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At the top of a steep path through a birch forest in western Sweden a middle-aged woman calls out “Välkommen!” with such warmth it’s as if we’re long-lost relatives being welcomed. We’re extremely happy to see her, too, and her trays of torn-up cinnamon buns, gherkins and crisps, the Swedish …

The Basques have Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, the Catalans Ferran Adrià, and Andalucía has “el Chef del Mar” Ángel León – chefs who have put their region’s cuisine on the world food map. The 46-year-old León is a celebrity in Spain. His fascination with sea rice and fish scales …

The President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, has stated that the that ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum two weeks ago, had grown beyond Nigeria and Niger and was purely now an ECOWAS affair . “ECOWAS cannot accept this. This is not a matter of Nigeria against Niger. Not at all,” …

Glittering seas, spectacular cliffs, tranquil farmland and vast skies – whether you stroll, walk or hike the South West Coast Path, the scenery is some of the most beautiful in the UK. The country’s longest trail stretches for 630 miles from Minehead in Somerset, along the Devon and Cornwall coast …

It was on a trip to Cunda island that I realised the big difference between Turkey’s Aegean region and the glittering Mediterranean coastline of the south. The Med resorts are filled with foreign holidaymakers, flooding in through Bodrum and Dalaman. Farther north, most visitors are Turkish, so instead of adapting …

A few minutes into a “guided” walk along the new Tamara Coast to Coast Way, which roughly traces the border of Cornwall and Devon, my guide is looking sheepish. We’re standing in a grassy field flanked by overgrown hedgerows and with no discernible exit. I was promised a panoramic view …

The capsized boat of Donald Lawson, a sailor from Baltimore who disappeared in the Pacific Ocean over two weeks ago, has been found off the coast of Mexico, his wife said. A Mexican Navy search and rescue team discovered a vessel, later identified as Mr. Lawson’s trimaran, the Defiant, about …

President Macky Sall said ‘around 15 Senegalese people’ died in the accident after their boat capsized near Dakar. At least 15 people have drowned after a boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized off the coast of the capital Dakar, according to Senegal’s President Macky Sall, in the latest tragedy involving …

Mersea Island, Essex The fortunes of this estuary island are linked to the tides There’s something about having to check the tide times before you set off that gets you in the right frame of mind to visit Mersea. Connected to the Essex coastline by an ancient causeway, the fortunes …

Solitude and sky, Northumberland For low-tide loveliness, the coastline between Alnmouth and Cresswell in Northumberland takes some beating. With the tide out the beaches and skies are overwhelming, especially on a sunny day. The coast is vast, so if you like solitude you’ll find it here. You have the bonus …