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Martin Symington of The Times visits The rock’n’roll Swedish ski resort of Åre where the runs are impressive, the snow lasts beyond the usual April thaw and the additional wildlife all add to the fun – “As well as tobogganing, ice climbing and paragliding, you can head out over the frozen lake on a sledge pulled either by packs of bounding huskies or at the more leisurely pace of trotting reindeer.”
James Studholme in The Telegraph is awestruck by nature when he visits Iguassu falls: A natural wonder of spray and thunder and takes a boat trip under the falls – “Then cameras away and the main course begins. They take you unbelievably close. You get drenched. It’s tremendously exhilarating. Our guide, Carlos, persuades the driver to go in closer and for longer than normal. A tip. The more you shout and scream, the more it eggs the skipper on. It feels as if you’re completely under the falls, so dense and disorientating is the spray, even though you know it’s not possible.”
Ed Templeton, also for The Telegraph finds a great mixture of spirituality and surfing on this unusual retreat in southern India: ‘The surfboard hanging over the dining room door painted with the words “Om Sweet Om” epitomises the relaxed spirituality practised in this ashram. This is no brainwashing cult, just a group of devout, spiritual surfers who are keen to share their way of life. “India: Devoted to surf
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