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It’s 30 years since daily Eurostar services began whisking visitors to Belgium’s capital — and the city known for Tintin and beer is still full of surprises

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Northern Italy’s lakes are a better bet in autumn. It’s still warm, the scenery transforms to reddish-gold hues and, if it rains, the lakes take on a wonderfully misty atmosphere. Once the summer crow

How does it feel to ride 833 miles along a border of a country at war? One man takes his BMW R1300GS to south-east Finland to find out

I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright