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Marseille will leave you under its magical spell

11:15am Tuesday 7th October 2008

PERCHED high on a hilltop, she has protected her people for centuries. The gigantic golden statue of Our Lady, Notre Dame de la Garde, peers over Marseille, the oldest and second largest city in France.

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Watery wonderland so close to home

10:17am Tuesday 7th October 2008

SLEEPY, picturesque townships skirting wide beaches and deep green clear seawater that attracts swimmers, surfers, sailors, canoeists, water-skiiers, anglers and kite fliers.

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Pay Nancy a visit

11:24am Tuesday 7th October 2008

DREAMY canals doused in mottled sunlight. Sullen mills and welcoming pubs. Woodsmoke drifting over the rooftops.

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Shanghai is a surreal world of ‘science fiction’

11:50am Thursday 19th June 2008

THE skyline is pure science fiction - glinting spires, brash neon, vast skyscrapers, monuments which look as if they are about to take off and advertising dominating whole sides of buildings in blinding light.

Regent Street well worth a visit

4:00pm Thursday 15th May 2008

IT'S one of the most coveted properties on the Monopoly board but if you haven't actually visited it yet then London's Regent Street is well worth a trip.

Englishwoman in New York

9:32am Wednesday 9th April 2008

YOU can spot tourists a mile off in New York - by their necks.

Picture perfect

9:21am Wednesday 9th April 2008

Mick Middles ventures down into the Welsh valleys

Prepare to be dazzled

10:50am Wednesday 6th February 2008

PREPARE to be dazzled if you are planning a trip to Europe's latest must see' destination this summer.

A land of discovery

10:04am Wednesday 6th February 2008

COCOONED for centuries within a formidable fortress, this hidden gem is erupting with energy.

Magical Malta

1:13pm Wednesday 5th December 2007

MAGICAL, mystical, memorable Malta. This honey-coloured Mediterranean island, at the gates of Africa and the east, has preserved its extraordinary 7,000-year heritage.