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The Venetian Experience
Venice has always been a popular tourist destination: the 999Network offers a few tips about the city for the visitor contemplating a trip.
Barcelona: the complete guide
Since Barcelona was founded over 2000 years ago, it has pursued its vocation as a great Mediterranean metropolis.
Brits abroad hit by worst exchange rate in history
Holidays in Europe are no longer the cheap option for British families as the pound continues its nosedive against the Euro.
Cheap flights boost property prices abroad
Low cost airlines are fuelling a house price boom on the Spanish coast, according to international property agents Savills.
Green and Eco-friendly Copenhagen
These days there is a growing concern over green topics like ecology, protection of the environment and sustainability.
France still top tourist destination
France remains the world's most popular tourist destination, according to figures from the World Tourism Organization (WTO).
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Barcelona: the complete guide
Since Barcelona was founded over 2000 years ago, it has pursued its vocation as a great Mediterranean metropolis.
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Google is world's most powerful brand
Internet search giant Google is the world's most valuable brand, a survey has revealed.
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Brown's Labour suffers election humiliation
Gordon Brown's Labour party has suffered its worst performance since the 1960s in local elections in England and Wales.
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HOTEL Of The Week
A beautiful country house hotel in the heart of Dartmoor
Gidleigh Park is a beautiful country house hotel set on the banks of the North Teign River in the Dartmoor National Park, with 45 acres of gardens and woodland.
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PROPERTY Of The Week
Brownston Street
An elegant and well-proportioned Grade II listed Georgian house in the very centre of this much sought-after South Hams town.
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WINE Of The Week
Camel Valley Bacchus 2006
The sun is starting to peek out from behind the snow clouds, the spring flowers are in full colour, the evenings are lighter again … at last we can look forward to the spring/summer season ahead.
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VILLAGE Of The Week
Cove's long history rich with ship wrecks and smuggling tales
Hope Cove probably derives from the Old English hop meaning a circular valley...
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PRODUCT Of The Week
World's fastest Blu-ray burner launched in UK
Electronics giant LG Electronics has launched what it claims is the world’s fastest Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive in the UK.
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RESTAURANT Of The Week
Boxwood Café review: Raving about Ramsay
999Today food critic Natasha Heard reviews the delightful Boxwood Café, part of the luxurious Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge, London.
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RECIPE Of The Week
Oven roasted Ideford duck breast on a parsnip rosti, topped with rhubarb sauce
By Tim Golder, head chef at Topsham's prestigious Oliva Restaurant, which was named best restaurant in Devon at the 2007 Devon Life Food and Drink Awards.
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