Holiday blow for Brits as new European visa will be three times more expensive

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New £3million UK ferry route could offer Brits new simple way to get to Europe

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My big night out: I was hungover and locked in an apartment. The only escape? A high, narrow window ledge

It was 1995, and I had spent the evening carousing and drinking neat vodka. Now I was trapped in a friend’s flat in Paris, with no phone – and he had flown to New York

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‘I’m a ski holiday expert and this tip is a must if skiing in France this winter’

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Bivouacking in the Pyrenees: how we got our teenagers to take a mountain hike

With the help of a droll local guide, we managed to enthuse our two sons on a wild camping adventure in the mountains of south-west France

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‘It feels as though the mountains are ours alone’: family-friendly hiking in the French Alps

The ‘wonderfully wild’ Grand Tour de Tarentaise trail caters for experienced hikers and first-timers, with cosy mountain refuges offering the perfect place to recharge

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Alpine adventures: fairytale hiking in the hidden French Alps

Little known Queyras nature park promises blue-green lakes, mountain views, pretty villages and plenty of cheese – but almost no crowds

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Should you take your dog on holiday? We went on a European road trip with our border terrier to find out

Dogs have a sense of adventure, don’t they? We thought Missy would enjoy exploring France and Spain. She had other ideas

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From the mountains to the Med: a self-guided walk in Provence, France

A challenging solo hike through stunning Provençal scenery is eased by lovely inns, dining by the seaside and leaving the planning to the experts

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It’s like plunging under the North Pole: my mind-stretching ice dive in the French Alps

Move over wild swimming … ice diving in a frozen mountain lake and camping under the Milky Way connects you with nature at its most raw and magical

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