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Walks: Montreux – Lake Geneva, Switzerland (4K)
Montreux is a traditional resort town on Lake Geneva. Nestled between steep hills and the lakeside, it’s known for its mild microclimate and the Montreux Jazz Festival, held in July. The town’s promenade is lined with flowers, sculptures, Mediterranean trees and grand Belle Époque buildings. Offshore is a medieval island castle, Château de Chillon, with ramparts, formal halls and a chapel with 14th-century murals.
Trains & Travel: Scottish Highlands & Isles Via The Caledonian Sleeper (4K)
The Scottish Highlands has been on our bucket list for years! Now finally we get to take you on a 10-day tour over several episodes through the Scottish Highlands, including places like Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, Glen Coe, Fort William, Plockton and the Isle of Skye. During our trip, we’ll visit famous Castles like Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness or the Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye.
Video timeline: 0:00 Scottish Highlands Preview 1:07 Caledonian Sleeper 3:10 Arriving in the Highlands 4:46 Next Episode
We board the famous steam train from Fort William to Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct. We’ll drive and hike some of the most scenic, breathtaking parts of the Scottish Highlands giving you ideas and practical advice on how to plan and enjoy your trip to Scotland. Did we forget to mention the food? Scotland has a wonderful seafood larder on its shores so expect lots of the best salmon and langoustine we could find! We hope you enjoy tuning in each week as we bring you the best of Scotland.
Front Covers: Country Life Magazine – August 4
Here’s a small selection of what you’ll find inside.
FLYING VISIT: Charles Harris takes glorious flight over the Lake District
ROCKPOOLS: Life in the rockpool can be cut-throat, says Adam Nicolson
INSECT APOCALYPSE: Dave Goulson on averting the impending insect apocalypse
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Sally Clarke, restauranteur, chooses a simple, restful study by Dürer
ELGAR: Jack Watkins examines Elgar’s ‘best of me’ oratorio
TURVEY HOUSE: Jeremy Musson details the refurbishment of neo-Classical Turvey House in Bedfordshire, by the seventh generation of the family that built it
Top New Campervans: The 2022 GiottiVan (Video)
Giottiline is one of the most important Italian motorhome manufacturers, founded in 2004 and now a member of the French group Rapido, which offers a wide range of profiled, overcabed or full-size motorhomes, but also a choice of converted vans in a range called GiottiVan.
8K Views: Colors Of The World’s Rainforests
In this video you can see rainforest butterflies, lizards, blue jeans poison dart frog, treefrogs, glass frogs, squirrel monkey, capuchin monkey, red colobus monkey, silvery gibbon, peccary, lemur, chameleon, jaguar, three toed sloth and beautiful colored birds as jacobin, toucan, maccaw, parrot, hummingbirds, tanager, motmot, quetzal, from different rainforest areas as Caribbean, Costa Rica, Brazil, Madagagascar.
Travel Views: Valletta – Capital of Malta (4K)
Valletta (or Il-Belt) is the tiny capital of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The walled city was established in the 1500s on a peninsula by the Knights of St. John, a Roman Catholic order. It’s known for museums, palaces and grand churches. Baroque landmarks include St. John’s Co-Cathedral, whose opulent interior is home to the Caravaggio masterpiece “The Beheading of Saint John.”
Swiss Drives: The Valley Of Dreams – Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the Swiss Alps. It encompasses the village of Lauterbrunnen, set in a valley featuring rocky cliffs and the roaring, 300m-high Staubbach Falls. Nearby, the glacial waters of Trümmelbach Falls gush through mountain crevices past viewing platforms. A cable car runs from Stechelberg village to Schilthorn mountain, for views over the Bernese Alps.
Aerial Views: Tucson – Southern Arizona (4K)
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona.
Analysis: Why Vacation Costs Are Rising (WSJ)
An economy in recovery means finding some rest and relaxation could make a bigger dent in your wallet Experts say price increases reflect an economy on the upswing from pandemic lows, but higher demand has made some vacation essentials harder to come by. We explain why, plus share some strategies to help avoid the sticker shock. Photo illustration: Jacob Reynolds/WSJ
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