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Antiquing in Brussels
Brussels, Lille
Brussels, the 1,000-year-old city of a million-plus, can be more radical in fashion, more adventuresome in cuisine, and much more fun to plunder for antiques. To go antiquing in Brussels is to bask in...
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Bordeaux's Wine Growing Renaissance
Pauillac, Antwerp, Bordeaux, Southwest France, Bordeaux Region
A friendlier, more welcoming France? In Bordeaux, the country’s oldest and most iconic wine-growing region, the answer is yes. Falling sales among its many bottlings (due to a large increase in worldw
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Destination Grythyttan
Sweden, Stockholm
Once a secret retreat of Scandinavians, the village of Grythyttan, three hours’ drive from Stockholm, has become a world-class destination that caters perfectly to city folks’ getaway whims: a rustic ...
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Discovering Rotterdam
Chicago, Rotterdam
Holland’s second city is smaller and edgier than Amsterdam (an hour north by train), and its thriving architecture and design scenes have earned Rotterdam a growing share of the spotlight. In typical ...
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Drive through the Scottish Highlands
Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Inverness, Inverness + Northern Scotland, Broadford
The dramatic mountain passes, craggy shorelines, and seaside villages of the highlands and the Isle of Skye make for one of Europe’s best rides. (Nessie sightings not guaranteed.)
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Insider's Guide to Ponza
Ponza
On this diminutive Italian island, the hills are carpeted with tidy vineyards, brightly painted villas, and wild gorse bushes lit up with yellow flowers.
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Magic Mountains of Montenegro
Croatia, Montenegro
The feeling one gets when crossing the border into Montenegro is that this is the last wild place in Europe. Lack of development has helped keep Montenegro’s natural beauty mostly untouched, its tradi
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Matt and Ted Lee's Guide to the Food Scene in County Cork, Ireland
Ireland, Cork, Kerry, Cork + the Southwest, Galway + The West, Castlelyons
Drive south from Shannon airport on gradually narrowing roads, where greenswards ripple toward cliffs that plunge into the Atlantic, and you’ll find yourself...on the edge of the earth? No, at epicure
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Munich For Families
Munich + Bavaria
In Munich, there aren't souvenirs and junk food every three steps, so the day is all about "yes"—yes, let's take out a boat; yes, let's go for a swim. Who needs Orlando?Munich is the happiest place on
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Romantic Drive along Italy's Ligurian Coast
Cervo, Varigotti, Finale Ligure, Finalborgo, Alassio
Only Italians seem to have discovered the colorful villages and tranquil beaches of Liguria’s Riviera di Ponente. T+L hits the Via Aurelia for a languorous coastal drive.