A drive through Normandy is a drive through history
If you’re a student of history, ancient or modern, a drive through Normandy makes for a great holiday
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Category: Things to do in Europe
Cognac’s rise from a regional product to a worldwide phenomenon
Export sales drove the development of the industry, a feature as true today as it was three centuries ago
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Getting to the essence of cognac: the distiller’s art
The deft hand of the master blender is critical to production
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With Cognac, it’s all about terroir
The environment, including the chalky soil, is everything when it comes to producing the right grapes
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Pour a Riesling and travel vicariously to Germany’s Weinfeste
There is no better way to experience German culture at its most authentic than to attend a Weinfest
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Lisbon’s Belem District ripe for discovery
You can’t really say you’ve seen Lisbon without seeing the Belem District
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Lisbon, Portugal a travel bargain
Portugal is not always on major tourist routes, but there is plenty to see there, especially in Lisbon
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Walking the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain
For over a thousand years, the faithful have taken the pilgrimage to Santiago passing through northern Spain
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Belgium’s capital, Brussels, has a lot to offer
This grand old city is not only the capital of Belgium, it’s the capital of the European Union
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Is it Brugge or is it Bruges?
It’s Bruges in French as well as English, and it’s Brugge in Flemish (or Dutch)
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Ghent, Belgium, a museum of early Flemish architecture
The tourist brochures say Ghent has more historic sites than Antwerp and is more down-to-earth “real” than Bruges
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Isolation-ish escapes and one dreamy trip to save for 2021
The best little K-Country Lodge you may not know about, three mountain lodges made for escapism, Icelandic dreams
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