Travel and Sports – Page 8

Best little ski resorts in Europe: readers’ travel tips.

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

Secret skiing, Switzerland Villars is only two hours on the train from Geneva airport and it is possible to get a tram up into the village of Gryon, making the...

Medieval Bruges

ENC News 23 Oct 2017

There can be few places left where you can totally switch off for a few days from the pressures of modern day living so completely as Bruges. Its beauty and...

The World’s Natural Wonders – in Picture

ENC News 17 Oct 2017

Stunning images of incredible landscapes inspire a strong desire to travel in DK Publishing’sNatural Wonders of the World but this new book, with an introduction by Chris Packham, also features...

Great Outdoor Activities in Colorado

ENC News 26 Sep 2017

Strawberry Park Hot Springs Strawberry Hot Springs in the Rockies mixes very hot natural spring water with ice-cold runoff from melted snow. There are a number of pools at different...

Hear Berlin Philharmonic musicians play – for free

ENC News 04 Sep 2017

On the edge of Berlin Tiergarten, the pentagon-shaped, gold-crowned roof of the Berlin Philharmonie sits comfortably within the city Culturforum (now the cultural centre of the German capital), along with...

Wild Scandinavia: adventure without breaking the bank.

ENC News 26 Aug 2017

This is a pricey part of the world, but the adventures in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are pleasantly surprising. With some of the largest remaining tracts of true wilderness...

‘An Epic Tale of England’ Take the Kids to Kynren, County Durham In a nutshell

ENC News 22 Aug 2017

An outdoor live show that zips through 2,000 years of English history, with appearances from the Venerable Bede, Boudica, William the Conqueror, Cardinal Wolsey, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria,...

Canada’s 10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls

ENC News 14 Aug 2017

Canadians are blessed with an abundance of natural wonders with enough lakes, mountains and rivers to explore for a lifetime. They’ve also got some of the most jaw-dropping waterfalls on...

Yellowstone National Park

ENC News 07 Aug 2017

With dramatic peaks and pristine lakes, Yellowstone is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Multicoloured pools swirl around hot springs; verdant forests weave past expansive meadows; and volatile geysers launch streams of...

17th FINA World Aquatics Championships

ENC News 01 Aug 2017

In Budapest (Hungary) came to an end 17th FINA World Aquatics Championships, July 31. It produced some more fine performances namely two new World Records. Lilly King set up WR...

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