While hundreds of cars sit in traffic on their way to the beach or vacation villa, you’ll be relaxing in your summer mountain cabin rental. With nature at your doorstep, privacy, land, mountain streams and beautiful scenery, a mountain cabin rental is a great summer vacation rental. For hints and tips on how to find [...]
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The Peak District has long been a tourist centre appealing to a diverse range of visitors, from those wanting the raw and sometimes unforgiving exposure to nature that this area can surely give, to those who prefer to take Peak District Holidays of a more relaxing nature perhaps staying in one of the many Peak [...]
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For some people, seeing the world from a cruise ship or a guided tour is not enough. Adventure travel is a newer term for an age-old activity. Instead of viewing places of interest, you go out and find a way to have an adventure.
Adventure travel packages are available for almost any destination in [...]
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Overexposure to the sun is the most important risk factor for skin cancer. Here are ten ways to protect yourself.
1. If you can stay indoors during peak sun hours, you should. Try to schedule outdoor activities for the early morning or late afternoon, and try to stay in the shade as much as possible if [...]
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The Chateau Villandry gardens are an absolute delight. They are enthusiastically and lovingly tended by Henri Carvallo, curator of the chateau and great-grandson of Dr Joachim Carvallo who purchased the chateau in 1906.
At that time Villandry when Dr Carvallo purchased the property it was on the point of being demolished. [...]
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French motorways or autoroutes are a delight to drive on, as they are all relatively new and incredibly well maintained. French roads are always very well maintained and the road network includes 4960 miles of motorways constructed in the last 20 years (many with tolls) which link the main provincial towns and cities [...]
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The valley is full of not only royal castles and renaissance palaces, national museum and large magnificent chateaux, but also medieval castles and fortresses, small fairy tale manors, private chateaux, medieval cities, churches, abbeys, and cathedrals. Many castles and stately homes are open to the public: some are state owned, such as Chambord and Blois; [...]
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The story of Diane de Poitiers should serve as a motivation to all of us who feel not-as-young-as-we-used-to-be. Diane was born in 1499, the daughter of Jean de Poitiers and thus a member of a very ancient line. A beauty from a very young age, at 13 she married into another distinguished line when [...]
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