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Visiting the Beautiful Tea Fields of Boseong, South Korea

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Daehan Dawon (Green Tea Farm) in Boseong, South Korea

I adore good quality tea! I’ve enjoyed some incredible teas from China, Japan, and Taiwan but hadn’t come across many teas from South Korea available for purchase in the UK, and so hadn’t appreciated the long and respected history that tea has in Korea until I visited Boseong, a key tea-producing county in South Korea’s ... Read more »

A to Z of Japanese Food and Drink | A Visitor’s Guide to Eating in Japan

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Mitarashi dango

There’s more to eating in Japan than sushi, tempura and teriyaki (delicious though they are). For travellers seeking to immerse themselves more fully into Japanese cuisine, enjoy our in-depth guide and learn about all the fantastic food and drink to be enjoyed in Japanese cuisine. Contents Amazake | Azuki Beans (Anko) | Bakery (Bread, Patisserie ... Read more »

An Indulgent Spa Day and Dinner, Bed and Breakfast at Holiday Inn Winchester

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Woman in jacuzzi pool

Until our visit to the Holiday Inn Winchester, I’d never come across a Holiday Inn with a full spa on site. We are already fans of IHG, and have stayed in Holiday Inns many times across many countries – we appreciate the consistency and reliability of their offering and their mid-budget price point. But until ... Read more »

Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms | Denbighshire, Wales

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Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms

Tyddyn Llan describes itself as a restaurant with rooms, placing the focus firmly on their excellent food, rather than a typical hotel experience. Based in a beautiful Georgian country house dating from 1742, set in the beautiful Vale of Edeyrnion in Denighshire, North East Wales, Tyddyn Llan is perfectly placed to explore the local area ... Read more »

Cotswold House Hotel & Spa in Chipping Campden

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Cotswold House Hotel in Chipping Campden

The Cotswolds is one of England’s most picturesque regions, thanks to its many well-preserved towns and villages built of beautiful yellow limestone, quarried locally. Narrow streets lined with elegant old buildings glow golden in the early morning and late afternoon sun, appealing to anyone interested in history and well-preserved architecture. One such small town is ... Read more »

Top 10 Sights in Peru for Culture and History Lovers

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Machu Picchu

Peruvian cuisine, music, wildlife, geography, and dances are only some of the charms that attract hundreds of thousands of tourists to Peru, a tourist hot-spot of the world. Although visitors enjoy many aspects of the country, Peru is perhaps best known for sights related to its diverse history and culture. Peru has been the site ... Read more »

A Taste For… Parma Ham

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Parma ham legs hanging to age

The inspector from the Istituto Parma Qualità moves quickly amongst a selection of legs of ham. He pierces each ham in at least five spots using a special horse bone needle and sniffs the needle after each puncture. The needle is quite specialist; horse bone is porous to just the right degree that it takes in ... Read more »

Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Au Quat’Saisons

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Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons

There is little I can add to what’s already been written about Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Au Quat’Saisons and yet I feel compelled to share our experiences nonetheless. Having dreamed of visiting the two Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel for over two decades, our stay was every bit as wonderful as we hoped–it did not disappoint! ... Read more »