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 mountains, have a look through the articles listed below...
Articles in Mountains
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A Roadtrip to Big Sur in California
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Leo Bear
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United States
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California
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Big Sur
"‘Here at Big Sur, at a certain time of the year and a certain time of the day only, a pale blue-green hue pervades the distant hills; it is an old, nostalgic hue, it is a mystical phenomenon, or so I like to think, born of a certain way of looking..."
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Walking on Madeira, Favourite Portuguese Island
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Solange Hando
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Portugal
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Madeira Region
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Madeira
"Madeira has lots of spectacular scenery but the lack of sandy beaches has spared the excesses of mass tourism. It’s a delight for nature lovers, a lush Island of Eternal Spring tucked in the Atlantic, closer to Africa than to its Portuguese..."
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Andalucia: A Visit to Spain
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Mark Davidson
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Spain
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Andalucia
"Flying to Malaga would be many peoples idea of a perfect Spanish holiday, yet a ninety minute drive away from the airport will take you to some of the most spectacular scenery in Spain..."
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Aphrodite's Island: An Entrancing Blend of Old and New
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Heidi Fuller-Love
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Cyprus
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other areas of Cyprus
"Known as ‘the island of Aphrodite because legend says that the Greek Goddess of Love rose from the sea here in a scallop shell, Cyprus, which was already inhabited in 3700 BC, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited islands in the world..."
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Bulgaria Fly-Drive: A Driving Tour through Bulgaria
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Jeremy Seal
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Bulgaria
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other areas of Bulgaria
"The sign in the car park bids me ‘Lucky Drive’ as I leave Rila Monastery. I’m only a few hours into my Bulgarian fly-drive break, but I’ve already seen enough of the country’s roads to take the message seriously...
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A Guide to Skiing and Exercise
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Jill Starley-Gr...
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Switzerland
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Swiss Alps
"Are the sandy dunes morphing into snowy mountains before your eyes? Have you started wearing a Day-Glo puffer jacket and making yourself hot cocoa before bed; even though it’s 25 degrees outside?"
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Twenty Four Hour Opening: A Guide to the Norwegian Fells
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Alf Alderson
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Norway
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The Fjords
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Voss
"I first visited Voss as a student many decades ago, en route to Norway’s highest peak Galdhøpiggen, and swore to return to this lakeside town once day since unlike Galdhøpiggen it offered bars and restaurants in which to enjoy some R..."
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Seal of Approval: A Tour of South Tyrol’s Dolomite Mountains.
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Alf Alderson
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Italy
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Dolomites
"Only slightly less amazing than the mountain panoramas of the South Tyrol’s Dolomites is the fact that these glorious pale yellow and orange peaks, which transform to beautiful warm shades of mauve, pink and purple every dawn and dusk, have only..."
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A Fair Wind: A Trip to the Faroe Islands
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Alf Alderson
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Denmark
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other areas of Denmark
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Faroe Islands
"I have before me a map of the Faroe Islands, and marked on the coast of Sandoy Island in my own scrawl besides a couple of indentations in its craggy coastline are the words ‘beach break’ and ‘beach/point break’, both followed by a question mark..."
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Train of Thought: A Guide to Travelling by Train through Switzerland
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Clive Tully
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Switzerland
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Berner Oberland
"We’ve been climbing higher and higher, through successive layers of vegetation. As we emerge from the Grätli tunnel, suddenly the view from my tiny carriage is filled with the Bernese Oberland’s dramatic trio of mountains..."