Verdon Gorge, Provence, France

The Gorges du Verdon are a top tourist attraction in Provence and one of the most beautiful river valleys in Europe. This is the best way to visit the "Grand Canyon of France". The gorges date back to the Triassic Period (250-200 million years ago), when this part of France was under water, causing limestone and coral deposits to form, traces of which can still be seen today. As the waters subsided over the millennia, the deposits fractured,...

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Skagen Beach, Denmark

There are many sensible ways to plan memorable trips: weeks of diligent research, deep background reading, the considered counsel of well-travelled friends. All of these seem wise enough. But alternatively – if faced, say, with a sudden barely-thought-out midwinter itch for a couple of days somewhere windswept and sandy and upliftingly desolate, accompanied by a vague hunch that this may be the kind of thing that Scandinavia does best – you could...

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