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Food & Drink > Candy & Desserts Why we love chocolate

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Chocolate ChipsOne of the strange things about chocolate is how a lot of advertisers promote it as the eighth deadly sin. Or, the most sensual experience you can have with your clothes on. But, the pioneer British chocolatiers Fry, Cadbury, Rowntree and Terry were all Quakers! Not sinful people at all! In their religious ardo... More..

Pets & Animals > Horses (Other) History of the horse

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The Yellow HorsesIn 1878, an explorer named Colonel Nikolai Mikhailovich Przewalski made a discovery. On the plains of Mongolia, he found wild horses, unlike any he'd ever seen before. They were all a creamy colour, and had no forelock. Their manes were erect and bristly, more like those of a zebra or a donkey than a horse.Wh... More..

Food & Drink > Cookware & Cutlery Best cookware for the great outdoors

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Barbecue ManMichael used to have a moustache, of which he was very fond. He doesn't have it any more, though. He lost half of it, along with his eyebrows, in the garden one sunny Sunday afternoon. Because Michael's a Barbecue Man.Don't get me wrong. The barbecue is a great way of cooking at a remote camp-site, or on a fishing... More..

Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Road trip tales

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The Worst Journey of my Life.Everyone knows the recipe for a "worst journey2. Take a hot Summer weekend, and one average-sized family car. Load wife into said car; and if she's the old fashioned type, who still believes that kids can be kept amused with off-key renderings of "Ten Green Bottles", so much the better.Top up with... More..

Travel > Destination Guides (Other) Best cities in the world

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DresdenI staggered off the Nachtzug (sleeper train)from Cologne, took one look at the Hauptbahnhof ( main railway station) at Dresden, and nearly got back on the next train home! To say the place was a building site is unkind to building sites. Everywhere was a mass of scaffolding, diversions and Eintritt Verboten' signs, cov... More..

Travel > Australia & South Pacific Travel destinations: The Barossa Valley, Australia

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BarossaSince we got back from South Australia, I've lost count of the number of people who've asked Did you visit the Barossa Valley?'. My usual reply contains the words bears' and woods'!Of course, the Barossa Valley isn't the only wine-producing region in Australia or even in South Australia. But, it's one of the most famou... More..

Food & Drink > Beer (Other) Favorite beers

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The Pub With One Beer and the Pub with a Hundred.Hahndorf is a village in the hills behind Adelaide. It was established by German settlers in the 19th Century, and has the reputation of being more German than Germany'. It's best known as the home of the painter Sir Hans Heysen, and a lot of the place is given over to art gall... More..

Travel > Destination Guides (Other) Favorite travel spots

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The Way of the IslandHe's from the mainland, and hasn't yet got the Way of the Island'(Pub landlord on another Hebridean island, explaining the brusque, aggressivemanner of the island's policeman)The Way of the Island of Tiree starts at Oban, on Scotland's west coast. From here, the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry sails four times... More..

Travel > Accommodation Tips & Advice Hotel or vacation rental home: Which is best - and why?

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Self-CateringUp until recently, I wasn't the greatest fan of self-catering' holidays. I had visions of boring stuff you do at home, such as cooking, cleaning, shopping and washing up and eating what you'd eat at home. It was, I thought, purely for families seeking the cheapest option.But, what it really means is the freedom t... More..

Travel > Destination Guides (Other) The most beautiful cities in the world

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Antwerp, Belgium. Once, the story goes, at a bend in the River Schelde, lived a giant named Antigoon. He was in the habit of stopping ships on the river, and demanding extortionate tolls. If the ship's captain wouldn't pay, Antigoon cut one of his hands off. Then, one day, Silvius Brabo, a passing Roman warrior, thought this ... More..

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