Inspiring Travel Writing About Lakes & Rivers: Page 12 of 12

Favourite Hotels Outside Milan | Martin O'Brien | Italy | Lombardy | Milan

"Head north from Milan, to where the vast Lombard plain starts to crumple and rise towards the icy ramparts of the Alps. Amongst these forested folds are concealed the real jewels of Lombardy's crown"

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God’s Highway | John Warburton-Lee | Zimbabwe | Zambezi National Park Region | Victoria Falls

"Alone in your tiny craft, each rapid is a hectic battle of skill, nerve and determination as you battle your way through the Zambezi’s stomach-lurching drops"

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Canoeing on the Charente River | Andrew Eames | France | Poitou-Charentes | La Rochelle

"It was intended to be an old-fashioned, 'Swallows and Amazons' sort of holiday, just me and my boy, a Canadian canoe, a tent, and a placid French river brimming with fish.I am delighted to say that, despite the potential for disaster, that was how..."

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The Ganges | William Dalrymple | India | Uttarakhand | Corbett Park Reserve

"Below on the bank of the river, small groups of newly-arrived pilgrims were busy setting up camp. One or two - older men - were already standing in the shallows of the river, stripped to the waist"

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