Europe
When East met West: How Germany became one
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany's landscape has changed dramatically. Foreign correspondent Rupert Cornwell returns to his old stamping ground
Inside Europe
Writer's bloc: Simon Calder returns to East Germany
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Twenty years ago the fall of the Berlin Wall ended the division of Germany. But the first taste of freedom happened 100 miles away at Checkpoint Alpha...
Mission of the month: How not spoil your trip in Prague? It's written on the beer mat...
Saturday, 7 November 2009
A series by diplomats from UK Embassies and High Commissions from around the world
Traveller's Guide To: Lapland
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Santa may be the big draw in this vast wilderness, but there is culture, wildlife and a magnificent light show to enjoy too, says Harriet OiBrien
Mission of the month: How not spoil your trip in Prague? It's written on the beer mat...
Saturday, 7 November 2009
A series by diplomats from UK Embassies and High Commissions from around the world
Traveller's Guide To: Lapland
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Santa may be the big draw in this vast wilderness, but there is culture, wildlife and a magnificent light show to enjoy too, says Harriet OiBrien
Writer's bloc: Simon Calder returns to East Germany
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Twenty years ago the fall of the Berlin Wall ended the division of Germany. But the first taste of freedom happened 100 miles away at Checkpoint Alpha...
Make recharging your body a breeze in the Canary Islands
Saturday, 7 November 2009
You'd think the year-round sunshine and the fresh sea breezes of the Canary Islands would be enough for anyone feeling the need of some holiday pampering. But then why leave anything to chance? For a full body recharge, you may well require the attentive services and luxurious surroundings of a spa resort – and here Gran Canaria is ideally placed.
A tradition of wellness on the islands
Saturday, 7 November 2009
The long menu of options at the luxurious Mare Nostrum Spa in Tenerife includes hydrotherapy, aromatherapy and chocolate therapy. How very modern, you might think. After all, we're living in a time when no major hotel worth its Dead Sea salt seems complete without some kind of treatment centre. Don't be fooled into thinking that this penchant for pampering is a newfangled fad, though. In the Canaries, wellness tourism is as old as tourism itself.
A wealth of cultural history to be uncovered in the islands
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Delve into a fearsome past
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