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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Matthew Freud’s hotel with four restaurants turns the expected Cotswolds stay on its head ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bull Burford is a bull in name only, discovers Richard MacKichan — who also reveals everything you need to know about the Cotswolds town, including where to eat and what to do. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard MacKichan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QRHvT4yG2SuSfeqeJ5vh8H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where to eat the best risotto alla Milanese in the city where it was created, you ask? An insider’s guide to Milan, for Salone del Mobile and beyond ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's ultimate guide to Italy’s often-underrated city, according to people in the know. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ella Rose Phillips ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W9qfh7v7mrVEGMT4DUp9mJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Duomo di Milano is the largest church in Italy (St. Peter&#039;s Basilica is in the Vatican City) and the third largest in the world. It took more than 600 years to complete (1386–1965)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Duomo Di Milano on sunny spring day]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The theatrical-inspired London hotel suite that I would break a leg to stay in again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Oliver Messel Terrace Suite at The Dorchester was originally dreamt up by the eponymous stage designer. Lotte Brundle stays the night. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XT7cjEAzr3feue7uVugSbH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sweeping views from the suite&#039;s terrace show off the London skyline.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Oliver Messel suite]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The keys to the kingdom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The keys to the kingdom ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:19:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m3YQHFXv9LrSHndaV3SFGF-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The carnival barker bush pilots that bring the world's oldest desert to life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Little comes close to a Cessna safari over the dramatic Namibian landscape — even if you’re scared of heights. Words and photographs by Christopher Wallace. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christopher Wallace ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yqxQL3RGPE4og2ggXdmnrH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Namib desert features some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth; the tangerine-orange colour is created by iron oxidation. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Namibia ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Storfjord Hotel review: A Scandi fantasy that's spitting distance from a distinctive-looking Art Nouveau fishing town ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chris Schalkx goes in search of soft adventure in south-west Norway. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Schalkx ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G2FMR5sJjmmcu55bweVmkK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ålesund is a renowned Norwegian coastal town known for its unique Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) architecture. The buildings were rebuilt in this style after a fire in 1904.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Storfjord Hotel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman: Don't mess with the wind, else it might just blow your car doors off ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On a windy trip to Greece, Pamela Goodman realises that she should've headed Ancient warnings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g8fSmzA9DsjzXKanjRsGTE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thе three, well-conserved windmills οf Serifоs are lоcatеd in Ρanо Chorа. The first ones appeared in Greece in the 12th or 13th century and there are currently about 600 scattered across the Cyclades.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An old windmill on the Greek island of Serifos]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A journey to NASA’s headquarters to mark the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill crosses the pond to find out whats goes on inside NASA's hub for human spaceflight training, research, and flight control. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJvVmwjXjLQQiSmukb3HNE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis II blasts off into space on April 1, 2026. Its crew are expected to return to Earth on April 11. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rocket ship taking off surrounded by smoke and flames]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hôtel Byblos review: The headline-making Saint-Tropez hotel that was built to impress Brigitte Bardot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a half century after Brigitte Bardot visited the hotel built as a sort of love letter to her, Rosie Paterson checks in to find out what makes it tick. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xDrsabeH9cF7Arr7TieHm6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Banish all thoughts of Mykonos, this is the Greek island you should visit this summer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Syros, is the administrative, cultural, and legal centre of the Cyclades archipelago, a world-away from its cookie-cutter white and blue neighbours. And all the better for it, argues Flo Allen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5exDY7uHh6cJyNK4M7iJRd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eliamos review: A five-star retreat on the island made famous by Captain Corelli’s Mandolin  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new hotel-cum-villa concept on the Greek island of Kefalonia is the perfect place to base yourself for some rest and relaxation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mv4SmKYQWoukr6TNLQxMXc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An old Georgian bank has been transformed into three apartments in the highest town in the Cotswolds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stow-on-the-Wold has welcomed travellers and traders since medieval times. Issy von Simson visits a new place to stay, inside a handsome former bank. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Issy von Simson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3SwFyMhCMtBZc8BsvFds2j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do you ever walk into a hotel room and feel like it's missing something —like a banqueting hall and torture chamber? Here are ten castles you can stay in with unique amenities ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ben West lists the 10 best castles in the UK for an overnight stay like no other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben West ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GGTeVdk7m5W92qwydZnaZP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Saddell Castle in Argyll and Bute looks out onto Saddell Bay, where sea birds, otters and basking sharks can be seen enjoying the Scottish countryside.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Saddell Castle, Argyll and Bute]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atelier FrancisMallmann review: The celebrity chef's restaurant with rooms in the 'Marfa of South America' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chef FrancisMallmann is responsible for transforming a beautiful, but forgotten town in Uruguay, into an internationally-renowned culinary and Arts hub. