Long distance flights can be deceptively stressful. While sitting in one spot for five, ten - or even fifteen - hours might not sound all that problematic, anyone who's ever experienced a long flight will agree that it can be extremely tiring. Although choosing a suitable Heathrow hotel can help
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The Orient Express is not only the world's most famous railway, it's also the most luxurious.
Launched in 1883, the train is perhaps most commonly known for the murder mystery that Agatha Christie wrote about a fateful journey between its two original end points, Paris and Istanbul. In those days
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Alfred Wainwright cemented his place in British history by devising the enduring and popular Coast To Coast Walk. The walk -- published in 1973 in Wainwright's guidebook titled A Coast To Coast Walk -- continues to be followed by many adventurers to this very day.
Cutting a path from St Bees
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Ten years ago, London built a temporary, celebratory monument-cum-tourist draw: the Millennium Wheel. Now known as the London Eye, this majestic wheel has since proven its worth as a tourist draw and as a now integral part of London's skyline, on par with major landmarks like London Bridge and B
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