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Florida & Golf: Paradise Found

U.S. Army troops stationed here in the 1830s called it “this most barren, swampy and good-for-nothing peninsula,” but today Florida is one of the world’s most popular destinations.

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Catalan state of mind

It reaches into France, sunbathes by the Mediterranean, and has a heart that stays true to the vivacious city of Barcelona.

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With what is usually a pretty dismal winter, the Brits like to make the most of their summer when it arrives and while it lasts. But when those summer rays do beam down, things have a habit of falling into place in the Old Country.

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Another few days in Paradise

Visiting far-flung locations to play golf for the benefit of readers is a tough life, but someone has to do it.

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Augusta National: Building Berckmans’ Place

If walls could talk, the stories coming out of the clubhouse at Augusta National would make for an epic movie.

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Living London: Local Knowledge

This is a guide that digs beneath the brochures and package deals and it’s timely too, with the dollar about as strong against the British pound as ever. You book the flights and we’ll do the rest.

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Old Town, New Look: the whisky of Campbeltown

In a remote corner of the Kintyre peninsula, the Scottish town of Campbeltown was easily forgotten for a couple generations when its distilleries all but closed down.

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Golf amongst the vines

Bordeaux is the very heart of the wine trade, it has been for centuries; but only very recently has the city emerged as a destination to compare to its wines, as Robin Barwick discovered.

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Buying Bordeaux Wine

Located in the heart of Bordeaux and filled with 2.5 million bottles, for fine wine aficionados Millesima holds perhaps the most valuable warehouse stock in the world.

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Room to Breathe in the Santa Ynez Valley

The Santa Ynez Valley offers great food, wine and sunshine, but the people and untouched way of life make it a great way to discover the real California

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