch groves, vast forested marshlands and wooden villages amid rolling green and black fields give it a haunting beauty [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Estonia

Estonia

Ever wanted to eat blood sausages washed down with a syrupy liquor of unknown origin, check out abandoned Soviet military installations, or go bog walking then get flogged with birch branches in a scorching hot sauna? You can do it all in E [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

Norway

Norway

Norway is a ruggedly beautiful country of mountains, fjords and glaciers. The 'Land of the Midnight Sun' has delightfully long summer days, pleasantly low-key cities, unspoiled fishing villages and rich historic sites that include Viking sh [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Denmark

Denmark

The littlest and southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, Denmark offers a storybox mix of lively cities and rural countryside. Ancient castles, ring forts, jazz festivals, the sleekest modern design you'll ever see and the people who in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Greece

Greece

Having exported chaos, drama, tragedy and democracy before most nations were staying up late enough to want souvlaki, Greece boasts an unrivalled legacy. But don't expect a visit there to be a sober study of the ancient world - the Greek pr [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Russia

Russia

Churchill's 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma' remains an apt description of Russia; most outsiders have only a hazy idea of its realities. A composite of the extravagant glories of old Russia and the drab legacies of the Sovi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Shining like green stones on a grey backcloth, the 18 islands in the Faroes group are undeniably beautiful in a North Atlantic, buffeted-by-gales and tossed-by-sea kind of way. Despite their remote reputation, they aren't that far away if [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

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