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Cotonou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52wo4igpxthMuVdn3prvyZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The stylish surf shacks from which to explore Cornwall’s wild and ancient coastline ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our new series exploring the best places to visit in the UK, Mark Hedges journeys to Three Mile Beach near St Ives. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Hedges ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smNi64a2UbRioJvXxnhq56-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three Mile Beach is a collection of 19 luxury beach houses nestled in the dunes of Gwithian Towan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three Mile Beach hotel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fouquet’s New York review: Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to live inside a macaroon? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's Travel Editor visits the French hotel making waves in the Big Apple. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqNQLKUW4b7g4snaAx5WBY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Himalayan hike in the footsteps of the Hindu Gods  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman journeys to Shakti Prana, a remote lodge with peerless views of sacred mountains in the Himalayas, only accessible on foot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RoZHgm83XLmsYgarsUxDf3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nanda Devi National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its stunning high-altitude wilderness, dominated by Nanda Devi peak.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nanda Devi Biosphere National Park]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nay Palad Hideaway review: The surfing Mecca that feels like Bali before the beach clubs  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Filipino hotel has no televisions and the WiFi is patchy — and it's all the better for it, says Lauren Ho. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lauren Ho ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBt4nS2WqQCS2VkgUksfQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cloud 9 Surfing Tower is an iconic wooden viewing deck and pier on Siargao Island, in the Philippines. It is the best viewing platform for the wave of the same name that attracts surfers from around the world. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[People standing on a wooden walkway over the ocean and looking down at two surfers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where to honeymoon according to Alan Titchmarsh, Cath Kidston and more ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friends of the magazine share their honeymoon suggestions and decide where they'd go now if they got to choose all over again. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n9qpRr62X4v32jcBjxcHNj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jules Perowne honeymooned in Il Pellicano in Tuscany, captured here by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/slim-rich-and-famous-riviera-chic-through-the-unforgettable-lens-of-slim-aarons-257680&quot;&gt;the photographer Slim Aarons&lt;/a&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Birds eye view picture of people sunbathing under bright umbrellas, next to the beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There are more than 100 species of lemur living on the world's fourth-largest island — and they cannot be found anywhere else on Earth   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rupert Uloth travels to Madagascar’s north-east to marvel at the extraordinary abundance of flora and fauna. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:59:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Uloth ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/URgG7iKNmNMysL6seoZZ9U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ooh, hello: 107 species of lemur throng the Madagascan wilds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lemur]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In the battle of travel tour operator versus AI, who will win? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's Travel Editor talks to two premium tour operators to find out how they're faring in the battle against AI. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qZbgmLrNxEZ7UMCsiCFQPY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hôtel du Couvent: This former convent on the French Riviera has rekindled the rules of luxury ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hôtel du Couvent has none of the excess that the French Riviera has become known for in recent years, says James Fisher. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mMchV56imSQUwmF8ayEi7A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Hollywood star's home in the Canadian wilderness is now an exclusive-use lodge  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The vast, open spaces of Canada’s British Columbia can make you feel very small, but very much alive. Photographs by Allison LoBalbo and Brice Portolano. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:11:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6eaXTbAfRQNdaU6yRSUzX3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The living room at Fawn Bluff looks out to the forest on one side and private dock on the other. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fawn Bluff lodge living room]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five of our favourite dog-friendly hotels — and they've all been approved by Geoffrey the dachshund  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We sent Jennifer George and her canine companion Geoffrey on a quest to find five of the best dog-friendly hotels in the south. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer George ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kePBTZVDq5DviEAtWaH7ik-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Only the best for our canine travel companions — perfectly demonstrated at The Lanesborough hotel in London.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four dogs sitting on a fancy bed in a hotel ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Couples are changing how they holiday — even on honeymoon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rising costs and limited airline capacity means the current generation of newlyweds are having to think before they book. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYhCURgyY9NZszPw2jtxFa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ol Seki Hemingways Mara Camp is a small-scale safari retreat with 270° panoramic views of the plains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A newly-married couple wrap their arms around eachother while watching the sunset from under an acacia tree in Kenya, Africa, ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Cotton House review: If you're going to be the only hotel on Mustique, you better be great ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The definition of pressure is running the only hotel on the Caribbean's most famous island. Rosie Paterson checks in to find out how they're faring. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/svzBpZMJnMtuBp9L6brFcX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Room was designed by Oliver Messel. It&#039;s the hotel&#039;s beating heart and popular meeting spot for everyone staying on the island. