Then, we winnowed the list down to 25 by taking into account quality of life, including such factors as scenic beauty, weather, and proximity to world-class cultural, medical and airport facilities.

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Each book entailed moving to Europe for several months (along with our kids for the second two titles), finding new lodgings every couple of weeks as we explored the regions, and putting together 40-odd walks that met our criteria for scenic beauty and gastronomic reward.

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The film maker, who last shot in India in 1977 for Close Encounters of The Third Kind, is reportedly planning to co-produce a movie with Reliance, according to the Times of India newspaper, that will be set in Kashmir, on the India- Pakistan border, a region whose scenic beauty is marred by ongoing strife.

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While sterile skyscrapers dominate the city centre, further out there is plenty of natural beauty to behold with Indian Ocean beaches, the hillside hideaways and scenic bushland not far away.

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