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• Worldwide Medical Aesthetics Industry to 2028 - Increasing Awareness of Aesthetic Appearance Will Fuel Market Growth

  25-11-2022 15:15
  
  DUBLIN, Nov. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Medical Aesthetics Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report on the global medical aesthetics market provides qualitative and...
  
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• Coach service offers journeys across the UK for knockdown price of £2 each way

  16-04-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of cut-price, sustainable intercity journeys are on special offer this week for trips across England, Scotland and WalesA transport company is offering £2 tickets for coach trips across the UK to be taken up to May 12. With a £1 service fee, that means travellers planning journeys can book long-distance tickets from £3 on the FlixBus website or app.In England there is a government-backed scheme capping local bus tickets at £2 until December 2024, but this offer o
  
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• We revel in the remoteness: wild camping and hiking in the Scottish Highlands

  16-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A five-day mindful adventure on the Knoydart peninsula – one of the last great wildernesses in the UK – offers the chance to fully unwind and leap into the unknownIt’s a relief to lay my rucksack down, plunge hot feet into the cool stream and pause to revel in the fairytale surrounds. Foxgloves stand tall against a cornflower-blue sky, ferns look almost luminous, the water glints in the early summer sunshine. A patch of moss-covered ancient forest provides shade, a cuckoo calls
  
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• Tell us about a favourite beach in Europe – you could win a £200 holiday voucher

  15-04-2024 14:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Share details of a trip to a great beach in Europe (not in the UK) – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakWhat’s your idea of beach heaven? A rocky path down to a secluded Mediterranean cove which is home to a simple beach shack and not much else? A wild expanse of Atlantic beach fringed by dunes and pounded by breakers? Or an elegantly faded old seaside town with a crescent of white sand and a handful of family-run hotels and restaurants, perhaps? From the Baltic co
  
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• Walking in the air: Snowman creator Raymond Briggs’s favourite Sussex paths

  15-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  An exhibition of the great British illustrator’s life opens this month in Ditchling village, in the South Downs countryside that inspired himThere aren’t many people who can claim to have seen a snowman fly over their house. It may sound fantastical, but every Christmas I settle down to watch The Snowman, Raymond Briggs’s best-loved work, and watch as the red-haired boy and the plump, tangerine-nosed snowman swoop over the downs that surround the village where I live before gli
  
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• Retreat to Crete: why the Greek island is a perfect escape

  14-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The unspoilt northeast of Greece’s largest island offers a restorative mix of uncrowded beaches, authentic tavernas and extraordinary viewsSometimes, when you travel, you arrive somewhere so ridiculously picturesque, so dictionary-definition of how you expect the country to look, that you half suspect it was built as a film set, or has been “Disneyfied” specifically for tourists.I get this feeling when I walk on to the small, horseshoe-shaped bay at Mochlos, Crete. Half a dozen
  
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• A Wessex trail: Dorset’s Hardy Way leads to the historic Smugglers Inn

  14-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A circular walk across hills and through picturesque villages known to Constable and Hardy starts and ends at an ancient smugglers’ watering hole near WeymouthNo one appreciated the rural English landscape more than a certain corn merchant’s son from Suffolk. John Constable made it his business to paint bucolic splendour, and perhaps no one has ever done it better. And when he went on holiday, on his honeymoon no less, he chose one particular village.I’m standing there, by the
  
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• Summer in Scandinavia: five eco-friendly ideas to holiday like a local

  13-04-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The essence of a Nordic summer is to lean into a slower pace of life and embrace nature, from staying in a Swedish summer house to gentle canoe tours in FinlandWith swimmable harbours in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki and across Denmark’s cities, not to mention plenty of ways to enjoy the sea, from kayaking to urban fishing, there’s often a seaside air to Nordic cities in summer, and especially in Oslo. Continue reading...
  
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• Swede dreams are made of this: wild swimming and forest walks in West Sweden

  13-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dissolving into nature is possible in West Sweden, where a new holiday concept offers low-impact stays that don’t compromise on Scandi styleAs I slip off the jetty into the chilly water of Lagmanshagasjön, the world loses all distinction. Low mist blurs everything; I can’t see where the lake ends and the sky begins. It is like breaststroking into a silvery infinity. I haven’t bothered with swimwear. Between the tannin-dark water and early morning brume, I can barely see my
  
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• ‘This coast is saturated’: Italian village braces for post-Ripley crowds

  12-04-2024 18:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Netflix hit series based on Patricia Highsmith novel brings prospect of surge in visitors to Atrani area of Amalfi coastWhen Andrew Scott’s eponymous character in the hit new Netflix series Ripley travels from Naples to the village of Atrani, the rickety bus has the road almost to itself; a solitary Vespa passes going the other way. When he tracks down Dickie Greenleaf at the beach, the rich American and his girlfriend are the only people sunbathing on the pristine sands.Visitors to the Am
  
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• ‘Kayak across the fjord to your own secluded beach’: readers’ favourite summer trips to Scandinavia