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cotton House hotel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The real challenge facing Britain's grande dame seafront hotels ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's cultural crusader asks how we ensure the maintenance and conservation of seafront landmarks when the margins are so tight. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Athena ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j7uoLNxynGP4RXCpRuTAyC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Last year, more than 700 people objects to proposals to replace Hotel Bristol in Newquay with 176 apartments and a 40-bedroom hotel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Victorian hotel on a clifftop above a yellow sand beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is this London’s sexiest hotel room? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Suite Sloane comes with a bathtub for two and its own ‘mistress door’. For our new series where we hunt for the best hotel rooms in the UK, Lotte Brundle checks in to ...At Sloane just before Valentine’s Day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:42:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GB3DJePhyYjLoU6ujqmbRo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Suite Sloane, part of a Chelsea hotel that opened in 2023.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Suite Sloane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to airport etiquette  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/sophia-money-coutts-a-snobs-guide-to-airport-etiquette</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'Is any holiday worth this, I think, as I stand in a line at Luton Airport.' ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A8EAuouojnKVyreooSPBQT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Model flyers: Real Madrid football team wave goodbye as they board a plane for Manchester, in 1963. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Real Madrid football team waving goodbye as they board a plane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lodge Park: Megève is where snow and style mingle, and this hotel is at the heart of it all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Refurbished, refreshed, renewed: Five-star Lodge Park is a comforting, luxurious and elegant treat in the snow-capped Alps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:28:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nso9CEuVkw3roE5TQrmfQa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New kids on the block: London's hotel boom and the new openings around the world to have on your radar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Scotland to the Seychelles, there are myriad new hotel openings this year to inspire your travels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:23:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WqTsJYjDi2z6zGRewSPLUH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lucile Godet for Château la Commaraine]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Château la Commaraine, a 12th-century estate, opens in Beaune, Burgundy, in March.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Château la Commaraine]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It’s worth remembering that our closest surroundings often hold multitudes of their own' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There is a joy to be found in travelling across the world, but more often than not, a meaningful journey can be found at your front door. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:07:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uywma358Z4P6RqmNh9hXs6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ Lonely backpacker man walking with backpack by Scottish Highlands mountain road with snowy peaks at early moody morning.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Lonely backpacker man walking with backpack by Scottish Highlands mountain road with snowy peaks at early moody morning.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life February 4, 2026  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life February 4, 2026 is our annual travel special, looking at the best places to go around the world — plus features on Chillingham Castle, a garden full of poets, and rugby shirts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:02:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:42:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XdbkkrEsQDLnpGNrJ89nXB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cover of Country Life February 4, 2026, featuring Sango Sands at Durness in Sutherland, Scotland, photographed by Kav Dadfar/AWL Images.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life February 4, 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places': Slim Aarons's photographs of Cortina d’Ampezzo resurface ahead of the Winter Olympics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us. To celebrate we're taking a look back at legendary photographer Slim Aarons's photographs of Cortina d'Ampezzo which is hosting the Games for the second time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:01:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/96LSKATePto2hdTe3rM99d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two skiers hike a narrow ridge in the Dolomites, skis on their shoulders — a familiar sight in Alpine skiing during the 1970s and 1980s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two skiers walking along a narrow snow ridge in the Dolomites, carrying skis on their shoulders beneath towering limestone rock formations and a dark, dramatic winter sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Sicily to Sussex: What the Normans did for us ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A trip to Sicily prompted Pamela Goodman to detour to Durham, a few weeks later: 'an unlikely pairing of cities sharing an unlikely historical overlap.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pUBCRLr85KByNRyW5YRcx-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Palatine Chapel, or Cappella Palatina, is the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily at the centre of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Palatine Chapel in the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily, at the centre of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Everything you wanted to know about Greenland* (*but were afraid to ask) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The jewel in the Danish crown has become our latest cause célèbre as the USA muscles its way onto the island. But how much do we really know about it? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:25:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKLMDHtKeNTQGVWra5WMDa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ruler of the snow-bound land: an Inuit hunter and his brood of huskies traverse frozen Baffin Bay]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Inuit in Greenland being pulled by a sledge with 13 huskies ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Badrutt's Palace Hotel review: The beating heart of St Moritz’s jet-set social scene has never put a foot wrong ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Badrutt's Palace Hotel review: The beating heart of St Moritz’s jet-set social scene has never put a foot wrong ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ZzMN2nehoCLa4BdMUTnxX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I do understand, however, that some people like skiing. Weirdos, if you ask me, but each to their own': A snob's guide to skiing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Risk of death, freezing temperatures, and too much cheese apparently does a good holiday make. