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Slip, slide and ski your way on a Traincation to Val Thorens

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This week we are sending you on a skiing Traincation to the famous Val Thorens…

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Just for the halibut! Take a fishing Traincation to Lisbon

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This week we are sending you on a fishing trip in Lisbon…

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Escape reality at the Magic Mountain Lodge in Patagonia, Chile

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This eco hotel, tucked away in the Huilo Huilo nature reserve in the Chilean Andes, is designed to grow with the forest…

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Cheese tasting in Italy – a Traincation that takes the biscuit!

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Fancy a holiday? Then check out this week’s awesome Traincation to Italy…

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Endless deserts, lantern-lit meals and the Great Sand Sea at the Adrère Amellal resort in Cairo

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Our next eco hotel installment it Adrère Amella in Egypt…

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Surf the waves on the back of a kite on Traincation to Tarifa, Spain

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This week we are sending you on a Kitesurfing trip to Tarifa, Spain…

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These boots are made for walking on Traincation to Germany

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This week we are sending you on a trekking Traincation to Germany…

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Skiing, paragliding and dog-sledding plus a night in the cosiest “igloo” ever

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Here’s the second instalment of Nicola Wheeler’s eco-hotels from around the globe. This week, it’s Whitepod in Switzerland…

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Battle the big waves on a white water rafting Traincation to Austria

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This week we are sending you on an exhilarating Traincation for some extreme white water rafting in Austria…

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Fancy sleeping in a UFO, a mirror cube or a bird’s nest? Now you can with The Tree Hotel in Sweden

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Introducing the first of Nicola Wheeler’s eco-hotels from around the globe. This week, it’s The Tree Hotel in Sweden…

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Sun, sea and sailing on Traincation to the pretty coastlines of Brittany

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This month we’re loving our water activity breaks, so this week we are sending you for a spot of sailing on Traincation in France…

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Surf the great blue on Traincation to Portugal

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Is the sunny weather making you want to go away on holiday, but you’re having trouble picking where? Well this Traincation might just be the one for you! We are sending you to the deep blue sea for some surfing in Portugal…

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COMP: Find the Traincation treasure and win a pair of tickets to Paris!

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Nevermind the airport… here’s a shed load of great places to see by train in Europe (and some tickets to get your hands on too!)…

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All aboard for a canoeing Traincation to Sweden

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This week we’re sending you on Traincation to the waters in and around Sweden for a spot of canoeing…

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