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Abu Dhabi - A fine place for sandy pars
In the final years of the 20th century, Abu Dhabi watched Dubai steal the world headlines. With oil reserves to last a century or more, it could afford to sit back and gloat as its high-profile neighbour sewed the seeds…
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Mauritius - Another day in Paradis
Was ever a golf course more appropriately named than Paradis Golf Course? At the south-western tip of the tropical island of Mauritius, this must surely rank among the most beautiful 18 holes anywhere in the world.
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Skåne - The Swede smell of success
With more courses per capita than virtually anywhere on earth, Sweden is perhaps one of the world’s most surprising golfing hotbeds. After all, two-thirds of the country is covered by dense forest and it’s far more renowned for winter sports’…
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Palmeraie - Souk it and see
OK, I will admit it, I am a shopaholic. I can’t resist a bargain, and have been known to out-shop girlies I have travelled with on several trips. My favourite sort of shopping involves lots of haggling. So for me,…
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Thracian Cliffs - A truly spectacular cliffhanger
Spectacular is a word that’s often overused when describing a golfing venue. While many layouts are memorable for one reason or another, all too often you can be left disappointed by a visit to a course that fails to live…
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Mauritius - If paradise is half as nice
The European Tour is riding high around the world right now with more players in the top 20 of the official rankings than ever before.
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Eqypt - Fairways of pharaohs
The winter of 2010 will be remembered by many as one of the harshest in living memory. So when the offer was made to travel to Egypt to play golf for a few days it took all of a microsecond…
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Royal Westmoreland - Caribbean golf among the stars
It takes more than an exquisite golf course to make the perfect golfing holiday, especially for golfers keen to invest in a holiday property of their own.
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Sandy Lane - Beware of the Monkey
Many islands make up the Caribbean and all proclaim to be the ‘Jewel of the Caribbean’. But British tourists continue to flock to one Caribbean island more than any other: Barbados.
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Skåne - Swede dreams are made of this
On the surface, Sweden might seem an unlikely golfing hotspot. After all, nearly two-thirds of the country is covered by dense forest, and for large parts of the year it is blanketed by snow and shrouded in semi-darkness.
