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Not known for its beauty, what this traditional market town lacks in quaint scenery, it more than makes up for in character.

Situated in the heart of the Blackmore Vale in the West Country county of Dorset, this medieval market town offers several easy walkabouts and lots of English history.

Amateur internet videos made Maeklong's strange market famous. Taking a little-known train line to the market makes a pleasant day trip from Bangkok.

Shopping, sightseeing, and cultural experience are rolled into one when you visit the Guatemalan highland town of Chichicastenango on Sunday and Thursday market days.

If the NFL's Browns can return to Cleveland, why can't the NHL bring the Nordiques back to Quebec City?

In 2006 the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) voted the north east county of Northumberland to be the most tranquil region in England

For more than 1300 years, Sherborne in the West Country in Dorset has been a gathering place for pilgrims and travelers. Today it's a great place for a family holiday.

Den Gamle By is an outdoor museum with actors, homes, stores, restaurants, cafes, and exhibitions designed to demonstrate what life was like in centuries gone by.

Located in the market town of Hexam on the River Tyne between Newcastle and Carlisle, the Abbey is one of the main attractions in this area of Northumberland.

When the Romans departed Britain in the early fifth century the road system they left behind did not disappear, but it did change.

Robert Burns, the best selling poet ever, now has a new website thanks to Scotland's tourist organisation VisitScotland.

One of Hungary's top vacation destinations, a favorite with artists and Hungarian tourists, lies only 12 miles from the country's capital and is easily accessed by train.

Practical advise, from golf at Gleneagles to distillery visits and enjoying some of the most splendid trees in the world, all written by a local travel writer.

Renowned Romantic painter and father of Impressionism, J.M.W. Turner, spent many months in Yorkshire, and this article follows his journey through the countryside.

Manor house hotels set in vineyards, a Roman bridge, a Medieval pilgrim route, show gardens, cycling paths and Lusitanian horses draw travelers to Ponte de Lima.

The Old Bell Hotel and Restaurant next to Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire in the Cotswolds, and close to Bath and Bristol, is England's oldest purpose-built hotel.

Top things to do and see in the English Lake District include Wordsworth's Dove Cottage, Kendal, Keswick, Windermere, Grasmere, Ullswater, daffodils and Beatrix Potter.

Every German city has a Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt). Famous ones include Frankfurt am Main, Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Dresden, Rothenburg, Lübeck, Berlin, and Munich.

Stretching from the farmland of Cheshire and Shropshire up into the Welsh hills, the 43 mile Llangollen Canal is deservedly Britain's most popular for boating down.

The Alnwick area in North Northumberland is a place of outstanding natural beauty. A land of unspoilt coastline, forests and castles sure to delight old and young alike.

Showing your skills is easy with this delightful jam and frangipane tart which has got the great advantage to transport well and to keep even better.

Driving north from Leeds takes you through quaint market towns, over rolling hills, and amongst waterfalls and historic castles before arriving at the warm Tan Hill Inn.

From Laos second largest city, Savannakhet head south by bus to Pakse, the capital of Champasak Province and experience the lifestyle and culture of Laotians in transit.

The gently rolling countryside of the Yorkshire Wolds, part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, is dotted with small market towns and criss-crossed by quiet walking trails.

See the chateaux at Chambord and Chenonceau by bicycle, the canal du Bourgogne on foot or forests and thermal baths on horseback in the French south.

About 78 million foreigners headed to France in 2006, making it the top tourist destination in the world once again.

From Bangkok to the Laos cities of Vientiane and Pakse night train travel offers a unique experience while saving money by combining travel and accommodation in one cost.

South of Edinburgh is the Borders region of Scotland with many towns and villages worth visiting. These include Hawick, Jedburgh and the market town of Duns.

A short drive from Budapest, Hungary's leading ethnographic museum takes visitors back to the 18th and 19th Centuries, offering a kaleidoscope of visual experiences.

Home to the world famous Melton Mowbray pork pies, Red Leicester cheese and named Britain's curry capital of 2007, Leicestershire is a great place for a gourmet holiday.

The annual Food and Drink Festival at Ludlow, the Wroxeter vineyard which does tours and The Walls restaurant at Oswestry all make Shropshire a great place to visit.

When the main means of transporting goods overland was by camel there were countless staging posts strung out along the great caravan trails of the Middle East.

Burgundy stretches from Sens in the north west to Macon in the south, with its fields of sunflowers, and rows of vines it is one of the most beautiful regions of France.

A shrine to Our Lady carved out of a rock face in thanksgiving following an accident centuries ago.

The Moving Finger is technically a Miss Marple novel, written in the same year as Why Didn't They Ask Evans? But it's a very different novel.

Tyrone is located in the heart of Ulster, Ireland's northern province, and has many attractions to appeal to every eager visitor.

Northumberland National Park is England's northernmost national park. It contains pre-historic buildings and carvings and is a good area for walking - good fishing too.

Aphra Behn was a poet, playwright, novelist, translator and spy. Born in 1640, she was one of the first English women to become a professional writer.

Britain and Ireland offer some top drives for visitors, and here are ten of the best in places like the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands, and the Cornish coast.

Cruise-goers in search of the 'real Spain' beyond the Costa Blanca can opt for day excursions inland from Alicante to the fascinating hill towns of Elche or Novelda.

A visit to Bourges will give you a clear understanding of France and a chance to visit one of its premier wine regions.

Holidaying by car lets you explore the real England, but motorways can be stressful. Stay relaxed. Drive by old A & B roads staying in cosy pubs & former coaching inns

Civet of Pork is a slow-cooked, rich pork stew with some simple, surprising ingredients. Typical of French Gascon cuisine it is hearty and not for the faint hearted!

The Looe Valley Line is one of the most picturesque branch railways in England, linking the main line with the coast through some of Cornwall's most scenic countryside.

Find out more about the delights of cycling in Sussex. From breathtaking coastal paths to traditional English villages, cycling in Sussex has something for everyone.

2008 is the 40th anniversary of the first showing of "Dad's Army", a long-running television comedy series based on the activities of the Home Guard during World War II.

The Rhone Valley is known as the starting point for the annual Beaujolais 'run' but it is also famous for its gastronomy, especially Bourg-en-Bresse Chicken.

Funchal is such an easy town when it comes to 'doing your own thing'. Cruise ships dock in the heart of Madeira's capital, with shopping and photo opportunities close by.

Off the beaten track in Mae Hong Son Province visit Shan, Lisu, Karen and Lahu villages as well as a system of limestone caverns dotted with coffin caves.

St. Albans is a stone's throw from London, located just north of the M25 motorway in Hertfordshire, and offers a wide range of historical and cultural sites and events.