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No city in the world offers visitors a more flavorful experience and so many ways to tantalize the palate than Paris. Famed for its gastronomic delights, haute cuisine and authenticity of its local bistros, Paris is a city literally bursting with eating ...
A his-and-hers indulgence in your favorite things: In the morning, you can luxuriate in spa treatments, and the afternoon, treat yourself to the U.K. equivalent of a luxury skybox at one of the city’s two Scottitsh Premier League soccer teams. Morning Like ...
Bath supports a combination of larger stores and unique boutiques with specialty items, along with antique stores, flea markets (on Wednesdays), tea shops, and its famous spa waters, available by the bottle. The city does not have one main shopping district, ...
When Queen Anne arrived in Bath to seek restoration in the city’s thermal mineral waters in 1702, it helped put Bath on the map as the most well-known spa in England, even though the Romans had founded them sixteen centuries earlier in 75 AD. The city’s ...
When you think of England’s novelists, it’s hard not to think of the way that destinations in the countryside have historically been portrayed as bucolic respites from crowded, dirty city living in London. Filmmakers have immortalized the scenery ...
Paris is a city blessed with so many exceptional museums, galleries and cultural institutions that it is almost impossible to select just a few to see in a single day -- but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. Just stay focused, stick to your schedule ...
The cobblestone streets and many old beautiful buildings make Edinburgh a place where it’s easy to get lost, and while having a plan when you travel is useful, let yourself take advantage of the mostly compact nature of the city, and wander where it ...
Where better to indulge in a day of ultimate spa luxury and body primping than in the home of the beauty industry -- Paris. No pampering day trip to the French capital would be complete without a visit to one of its many beauty treatment centers. A day ...
Cycling in Paris can be considered an extreme sport -- especially with the need to navigate cobblestone streets, read French street signs and dodge erratic drivers. It can also be a wonderful way to see the city at your own pace, feel a bit more like ...
The city’s shopping offerings may not be as diverse as what you’ll find in London or as daring as Glasgow with its choices, but that’s slowly changing, as recent additions complement the classics well, with good selections along George and Princes ...
A day of adventure and indulgence in the French countryside awaits you on a special “Ride the Vineyards” trip through the magnificent wine region of Entre-Deux-Mers in Bordeaux. The ...