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A jewel in Glasgow's crown is Europe's best - and that's official!

The bold, spectacular Riverside Museum and one of its many attractions, a beautifully restored tall ship.

YOU know you're getting old when one of the cars you used to drive ends up in a museum - alongside the bicycle you lusted after as a child.

Bucharest - a city of fascinating contrasts

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Published: Mon 27 May 2013

BUCHAREST, with a population of just over two million, is full of surprising contrasts, which makes it fascinating and well worth visiting.

Zeppelins are back ... see for yourself

Published: Fri 03 May 2013

THE eastern side of Switzerland is separated from Germany by the Lake Constance.

The 5,300 years old Iceman

Published: Fri 29 Mar 2013

Cable cars are a great traveller experience.

THE Seiser Alm is an area in the most northerly part of Italy, in one of the regions that more or less govern themselves, which some would see as a good model for Scotland. One of the by-products of this autonomy is an integrated public transport system that makes getting around very easy and very economical for tourists. Again of interest if Scotland is serious about attracting more tourists.

Polish city's connection to 'The Great Escape'

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Published: Thu 07 Mar 2013

One of the three old city gates that have survived in Szczecin.

POLAND has such a tormented history, perhaps nowhere more so than in Szczecin. It has been Danish, Swedish, Prussian, French, German (they called it Stettin because it was easier to pronoune) and finally controlled by the Russians until regaining its independence just over 20 years ago. This has not given much time to rebuild the city.