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Cruising: Classical rendezvous
Herald editorial cartoonist Rod Emmerson travels the Greek Isles and Turkish coast on a seven-night cruise aboard the luxurious Azamara Journey.
Surf crews prepare for Gallipoli race
A surf boat crew will stage a symbolic row down Auckland's North Shore tomorrow, as they prepare for a commemorative international race in Turkey next year.
Puglia: Delicious days in the sun
Chris Wiltshire feasts until he can feast no more in the region known as the bread basket of Italy.
Sarkozy 'tried to seduce' Hollande's ex
A new book claims Nicolas Sarkozy unsuccessfully tried to seduce President Francois Hollande's ex-girlfriend, Valerie Trierweiler.
Bar/fly: Wimbledon Common
Daniel Scott revisits the Wimbledon Common pubs he frequented in his youth.
France: Join the grand tour
Ever dreamed of seeing France on two wheels? Lynette Eyb provides an overview to help you start planning your cycling adventure.
Neo-Nazis win 20 per cent of Hungary vote
Sweeping gains by Hungary's neo-Nazi Jobbik party provoked concern across Europe yesterday after the anti-Semitic organisation won one in five votes in a general election.
Modern world ends in euthanasia
An 89-year-old woman killed herself at an assisted suicide clinic because she had become fed up with the modern world of emails, TVs, and supermarket-ready meals.
Genoa: Lost and found in old byways
Memories come flooding back when Susan Buckland revisits a city of grace and grandeur.
Denmark needs more babies!
The birth rate in Denmark is at a 27-year low. This advert from Danish Travel agency Spies wants the Danish People to solve their population crisis... in the old fashioned way. And it's also a competition for the locals to win. Courtesy Spies Rejser
Mafia's annual income now surpasses that of the EU
The combined turnover of Italy's Mafia groups has now overtaken that of the European Union's budget as the mob spreads its tendrils overseas, a senior government adviser has warned.
Bar/fly: The Oxford Bar, Edinburgh
Ewan McDonald cops a serve in Detective Inspector Rebus' favourite watering-hole.
Tenerife: Secret seaside
A wrong turn on the motorway led Colin Nicholson to Las Teresitas, one of the best beaches in the Canary Islands.
Judge blasts ludicrous divorce cases
A High Court judge has launched an extraordinary attack on out of control foreign divorce cases being fought in England by wealthy couples who are squeezing out needy litigants.
Ireland: For the love of the game
In the south of Ireland, the sport of hurling is the focus of a community's sense of itself, writes Peter Calder.
Paris finds bizarre solution for smog
Paris drastically reduced its smog problem by banning half of all private cars and motor-bikes and almost all trucks on Monday.