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Jungfrau Tours from Lucerne
Written by Viator, August 2010
Soaring above the Bernese Alps, the perennially snow-dusted Jungfrau is one of Switzerland’s most emblematic mountains. Forming the postcard backdrop to Interlaken and the Bernese Oberland, the ...
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Swiss Alps Trips from Geneva
Written by Viator, August 2010
Geneva is a fine base to explore the nearby Alps, whether they're in Switzerland, France or even Italy. There's public transport access by train and bus to nearby mountain destinations where the ...
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Swiss Alps Trips from Milan
Written by Viator, August 2010
Take a ride on the Bernina Express, Switzerland's newest Alpine delight. This magnificent 3-hour train journey takes you along one of the most beautiful railway routes in the world over the Bernina ...
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Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh
Written by Viator, August 2010
The Scottish Highlands are one of Europe's last great wilderness areas. Some come for the sweep of desolate, rugged beauty guaranteed to take your breath away. Others enjoy taking in the history of ...
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Outdoor Activities in Barcelona
Written by Viator, April 2012
Barcelona is known for vibrant culture, unique architecture and that fabulous Catalonian climate. With an average of 280 sunny days per year, long summers and the cool breeze from the ocean, this ...
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Swiss Countryside Experience
Written by Viator, August 2010
Away from its big cities, Switzerland remains a country of jaw-dropping mountain vistas and cherished rural traditions. You won't have to venture far from urban boundaries to plunge into another ...
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3 Beautiful Roads to Drive
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, February 2012
Beloved of both tourists in their hire-cars and boy-racers in their Ferraris and Maseratis, the Cote d’Azur’s Corniches are some of the most spectacular roads in the world. There are three roads ...
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A perfect place for hiking in Switzerland
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, January 2012
Hikers, cyclists, rafters, and other nature-lovers have long appreciated the Ruinaulta Ravine in the Vorderrhein River Valley of Switzerland. Formed ten millennia ago when 350,000 cubic feet of rock ...
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Bagging the Munros of Scotland
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, July 2012
No this does not mean playing bagpipes and wearing tartan at the Munro family home. Munros are mountains and bagging them just means you’ve walked up them. The Munros are the mountains in Scotland ...
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Cairngorm Mountains
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, February 2013
At the heart of Scotland ’s world renowned Scottish Highlands
region, the Cairngorms National Park is not only the largest national
park in the UK, but is home to the UK’s highest Mountain ...
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Chamonix
Written by Christine, USA, February 2013
Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, is a world-renowned ski resort town and one of the top destinations in France for skiers. Here’s everything you need to know to plan your next ...
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Chamonix and Mont Blanc
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, November 2011
France is full of top ski resorts and one of these is Chamonix. You can’t go wrong heading to a valley under Western Europe’s highest and most famous mountain, Mont Blanc. I am not a skier, I am ...
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Cliffs of Moher
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, September 2012
Rising a daunting 214 meters over the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher have become an iconic landmark, with incredible views to boot. One of the country’s most visited attractions, the ...
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Climbing Ben Nevis, Britain’s Highest Peak
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, January 2013
In a country renowned for its sweeping glens and vast moorlands, scaling Scotland‘s highest mountain makes a welcome change of pace for hikers, as well as affording some spectacular views from its ...
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Climbing Edinburgh’s Seven Hills
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, January 2013
Said to be the city ‘built on seven hills’, historians have long debated which of the region’s many mounts are Edinburgh’s famous seven. Whether you choose to climb the traditional seven or let the ...
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