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The Essential Guide to Southern France

The south of France offers every conceivable amusement, from oligarch-ogling on the Riviera to skiing in the Provençal Alps, from the spectacle of bullfights in the Roman amphitheatre at Nîmes to the gentler pleasures of boating on the Canal du Midi.

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The Essential Guide to Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main is Germany's City of London: the country's financial powerhouse, crammed with towering, testosterone-charged architecture and luxury boutiques.

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The Essential Guide to Sweden

The British adore the simplicity and elegance of Swedish design and our open-plan living spaces owe ever more to the land of Vikings and Volvos.

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The Essential Guide to Bergamo

Perched on a promontory at the edge of the Alps, and packed to the gills with staggering art and architecture, fabulous food and wine, beautiful Bergamo is, quite undeservedly, the least well known of the cities of the Italian Lakes.

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The Essential Guide to Working for Yourself in France

The number of Britons buying properties in France with the intention of starting up their own businesses across the Channel continues to grow. Here are our tips for success

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The Essential Guide to Shopping in Paris

Paris is the perfect city for shoppers, from the megastore malls of Forum des Halles to tiny shops tucked away in the narrow alleys of The Marais and the bustling open-air flea markets by the ancient city gates

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The Essential Guide to New Zealand

This pair of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, 990 miles from Australia, seem like Paradise to many space-starved Brits. Roughly the same size as the British Isles, New Zealand has a population of just under 4 million. And, from spectacular, unspoilt landscape to vibrant cultural centres and an ethos of easygoing politeness, it offers much of what we prize in our own country with few of the drawbacks

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