Cognac’s rise from a regional product to a worldwide phenomenon
FOOD AND DRINK: Export sales drove the development of the industry, a feature as true today as it was three centuries ago ($)
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Category: Things to do in Europe
With Cognac, it’s all about terroir
FOOD AND DRINK: Cognac is shaped in part by the environment in which it grows. Soil, aspect and climate combine to create what the French call terroir (PREMIUM)
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Pour a Riesling and travel vicariously to Germany’s Weinfeste
WINE TOURS/TRAVEL: There is no better way to experience German culture at its most authentic than to attend a Weinfest (PREMIUM)
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My five favourite spots in Reykjavik
MIKE KEENAN: Reykjavik’s rugged inhabitants deal with constant volcanic activity along with earthquakes, avalanches and even and occasional glacial flood
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Christmas in Germany
TRAVEL: German Christmas markets, a kaleidoscope of colors and lights, are street markets that are usually held in town squares and spill over into adjacent pedestrian zones (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $17)
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Sampling Trappist Monastery beers in Belgium
TRAVEL: If you want to take a driving tour with a different twist, hop into your rental car and ramble around the country sampling Trappist Monastery Beers
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The seduction of art and the art of sales seduction
TRAVEL: Grace, beauty, art and commerce at the Vetreria Artistica glass factory on Italy’s Murano island
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Taking a broader, ecological view of Venice
MIKE ROBINSON: How many of us think of the Venetian lagoon and its imperilled circumstances when we imagine a trip to Piazza San Marco? (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $16)
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The Algarve: Portugal’s magnificent beach of a south coast
TRAVEL: Imagine golden sand, 25C with a blue sky in May, and the cleanest blue-green ocean you’ve ever seen. Add boardwalks stretching for kilometres and fabulous food
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Travels and hikes in Italy’s mini Canada
MIKE ROBINSON: The shared borders with France and Switzerland have clearly contributed to a multilingual society in this very northern and beautiful corner of Italy
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The Bohemian jewel in Europe’s glittering crown
TRAVEL: Český Krumlov often catches the first-time visitor by surprise, arousing a feeling of wondrous awe (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $29)
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Travelling with Greta Thunberg in mind
MIKE ROBINSON: Living with your environmental choices and the ones others make for you while on the road (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $16)
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