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Three places you will probably never visit. No 3: Burbage
A married couple and their three sons move into a pretty but fast-growing Midlands village. I'm the only one left to tell the rest of the story
 • Mark Jones
The Land of Left Behind
Bulgaria doesn’t top many league tables – for economics, happiness, football or tourism. Here’s why you should go
 • Mark Jones
Three places you will probably never visit. No 2: Hinckley
An obscure town in the English Midlands gets me thinking about the way we preserve the past – or don't
 • Mark Jones
Three places you will probably never visit. No 1: Nuneaton
They are also places which mean a lot to me and –actually – to England
 • Mark Jones
It’s cold, rainy, hideously expensive and everyone wants to go there
Iceland is trying to keep its tourist numbers down. Here's why they didn't succeed in my case
 • Mark Jones
All time best summer holidays: Part 2
From the Lakes of England to the hippy beaches of Goa
 • Mark Jones
All-time best summer holidays: Part One
If you could choose one place and time in history to spend a summer holiday, where and when would you go? In the first of a two-part series, we…
 • Mark Jones
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