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:06:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EDjVQkmW39xe8wsRHjJ4jB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, USA, in  April 1960.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, April 1960]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sophistication on wheels: The most elegant method of train travel is still the sleeper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The appeal of being lulled to sleep as a sleeper train rattles homewards is synonymous with adventure and romance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:26:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Miers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/668sECWN4aViH9ztuYeFyZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rooms on the Belmond Royal Scotsman are the height of sophistication]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a room on the Belmond Royal Scotsman train. It has a double bed]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sopwell House hotel review: For a spa trip, look no further ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rest and relaxation is just a short train-ride away at this luxury hotel in St Albans. Lotte Brundle checks in. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gRVMPMS6AXrzZSYzcQPvxY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Seaside Boarding House review: The cosy gourmet getaway on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast with a proper sense of place  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Supremely comfortable rooms, sparklingly fresh seafood and scones for breakfast — what’s not to love? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/waFMoFv6TuSN49ZeGRsZqk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I am blessed with many talents, most of which I can’t print, but taking a decent photograph is not one of them': How a camera-challenged Millennial fell in love with a landscape ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent visit to Kinloch Lodge hotel was accompanied by a lesson in landscape photography. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMvkqYkNZQoBcdGuwb9AJX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ornsay Lighthouse captured by Andrew Tobin — James&#039;s photography teacher. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Images of Kinloch Lodge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Make sure you don't skip these South of England art and history highlights  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our final instalment of Charlotte Mullins' fifty treasures series she journeys to the South of England and the Isle of White. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aXaYhVR89LAUM5BTgv2sLL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford looks like a place from a different time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Above the clouds to beat the crowds: Where to stay in Wales if you want to conquer the 'other' Snowdon  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penmaenuchaf might be a mouthful, but it's perfectly positioned for glorious mountain walks — and there are new suites to boot. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tiffany Daneff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uzbyo5m53yXe74dHZyTZX5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The seven artistic wonders of the Midlands to put on your bucket list ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/the-best-of-the-midlands-when-it-comes-to-seeing-a-slice-of-art-history</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the latest instalment of her fifty treasures of the British Isles series, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at what's to be found in the Midlands. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9cye6Fg99Q6a76bdJCmUeh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antonio Verrio&#039;s The Heaven Room is a treasure not to be missed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A magnificent painted ceiling]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Top arts and culture things to see in Wales — that give you a real sense of our shared history ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/top-arts-and-culture-things-to-see-in-wales-that-give-you-a-real-sense-of-our-shared-history</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our series, Charlotte Mullins continues her list of the fifty most important cultural and historical things to see in the British Isles –this time in Wales. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5cF2GK4MwivNdPjQixjpWU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Murals by Frank Brangwyn — a celebrated Welsh artist.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Frank Brangwyn mural]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside the 19th century château in St Tropez where hotel guests are ferried to the beach in Rolls-Royces and season four of The White Lotus is about to start filming  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/worlds-finest-destinations/inside-the-19th-century-chateau-in-st-tropez-where-hotel-guests-are-ferried-to-the-beach-in-rolls-royces-and-season-four-of-the-white-lotus-is-about-to-start-filming</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The previous three seasons of the hit TV show have all taken place at a Four Seasons property, but season four is now believed to be set inside Château de la Messardière, an Airelles hotel. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uX5HGgzfrbR63zHAGVEDmk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 19th-century palace-turned-luxury hotel has views towards St Tropez town on one side, and Pampelonne beach on the other. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scotland's unmissable art and history touchstones — and where to find them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As part of her list of 50 unmissable treasures in the British Isles, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at some outstanding pieces of our heritage, located in Scotland. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LT46kG4xBapLg8qRjcZM6f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Many Scottish treasures are a stone&#039;s throw away.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aberlemno Pictish stones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Revelstoke is the heli-skiing capital of the world, where legendary powder, lethal lines and famous names collide ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We are fast approaching the best week for heli-skiing (the third week of January, according to the experts) in Revelstoke, British Columbia, in Canada — but with a sport this dangerous, nothing is guaranteed. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BHHV9kadbedfY5RCvB62c5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What to see in the North of England if you want to learn more about the artistic history of our country ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins journeys to the North of England for the fourth instalment of our series which highlights the 50 treasure's of the British Isle's which best encompass our artistic history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3yLnE8MdvkztpAeFBrQxK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lowry in Manchester is named after the artist L. S. Lowry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lowry]]></media:text>
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