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| - | For all its frustrations and difficulties, lockdown had some silver linings. <br>Simply being able to avoid crammed commutes was the biggest for many, while for others it was the opportunity to try new hobbies: watercolour painting, gardening or learning a language, perhaps.<br>Now restrictions have eased, we can take these skills on holiday — or even acquire new ones while we're away. Here's our pick of some of the most tempting breaks...<br>GREEK CANVAS<br> Something new: Learn to paint on Greece's beautiful Pelion peninsula, known for its fragrant wildflowers and rambling olive groves<br>Newly inspired artists might consider a seven-night course offered by the Greek artist Maggie Niagassas, who specialises in botanical subjects. You'll be based on Greece's beautiful Pelion peninsula, known for its fragrant wildflowers and rambling olive groves — which you'll explore on guided walks designed to feed your imagination.<br>Daily classes at your accommodation — the Lagou Raxi Country Hotel in Lafkos — provide ample opportunity to improve your painting and drawing techniques.<br>Details: Nature Trek (<a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="class" rel="nofollow" website 01962 733051) offers a seven-night half-board break from £1,395 pp including flights, daily guided walks and tuition.<br>GREEN FINGERS IN DEVON<br> Find inspiration at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon with its vibrant blooms and stumpery full of gnarled tree roots <br>Royal Horticultural Society gardening courses cover everything from plant photography to composting — perfect for picking up fresh skills.<br>October's gardening workshop teaches you how to protect perennials from the elements, nourish your lawn in winter and plant hardy trees and shrubs.<br>The setting for your masterclass is RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon. Find inspiration in the Hot Garden, with its prairie-style landscaping and vibrant blooms, or the stumpery, full of gnarled tree roots planted with ferns.<br>Details: The RHS (<a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="class" rel="nofollow" website 020 3176 5810) offers 90-minute gardening lessons from £28 pp.<br>SPEAK LIKE A LOCAL <br> You'll have chance to perfect your French accent, grammar and vocabulary on a fortnight-long course in Toulouse <br>Were you one of the millions who vowed to learn a language during lockdown? If so and you chose French, you could hone your skills on this fortnight-long course in Toulouse, where you'll improve your culinary skills, too.<br>Daily language classes will help you perfect your accent, grammar and vocabulary, while the cookery sessions will show you how to prepare regional delicacies.<br>Details: Not In The Guide Books (<a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="class" rel="nofollow" website 0203 0483044) offers a two-week French language and cookery course from £787 pp.<br>HONEY, I'M ON HOLIDAY!<br> Learn about various aspects of beekeeping, including how to handle the insects and set up your own hive in Carmarthenshire<br>Bees and bubbles may sound like an unusual combination, but that's exactly what's in store if you sign up for this beekeeping course in Carmarthenshire, which is based at a vineyard famous for its sparkling wine.<br>You'll learn about various aspects of beekeeping, from how to handle the insects and set up your own hive to various blunders to avoid.<br> RELATED ARTICLES <a href="#" data-page="prev">Previous</a> <a href="#" data-page="1">1</a> <a href="#" data-page="next">Next</a> <a href="/travel/escape/article-8630215/Celebs-love-paddleboard-exotic-locations-whats-like-beginner-Pembrokeshire.html"> The workout that rules the waves! 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Head to any taverna on the island to enjoy handpicked capers, artichokes, mushrooms and oregano, and you'll never want to leave.<br><br>Amid the caution, state-broadcaster CCTV announced further easing, with tourism and entertainment venues - including theatres, VOLOS NAFPLION TRANSFER libraries, internet cafes and table game centres no longer requiring COVID tests and health codes.<br><br>Sales of bird boxes have gone through the roof — which is hardly surprising, given that even our most common feathered friends have gained a whole new appeal when the only view we have is that of the garden.<br><br>The islands are home to some of the world's rarest birds, including the Lesser Antillean flycatcher, purple-throated carib and sisserou parrot. The last of these can be found only in Dominica, and even appears on the country's flag.<br><br>Newly inspired artists might consider a seven-night course offered by the Greek artist Maggie Niagassas, who specialises in botanical subjects. 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Find inspiration in the Hot Garden, with its prairie-style landscaping and vibrant blooms, or the stumpery, full of gnarled tree roots planted with ferns.<br><br>Bees and bubbles may sound like an unusual combination, but that's exactly what's in store if you sign up for this beekeeping course in Carmarthenshire, which is based at a vineyard famous for its sparkling wine.<br><br>Although the government on Wednesday loosened key parts of its strict "zero-COVID" policy that has kept the pandemic largely at bay for the past three years, many people appear wary of being too quick to shake off the shackles.<br><br>BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Judging by Friday's quiet streets in China's capital Beijing and the reluctance of some businesses to drop COVID curbs, enduring anxieties about the coronavirus are likely to hamper a speedy return to health for Pelion taxi the world's second-largest economy.<br><br>Yet China has been anything but placid during the past few weeks, with protests against COVID curbs in many cities that marked the biggest show of public discontent since President Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago. |
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Fly fishing requires fortitude and patience — and, let's face it, we've had plenty of time to work on both. Those who have taken up the sport during lockdown can learn more on a fly fishing course in Finland ALONISSOS ATHENS TAXI with Wild Taiga, in the thickly forested borderlands near Russia.
