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German town that becomes Jerusalem I VISITED the pretty German town of Oberammergau recently, to see how the preparations were going for the next performance of the famous Passion Play... Read more	Bask, with righteousness RESPONSIBLE TOURISM is on the increase, and searching for a this sort of holiday need not be a chore Read more	It might look white, but it’s very green BAKED ALASKA! This is my first reaction when I see Whitepod — I feel that we will be sleeping inside a giant ice-cream dessert. Read more

Family fun beside the Zambezi SAM AND BEN, aged 14 and 12, have never seen a hippopotamus before, let alone heard one at close quarters. Read more	Norfolk’s old gems await discovery VISIT Norfolk, and you cannot help tripping over churches wherever you go. Read more	I thought I would die ‘I know myself better now’ Read more

Away from it all — right away IT WAS high up on the North Downs, watching the lights come on one by one in tiny villages spread over the Kentish Weald, that I first fell in love. Read more	Art at its most concentrated CULTURALLY SPEAKING, can any European destination ever match Florence? Read more	The road beyond Marrakesh SIPPING intensely sweet mint tea, we sprawled on brightly coloured cushions and oriental carpets on the rooftop of our hotel. Read more

From tourist to pilgrim in one night SHORTLY AFTER dawn on a cool summer’s morning, I found myself sitting in the monastery’s tiny church Read more	DIY retreats Now, many people want a private retreat that offers a safe, accepting place to stay, with the choice of joining a daily worship routine. Read more

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