No trip to the West would be complete without a visit to the stunning 168, 000-hectare World Heritage area of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair.

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"The first time people come in, they're petrified because they're thinking of a hypodermic needle, " says acupuncturist Pat Matthews, of the adventure destination Red Mountain Spa in St.

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"Individual choice is huge now, " says Tracey Welsh, general manager of the Red Mountain destination spa in St.

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At 11am on 13 July 1375, dignitaries and eminent farmers from both valleys met atop the 6, 500ft Col de la Pierre St-Martin mountain pass, laid their hands together on the boundary stone and declared their peaceful intent.

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Its huge suites are laid out around a high mountain peak on the Caribbean island of St.

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Jade Mountain is a one of a kind boutique resort on St.

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