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‘This is where evil triumphed’: The Netherlands, 80 years after the liberation from the Nazis
On a lively avenue in Amsterdam Oost, one of the city’s hippest neighbourhoods, stand two buildings which staged one of the great escapes of the Second World War. On one side of the street is a former teacher training college. On the other side is an old theatre, the Hollandsche Schouwburg.
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I have visited more than 100 ski resorts in France – and this one is the best
I first visited Courchevel on my debut skiing holiday, back in 1978, when I was staying in a chalet in neighbouring Méribel. Towards the end of the week, my friends persuaded me to take the gondola to the top of La Saulire mountain and plunge down the red Combe Saulire piste. At the time, as a beginner, it was daunting – later this became one of my favourite runs on the planet.
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What cruising is like for the one per cent
Fancy a trip to the Galapagos with a luxury Bahamas holiday add-on for 10 nights? Yours for just £136,000. You’ll stay in the Owner’s Suite on a six-star Silversea cruise, with a separate suite thrown in should you need it. Travelling alone? Then how about two back-to-back ultra-luxe Seabourn cruises taking in Seattle and Sydney with a week touring New Zealand, an extended stay in Australia, a week in New York and a week in Dubai – all first class, of course. A snip at £215,000, since you’re ask
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‘There is nothing quite as mad as this:’ How a 60-year-old novice can complete the world’s oldest ski race
“If the Devil could do a ski race, he would ski the Inferno.” That is how locals in the village of Mürren, Switzerland, describe the fiendishly difficult Inferno ski race, the longest downhill in the world.
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No dogs and entry fees for foreigners: What our national parks can learn from the rest of the world
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on earth. It has no virgin forests. Its rivers and seas are fetid. Its grassland is a virtual green desert. What we like to call ancient woodland – meaning trees planted after 1600 – covers only 2.5 per cent of the land. One in six species are at risk of extinction. More than half of our flowering plant species, including heather and harebell, and animals such as turtle dove, water vole and European eel, face an uncertain future.
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Is it safe to travel to Iceland? Latest advice amid volcano eruption
Tourists in Iceland have been evacuated from their accommodation following the fourth volcano eruption since December.
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The confessions of an airport lounge concierge
It is a little after 1pm on a wintry Friday afternoon, and the Virgin Atlantic lounge (officially the “Virgin Clubhouse”) at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3 is in the grip of the lunchtime rush. Platters of gourmet burgers are delivered to tables, cocktails are prepared behind the long bar, and the influx of passengers at the entrance never seems to finish.
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