  12-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Nordic breaks offer peace and tranquillity, say our tipsters, who revel in midnight skies, car-free islands and spectacular viewsBergen is often referred to as “the city between seven mountains” – which encapsulates its blend of culture and nature. Lose yourself in its charming old town, fish markets, galleries and museums, then hike or take a funicular up Mount Fløyen for views and pine forest trekking. Bergen is a great base from which to day trip. Using direct buses/t
  
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• A scoot through Wales: Cardiff to Llandudno on a Vespa

  11-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The 186-mile A470 might be a bit of a patchwork route but it perfectly showcases the spine of Wales’s beautyThe neglect I had shown to my native Wales over the years, while writing about the streets of Delhi, or small town life in Kansas, shamefully hit home recently while listening to music in my apartment in Hong Kong, where I have been living for much of the past 20 years. The voice of the great British singer-songwriter Ian McNabb rang out loudly: “I never saw my hometown ’
  
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• My hike on the hardest trail in Europe – Corsica’s GR20

  10-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Even an ‘easy’ part of this 125-mile walking trail on the French island presents challenges for mind and body, but the rewards for persistence are infiniteI’m on the easiest bit of one of the easiest legs of the GR20 – the self-styled hardest trek in Europe – so naturally here I am alone, lost in a cloud, with hands so cold I am seriously considering peeing on them.In the guidebook, this was billed as a shortish, flattish day, a mere 10.2 miles (16.5km) with 670 met
  
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• Where tourists seldom tread part 9: four more British towns with secret histories

  09-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Railway nostalgia, the world’s oldest football, fenland skies and a little-known bard are among the highlights of Crewe, Stirling, Boston and BarnstapleThese oft-bypassed towns have all been, at some period in history, influential if not necessarily powerful; wealth-creating though hardly opulent; and vital to the nation’s wealth and security while never fully rewarded for it. Communications and trade once gave some urban centres the edge over others. Churches and marketplaces were s
  
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• Tell us about a great road trip in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher

  08-04-2024 15:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Tell us about your favourite trip – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakFew things beat the sense of freedom of the open road. Whether it’s an epic motorcycle ride along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way or a leisurely pootle around the Italian lakes by car, a road trip is a brilliant way to explore a country at your own pace, enjoying varied scenery and discovering less-known spots en route. We’d love to hear about your favourite journeys in Europe – wh
  
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• A car-free trip to the Forest of Dean: a moss-cloaked corner of ancient England

  08-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Trains, buses, cycle routes and footpaths lead to magical scenery and magnificent wildlife in a landscape steeped in historyIt’s so dark, it makes no difference whether my eyes are closed or open. The only sound is breathing and a faint ripple when I weightlessly shift position in the salt-laden, skin-warm fluid. Inside an egg-shaped pod at Float in the Forest, one of my personal nightmares (being left alone for an hour with my own thoughts and no distractions) turns out to be a strange, p
  
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• Upstaging Umbria: rugged and seductive Le Marche

  07-04-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Far wilder and less populated than its more fashionable neighbours, Le Marche offers spectacular mountains and a stunning coastline with none of the super-charged pricesWe are lounging on the terrace of Lapis Turris, a medieval watchtower high in the Sibillini mountains, taking it in turns to name films that remind us of the extraordinary landscape that wraps itself around us. Game of Thrones? Skull Island in King Kong? Tolkien’s Rivendell? It’s difficult to pick; this stunning, empt
  
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• A Pembrokeshire coast walk to a warm, welcoming pub

  07-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Wildlife, fossils and industrial heritage add extra interest to this wild cliff walk to an inn for all seasonsThe coastal hamlet of Abereiddy (Abereddi in Welsh) is not as sun-drenched or glamorous as Acapulco, but the two places share one claim to fame: both are renowned cliff diving destinations. The Welsh version is the Blue Lagoon at the northern end of Abereiddy Bay, a 30-metre drop into deep green water (it is not as blue as the name suggests), which has hosted the Red Bull
  
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• ‘Slick with memories and nostalgia’: writers’ favourite UK trips by car, train and bus

  06-04-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A drive to Dundee, a Cornish sleeper train and a £2 bus trip across Yorkshire offer spectacular scenery, rare wildlife and culinary delightsThe sequence M77, M74, M73, M80, A9, M90, A90 may not sound freighted with emotional weight, but those roads are, for me, associated with the sadness of separation and the pleasure of reunion. It’s the route I drive between our home in Glasgow and Dundee, where our eldest boy now lives, having left for university. Continue reading...
  
