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Far from the madding crowds: places to explore in the Basque Country and Navarre

Beautiful Basque ticks all the boxes for those seeking sunny wide-open spaces with less footfall (which, lets face it, is most of us right now).
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A Greek beach-filled paradise: welcome to Sithonia

‘Beware of Greeks bearing gifts’ may be the old saying, but I will take my chances and accept them gracefully.
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The Azores: the remotest of the remote

Want to get even more off-grid? Author Murray Stewart shares some of his favourite hidden locations in the Azores.
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Exploring France away from the crowds: a summer holiday in the Vendée

This French region has all the ingredients for a classic family holiday.
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The best family days out in the Vendée, France

Home to Europe's best theme park, this region of France is ideal for a family holiday.
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The Kyrgyzstan…Kiss?

A gentle bite was not what I expected, but that’s what I got.
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Guernica: an anniversary of a tragedy

Eighty years after being destroyed in the Spanish Civil War, the Basque town of Guernica has emerged as a phoenix from the ashes.
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Murray Stewart has been a travel writer since 2009, when he gave up a lucrative, interesting and stressful career in corporate restructuring. A veteran of over 60 countries, his new career has been benchmarked by publication in national magazines and prizes for on-line contributions on subjects as diverse as the Camino de Santiago and Carcassonne Airport. He has undertaken updates of Bradt’s North Cyprus, Cape Verde and Azores guides, co-authored Bradt’s guide to The Vendée, and was sole author of the first edition of Bradt’s Basque Country and Navarre, which won the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Best Travel Guidebook Award.

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The Great Migration

The annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle across Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains is the greatest wildlife spectacle of its type in Africa.

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The Azores: the remotest of the remote

Want to get even more off-grid? Author Murray Stewart shares some of his favourite hidden locations in the Azores.

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Windmills of the Azores

Windmills are an icon of this Portuguese archipelago.

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The Lost Kingdom of Navarre

Once a proud European kingdom and a former haunt of Hemingway, Navarre still has plenty to offer curious visitors.

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Guernica: an anniversary of a tragedy

Eighty years after being destroyed in the Spanish Civil War, the Basque town of Guernica has emerged as a phoenix from the ashes.

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The Camino de Santiago

Learn more about the Camino de Santiago, perhaps Europe’s most famous pilgrimage from author Murray Stewart, who has walked it three times. 

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Ten unmissables of Vendean cuisine

If you’re a foodie, you need to travel to the Vendée! Here are ten local specialities you shouldn’t miss out on. 

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Cape Verde: a truly tasty melting pot

Author Murray Stewart talks about his time in Cape Verde and explains why it’s worth a visit.

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