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White Christmas?
Whether or not we believe in Christmas, snow is an unfamiliar thrill for most of us. Perennial ‘snow points’ like the Rohtang Pass offer stale patches of the stuff even in summer, but to experience a snowfall you’ll either have to climb a peak or wait for winter. In the right place. Last January saw a relatively heavy snowfall in Himachal; even Kasauli received snow for the first time in five years. But to maximise your chances, stick to Kufrt, Sarahan, and Manali. January is the most promising month but a good weatherman makes no promises. If all else fails, head up the Solang Valley from Manali and keep going until the snow stops you.

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Year-end in Bhutan
New Year in Nainital? We think not. For a more enchanted eve, try Bhutan. If you can get to Paro by December 22 you’ll be in time to catch all the pageantry of the Trongsa Tsechu on Christmas Day. The annual festival focuses on the spectacular 17th century dzong, a monastic fortress that dominates this little town in central Bhutan. The nearby Bumthang valley is also worth exploring. For New Year’s eve make it back to Thimpu if you want parties, or head for the charming Kichu Wangdue resort in Wangduephodrang for quiet comfort.

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Marine Park, Pirotan lsland

The country’s first Marine National Park (458 sq km) in the Gulf of kutch, 30 km Jamnagar, the coral reefs are filled with octopus, sea hare and mollusks, echinoderms like the star fish, brittle star, sand dollar, sea urchin and sea cucumber. You’ll see dolphins and the seal- like dugong. The dense mangroves are home to thousands of birds. Pirotan lsland also hosts nature education camps for school children.

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Inland Spain Offers New Alternatives · Costa Del Sol Malaga EU

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With the recent trials and tribulations of the market being well documented, spanish property has seen its fortunes take a bit of dip. Only this week Reuters reported that an unemployed real estate agent near Madrid is unable to make the mortgage payments on his flat and so is selling raffle tickets in order to dispose of it.

Of course, such a case is an extreme one, perhaps predictably making the news agency’s “oddly enough” section. But for those who want to buy a house rather than just a raffle ticket, many agents are said to be offering some interesting incentives to possible buyers. Homes Worldwide recently relayed the news that Spanish property portal kyero.com had reported some agents offering free gifts, easy payment facilities and even lotteries (though perhaps not with a flat near

Madrid as the prize). Homes Worldwide suggested that those buying in Spain should look beyond these to more tangible advantages, such as thestatus of Spain at present as a buyer’s market in which negotiating a price downwards is eminently possible.


The question may remain, however, where do people now wish to buy property in Spain? According to the International Property Market 2007 survey from the Association of International Property Professionals the country remained top of the list for UK buyers overseas in 2007 at 25.4 per cent. This was down from 31.6 per cent in 2006, but it may be debatable whether this is due to the attractiveness of new markets such as Cape Verde and India or a decline in the attractiveness of traditional

Spanish markets such as the Costas.


Even if the latter is correct, it appears golf tourism remains a good draw. Reporting on the proliferation of courses and their associated property across the Iberian Peninsula, the Independent noted that in Costa del Sol property locations such as Estepona, golfing apartments start at £146,666. The paper notes that this sector is still expanding, with the Almeira region’s six existing golf resorts set to double.


For some investors, however, the greatest attraction may be in an area not filled with ex-pats. Paul Bradley, spokesperson for the Spanish Property Owners Guild, said that such areas do exist inland from the “oversaturated” coast.


Even some of these areas can have their traditional idyll encroached upon by Anglicisation. One example he gave was La Vinuela, a place which lies 20 miles from Malaga and has many charms, but also plenty of Britons, whose presence has prompted the arrival of British pubs, farmers markets selling familiar food and commonplace accents.


He said: “Every where you go there are British registered vehicles and accents wafting around the village street from Scotland, Ireland, Manchester and Kensington.”


However, he noted, investors in property who want to escape all this can do so very easily, adding: “But another ten miles up the road, in Zaffaraya, it is purely Spanish. You can guess where I go.”

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