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The British Editors go French...

Some of our editors this summer took a trip across the English Channel to our neighbouring capital Paris. We looked at some of the most coolest places to be seen in the French capital. With Paris hosting its fashion week in the next month, we looked into the real back streets and unseen worlds that make this city a place to be seen and fashionable.

Also we will have editors at the coolest fashion parties of the season giving you all the backstage gossip plus what a models life is really like at Paris fashion week!

In the coming weeks leading up to fashion week were going to show some of the places you MUST go while in the city and also to see these hidden gems that makes our French neighbours almost as great as us.

Stay Tuned!!!

The Gower, Hill End. A Hidden Paradise.....

Finding a tranquil and uncommercialised spot in the U.K for some well earned rest and relaxation is becoming harder to find by the day. However, Hillend campsite in Llangennith may just be your answer.

This tranquil hot spot not only attracts those with a mind for reading, hiking and basking on the beach, but an eclectic mix of surfers, canoeists and kite surfers. On the edge of Rhossilli Down, paragliders take off, visually exploring from above the adventures of rock climbing, pony trekking and all of the five golf courses in the area.

The lifeblood of the village is the Kings Head Pub (info@kingsheadgower.co.uk), which residents flock to in the evenings. The ambiance is warm and inviting and the food is fantastic too. The village also has an incredibly helpful and friendly surf shop, PJ's (pj@pjsurfshop.co.uk) so first timers can rent boards, wet suits or simple get information on the beach and tides.

Despite plenty of rainfall, the area fares better than most in Wales during the summer months with the last few years being scorchers! Swansea is a thirty minute drive away for shopping, galleries and museums. When the weather is poor, the campsite has a licensed shop and Eddy’s cafe offers a range on cheap and cheerful grub (and nationally makes the best chocolate milkshakes!!).

So whether it's exploring the many beaches and coves, taking up your choice of aquatic sports or having a BBQ on the beach this place is the ultimate summer retreat.

To get there by car, Llangennith is at the far end of the Gower peninsula. Travelling westbound along the M4, it's best to bypass Swansea and leave the motorway at junction 47. Take the A483, then A484, followed by the B4295 from Gowerton. The beach is well signposted and Hillend is 100 metres or so shy of the sand dunes.By public transport buses run occasional services from Swansea's Quadrant Station (0870 608 2608, (traveline.org.uk).

It just proves you don’t have to leave the U.K for a memorable holiday.

Hillend Camping & Caravan Park, Hillend, Llangennith, Gower, SA3 1JD

Tel:01792 386 204

From our Travel Editor

The Beach

Paddling in the sea

Annual family holiday

Surfers paradise

Visual Vacation with the Travel Photographer Of The Year

Feeling depressed about a British summer? Why not excite over your own mini adventure by exploring the hidden worlds uncovered and captured through the lens at the Travel Photographer Of The Year.

Hosted this year by the Royal Geographical Society parallel to the Royal Albert Hall. The winners of this year's competition will be exhibited in the centre of London's museum district. Each individual picture is levitated by an inspirational story which captivate with a soft silence, so intoxicating your senses are transported. Enough to arouse any travel bug.

Last years entries spanned shots across 75 countries giving a varied and organic feel to the talent and this year the competition is set to be even more rigorous. Below are a few spectacular examples from 2010.

The exhibition runs until May 10th 2011, with it's international tour starting early in 2012. Admission free. For maps look for SW7 2AR.

From our Travel Editor