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StoriesMade in Menorca: An Escape to the Easternmost Balearic Island
While many tourists flock to nearby Ibiza for its nightlife or Mallorca for its coastline, Menorca remains the quieter, lesser-known island of the mighty Balearic archipelago. Here, The Curious Pear discover life in the slow lane on a trip to the island.
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StoriesLong Lunches and Leonard Cohen: Hydra, Greece
For SUITCASE Volume 21: The Islands Issue, Dolly Alderton embarked on a musically inspired pilgrimage to Hydra, where she discovered an island suspended in time.
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StoriesA Study in Silence: Malta's Understated Gastronomy
Golden pastries, artisan gelato and just-caught seafood from the bobbing boats in the harbour. Take a taste-tour to discover Malta's understated gastronomy.
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StoriesThe Rave-olution: How Dance Music is Destroying Divisions in Albania, Serbia and Georgia
One writer explores how the unifying power of dance music is helping countries like Albania, Serbia and Georgia rid itself of the shackles of the past.
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StoriesWhat Makes Ibiza the Perfect Wellness Destination?
While Ibiza is best known for its summer parties, this Balearic island is beginning to trade in sundowners for self care. With fitness camps, health-centric dining and retreats to reset mind and body, the White Isle is set to be the capital of wellness.
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ExploreHome is Where the Heart is: A Woman’s Pilgrimage to Ghana
“British by nature, Ghanaian by blood”, it was to be the breaking away from social expectations of family holidays to her ancestral home that led one Black British traveller to realise the true power of her West African roots.
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ExploreRooting for Change: The UK's Small-Scale Farms Sowing the Seeds for a Sustainable Future
As the future of UK farming is being moulded by Brexit, climate change and the pandemic, it's traditional, smaller farms that are cultivating social and environmental benefits, and helping to regenerate the landscape.
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ExploreSoul Seekers: Slow Food, Artisanal Crafts and Hospitality in Mallorca
Happy childhood memories of summers in Mallorca have inspired a new retreat that draws deep on the island’s roots in slow food, artisanal crafts and abiding hospitality.
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ExploreHandle with Care: Meet Norfolk's Finest Independents
Meeting the makers of North Norfolk on a road trip fuelled by cinnamon buns and craft beer.
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ExploreThe Odyssey: In Search of the Muse on the Greek Islands of Ithaca and Kefalonia
While seeking inspiration for a novel, one writer retraces the mythology, the mood and mentality of the Greek islands of Ithaca and Kefalonia.
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ExploreA Pilgrim’s Progress: How the First-Ever Female Travel Writer Inspired a Modern-Day Journey to Jerusalem
The first-ever female travel writer’s solo pilgrimage to Jerusalem over 1,000 years ago inspires a modern-day journey to the Holy Land.
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ExploreOn the Grapevine: Uncorking England's Wine Industry
From countryside farm stays to new-era urban wineries, the UK wine scene is booming. Here we sniff out the finest homegrown winemakers.
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ExploreThe Land of Plenty: Slow Travel in Alentejo, Portugal
An ancient farming village in Portugal’s Alentejo region dispenses calm and bounty to modern-day seekers.
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ExploreBeside the Seaside: The Revival of Europe's Seaside Towns
The faded grandeur of Europe's seaside towns offer major throwback appeal. Arts, culture and a healthy dose of kitsch have fuelled the resurgence of these coastal enclaves.
