Travel Intelligence isn’t just about hotels, hotels, hotels; it’s also packed with some of the finest travel writing on the web. To see a selection of top-class travel writing about gardens, have a look through the articles listed below...
Articles in Gardens
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A Guide to Favourite Gardens and Parks in Paris
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Solange Hando
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
"Paris loves greenery and space and from the heart of the city to its outer fringes, visitors and locals find plenty to enjoy."
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Marrakech: City of Gardens, Oases and Parks
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Solange Hando
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Morocco
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Marrakech Region
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Marrakech
"At the foot of the Atlas, the walled city of Marrakech is a lush oasis where orange trees line the boulevards and birds twitter in fragrant gardens..."
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Little Britain: A Tour of Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Yvonne Van Dongen
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New Zealand
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North Island
"The fields of the Wairarapa are soft and luminously green fringed with frothy hawthorn, purple-candled polonia and the stalky remnants of dying daffodils. Calves rest in pools of sunshine while in the distance the hills gently dip and roll..."
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On the Road in Rural Iran
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Jini Reddy
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Iran
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Tehran Region
"I was tired. Exhausted. Ready to flop. I'd arrived in Zarabad, a sweet secluded village north of Tehran, with sleep rather than sightseeing on my mind. But in Iran, a land of soft light, poetic description and elegiac landscapes, the offer of a dusk..."
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A Lesson In Grapes: A Vineyard in French Catalonia
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Mary Novakovich
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France
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Languedoc/ South West
"Jérôme Coussanes holds up several bunches of grapes. “That’s Muscat,” he says, pointing to a pale green bunch, “and that’s Grenache.” There aren’t many ten year old boys who can spot the difference between grape varieties, let alone care about such..."
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Paarl Pleasures: An Alternative Wine Route in South Africa
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Winelands
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Paarl
"Most people know Stellenbosch for its student town reputation and Franschhoek for its gastronomic flair. But how many people consider a weekend away in Paarl? I gave it a try, and discovered a few pleasant surprises."
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Spring Has Sprung: A Guide to a Weekend in Devon
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Kate Leahy
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United Kingdom
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Devon and Cornwall
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Devon
"With the first signs of spring just about sprung, what better way to enjoy blooming daffodils and spring lambs than with a weekend away in the country? From Exmoor to Dartmoor, Plymouth to Exeter and the Atlantic to the English Channel: Devon has it..."
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Speaking Spanish in Seville: It's A Family Affair
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Maxine Jones
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Spain
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Andalucia (Seville)
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Seville
"I’m living on borrowed time as far as holidays with my teenage sons go. Two have already given up on me, but Tiernan, nearly 15, agreed to spend some of his half-term break with his mum in Seville. He was keen to try out his school Spanish. I..."
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A Tour of Chhattisgarh: Hidden India
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Jill Starley-Gr...
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India
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Chhattisgarh
"Glittering caves, prowling panthers, romantic waterfalls and royal invitations – discover a hidden India far from the maddening crowds"
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Bitten by the Orchid Bug in Bangkok
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Mark Eveleigh
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Thailand
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Bangkok Region
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Bangkok
"Piyakaset Suksathan had already made many explorations of the mountains of Chiang Mai province when he set out one morning on a trek to the summit of Doi Chiang Dao."