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I took my grandchildren skiing when I was in my 70s – here’s what it taught me

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Three generations of the Hardy family hit the slopes together in the French Alps – Ski Famille As someone who has made a living telling people where to go skiing for the past fifty years, this should have been the easiest question of all time. The best resorts for intermediates? For a mountain atmosphere, for … Read more

‘I went looking for the old Algarve that my grandparents loved’

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Sudi sought the peace of an old Portuguese way of life that her grandparents knew “Some people are lucky,” was the sad slogan of my grandfather, Cyril. He pulled on his pipe and then left it for emphasis. Actually, he and my grandmother were quite lucky. They had the adventurous spirit and hard-earned resources to … Read more