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By: Maxine Clayman

Chapada Diamantina, Bahia’s hidden gem
March 24, 2013

Six hours inland from Salvador, Chapada Diamantina is one of Bahia’s colonial hidden gems, and great for trekking in Brazil.

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Landmark London Hotel chocolate afternoon tea
London’s best afternoon tea, The Landmark
March 17, 2013

The afternoon tea at the Landmark Hotel in London is so good I couldn’t resist going back.

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Best Western Mytton Fold Hotel sunset
Best Western Mytton Fold Hotel
March 10, 2013

I’d never have guessed that a Best Western hotel would prove to be a real hidden gem. But the one near Pendle, Lancashire, an old farmhouse, was just that.

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Door 74 Amsterdam's best cocktails
Door 74 Amsterdam
March 3, 2013

The first speakeasy cocktail bar in the Netherlands, the trendy Door 74 is a hidden gem of Amsterdam’s bar scene.

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Brazil’s best breakfast at Alcino’s pousada
February 24, 2013

Breakfast is most definitely the most important meal of the day at Alcino’s pousada in Lencois, Brazil.

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