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if you are ever on Jersey and want a crab sandwich or a cream tea, perhaps as a stop-off on a coastal walk, the take a look in at The Hungry Man at Rozel, St Martins and you wont be disappointed. Established in 1947 it must be doing something right though hasn't for some reason expanded the franchise which is why its so charming. Moving over to the other end of the island there are several other eateries which overlook St Ouen's Bay such as Big Verns and El Tico where this martello tower is always in view

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One of the most striking aspects of that bit of country in the hills inland from those glamorous places like Saint Tropez and St Raphael is the complete lack of animals and simplicity of activity in the countryside. Every hectare that can be scraped from the rocky soils is devoted to wine production and it makes for an interesting if not different atmosphere as the rest of the land stands with trees or rough permanent grassland full of wild flowers course herbage and butterflies hardly touched by human endeavour. Olive trees stand with the vines and form a secondary crop ...

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