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Only 100 kilometres north west of Buenos Aires, San Antonio de Areco preserves the aura of another time within its historical plazas and old streets. A centre of Gaucho culture in the midst of the pampas, it is a charming place to visit.

A direct bus to Terminal 5 at Heathrow made Windsor a perfect stop before flying out. The castle houses some of the greatest treasures in Britain, there is a pleasant town, the Thames and the Royal Park for walks and Eton on the doorstep.

Operation Overlord: 0n D-Day, 6th June 1944, the Allied armies finally returned to France to confront the Germans, landing on five different beaches along a 120 kilometre stretch of Normandy coastline. 6,939 vessels, including 1,200 warships, were involved. It would take weeks to fully explore the area – we had 4 days.