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• How I learned to love the slow route home to Ireland

  06-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Journeys are about so much more than getting from A to B, as our writer found when he ditched flying for the train and ferry between Dublin and LondonThere’s always a moment in the journey from Dublin to London – which I make every month or two, taking the land-and-sea route via Holyhead instead of flying – when I stop what I’m doing – reading or writing or chatting to the person next to me – and think: you don’t get to enjoy this from 40,000ft.Sometimes
  
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• ‘I wanted the 17-hour trip to go slower, not faster’: readers’ favourite European journeys

  05-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The excitement of the voyage itself grabbed our tipsters as they delighted in riding trains, ferries and buses across Europe to as far afield as Norway and TurkeyInstead of a four-hour road trip from Koman to Fierzë, relax and enjoy the Albanian fjords via the Drin River. We reversed on to the Berisha ferry, which takes 10 cars, plus foot passengers. Everyone sits on deck, regardless of the weather, to take in the views, which began with an incredibly straight white line high in the rock, s
  
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• White cliffs to wetlands; discovering France’s Pas-de-Calais

  04-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Too many of us bypass the closest part of France to the UK – those who linger enjoy soaring chalk cliffs, vast beaches, superb seafood and verdant marshes ideal for exploring by boatWith the tide out, it is a magical moment, rivulets of water swirl and eddy through the sand, the white cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez loom behind me. There’s not a soul in sight. This jagged headland marks the start of the Côte d’Opale, which runs south-west from Calais for about 75 miles, and is pa
  
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• Walking London’s unsung waterway: the River Lea rises again

  03-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Walking a 26-mile stretch from Hertfordshire, our writer witnesses how a neglected artery of the city has been transformed into a recreational and cultural hub For centuries the Lea has been a vital artery for London, carrying drinking water and grain into the city and servicing the factories and gunpowder mills that grew up along its banks. Rising in Bedfordshire, it flows for 46 miles through Hertfordshire and north-east London, eventually reaching the Thames. It’s often described as Lon
  
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• Tell us about a trip to a national park in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher

  02-04-2024 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Share details of a visit to a wild area that’s great for wildlife and plants – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakThere are more than 500 national parks in Europe covering an astounding variety of terrain, from the wild taiga of northern Finland to the coastal dunes and wetlands of the Doñana national park in southern Spain. These protected landscapes offer pristine scenery and endless opportunities for activity and adventure. We’d love to hear about y
  
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• A car-free trip in the Scottish Highlands: I’d have missed so much if I’d driven

  02-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A popular circuit round Scotland’s wild north coast draws thousands of drivers – but there’s so much more to experience by public transport and on footThere’s a party atmosphere round the lighthouse on Chanonry Point near Inverness, the UK’s best place to see dolphins from land. It’s an hour after low tide and there are pipers, picnics and kids running barefoot over long, evening sands. Already in late spring, the sun barely seems to set in the Highlands. The
  
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• Beachcombing in Shetland: I’ve travelled the world without leaving home

  01-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  When ill health took away my freedom to roam, searching for beach treasure gave me a vital connection to my island home and more distant shoresBefore I had children, my work as a research scientist meant frequent travel. I specialised in nature conservation and discovered that I was pregnant with my first child on a visit to an Ethiopian colleague’s field site in the Bale Mountains. The motherhood penalty in academia is high, and when my husband was offered a post in Shetland, I handed in
  
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• A foodie weekend in Madrid: how to eat and drink like a local

  31-03-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  If you want to know what makes the Spanish capital tick, head for its back-street bodegas, tiny tapas bars and neighbourhood food marketsFreshly fried churros, golden and crisp; a cup of velvety hot chocolate alongside; circles of aubergine striped from the griddle; mushrooms silky with chorizo; a jumble of potatoes smothered in spicy sauce; handmade crisps, crunchy and salty; slivers of jamón serrano; plump Nocera olives; and crumbly, herby morcilla … By the end of our first day i
  
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• 10 walks through history: ancient UK pathways in stunning countryside

  30-03-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From the John Bunyan trail to Silbury Hill, these short “pilgrimages” offer a chance to soak up myths and legendsStart Housesteads FortFinish Brocolita Roman Temple
  Distance 4¼ miles (use regular AD122 bus to shorten, if needed)
  Those who walk the whole 84 miles of Hadrian’s Wall in a week may refer to it as a type of pilgrimage. But in the last few years the ever innovative British Pilgrimage Trust has worked with English Heritage to devise historical pilgrim trails &nd
  
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• Cornwall’s very own Camino: walking the St Michael’s Way

  30-03-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  You don’t need to do a multi-day hike to benefit from the healing powers of pilgrimage – this 14-mile route in Cornwall proves just as magicalIt’s dawn when we step off the train at Lelant, a village tucked into a bay near St Ives. The early morning light is still intensifying as the distinctive, repetitive shrill of a song thrush wakes this sleepy corner of west Cornwall.I’m in Cornwall with a friend to walk a pilgrim path – the St Michael’s Wa
  
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• ‘I strolled among lovely Lent lilies, wild garlic and beautiful bluebells’: readers’ favourite spring walks in the UK

  29-03-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From a hike under huge Suffolk skies to aspen glades in the Cairngorms, our tipsters lead the way on these spring strollsTwo of the great prologues of literature begin on the same seeping bank in the village of Slad. Start the circular Laurie Lee walk from where the infant was dropped from a cart in Cider with Rosie and from where the adolescent loped off to Spain in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. A well-managed schedule can see you enjoying the singular hospitality of the Woolpack Inn b
  
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