Sara Penant, 28, from Caernarfon in North Wales, and one of the horde of Wales fans crowded around the giant bucket hat installation on Friday morning, said: SKOPELOS THESSALONIKI TAXI 'I'm excited.
There's such a buzz building around here, but slightly apprehensive about the game as well because obviously it's a crucial one.
If so and you chose French, you could hone your skills on this fortnight-long course in Toulouse, where you'll improve your culinary skills, too. Were you one of the millions who vowed to learn a language during lockdown?
Welsh fan Hywel Price, from Cardiff, said he was one of 13 friends who were set to miss the match against Iran because they were not allowed to board their flight from Dubai to Qatar due to an issue with their Hayya cards.
The Small Cyclades are one of Greece's best kept secrets.
Comprised of four charming inhabited islands with a tiny permanent population of residents, Iraklia, Schinoussa, Koufonisia and VOLOS ACHILLION TAXI Donousa have a distinct character unlike any other in the Cyclades.
McAllister said today: 'I was always going to wear my rainbow bucket hat to today's game, regardless of what we heard back from Fifa, but I'm really pleased we've been able to force Fifa's hand on this.
Dodging minefields, armed escorts and a climb 'tougher than... Toned celebs love to... From watersports to donkey... The workout that rules the waves! Nostalgia in buckets and spades! Licence to chill: Inside the James Bond-style private island... Fantastic food, brilliant beaches,... Fascinating maps show how Sydney has transformed over the...
It comes after Former Wales captain Laura McAllister said she was among female football fans who were 'told to take off their rainbow bucket hats' at the Qatari stadium ahead of Wales' match against USA on Monday.
According to legend, the famous sculptor UBER VOLOS of the Acropolis, Fidias, VOLOS NAFPLION TAXI shared the secrets of his art with the Tinian locals, and you can spot this unique craft all over the island's houses, chapels, fountains and dovecotes, as well as in the Marble Arts Museum, in the village of Pýrgos.
From fresh seafood and mountain herbs to local dairy produce and wines, there's plenty to make your mouth water. Head to any taverna on the island to enjoy handpicked capers, artichokes, mushrooms and oregano, and you'll never want to leave.
Amid the caution, state-broadcaster CCTV announced further easing, with tourism and entertainment venues - including theatres, VOLOS NAFPLION TRANSFER libraries, internet cafes and table game centres no longer requiring COVID tests and health codes.
Sales of bird boxes have gone through the roof — which is hardly surprising, given that even our most common feathered friends have gained a whole new appeal when the only view we have is that of the garden.
The islands are home to some of the world's rarest birds, including the Lesser Antillean flycatcher, purple-throated carib and sisserou parrot. The last of these can be found only in Dominica, and even appears on the country's flag.
Newly inspired artists might consider a seven-night course offered by the Greek artist Maggie Niagassas, who specialises in botanical subjects. You'll be based on Greece's beautiful Pelion taxi peninsula, SKIATHOS THESSALONIKI TAXI known for its fragrant wildflowers and rambling olive groves — which you'll explore on guided walks designed to feed your imagination.
An experienced guide is on hand for tuition, VOLOS PATRAS TAXI and local saunas beckon after a long day on the river. There are several courses, but our favourite is in Kuhmo, known as the ‘town of one hundred rapids' because of the fish-filled river that thunders through it.
The setting for your masterclass is RHS Garden Rosemoor VOLOS IGOUMENITSA TRANSFER in Devon. Find inspiration in the Hot Garden, with its prairie-style landscaping and vibrant blooms, or the stumpery, full of gnarled tree roots planted with ferns.
Bees and bubbles may sound like an unusual combination, but that's exactly what's in store if you sign up for this beekeeping course in Carmarthenshire, which is based at a vineyard famous for its sparkling wine.
Although the government on Wednesday loosened key parts of its strict "zero-COVID" policy that has kept the pandemic largely at bay for the past three years, many people appear wary of being too quick to shake off the shackles.
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Judging by Friday's quiet streets in China's capital Beijing and the reluctance of some businesses to drop COVID curbs, enduring anxieties about the coronavirus are likely to hamper a speedy return to health for Pelion taxi the world's second-largest economy.
Yet China has been anything but placid during the past few weeks, with protests against COVID curbs in many cities that marked the biggest show of public discontent since President Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago.
