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  • A man paddleboards with his dog with kayaks in the background.

    A local’s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • Two men on either side of a bar.

    A local’s travel guide to New York City: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • A woman inspects inventory in a display unit in a furniture store.

    A local’s travel guide to Washington DC: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • The art deco district in Miami Beach, Florida.

    A local’s guide to Miami: What to eat, see and do in three days

Destinations

  • Wonderful Venice<br>GettyImages-537474133

    A break from the accommodation mega-sites: the best alternative booking platforms

    Airbnb and Booking.com are the market leaders but a new wave of smaller accommodation platforms are offering an alternative – and trying to give something back to local communities
  • Paige McClanahan in Paris.

    The good tourist: can we learn to travel without absolutely infuriating the locals?

  • Christmas gifts for travel lovers.

    The best Christmas travel gifts: 38 presents for explorers and armchair travellers

  • Gelfingen, Heidegg Castle Places along the Route 1291, cycling route in Switzerland

    How an ebike gave me the legs to tackle Switzerland’s contours

  • An instructor helps a kitesurfer perfect his water start on the Stagnone Lagoon, Sicily

    From face-plants to flying across the lagoon: how I learned to kitesurf in Sicily

  • Long Bay, Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica<br>R5DMAA Long Bay, Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica

    Jamaica holidays
    My Rasta father showed me the real Jamaica. After he died, I wanted to share it with my kids

  • Manhattan Bridge, NYC<br>Manhattan bridge seen from a brick buildings in Brooklyn street in perspective, New York, USA. Shot in the evening

    Brooklyn for all budgets
    10 places to stay in New York’s coolest borough

The Americas

  • A shaman, Claudino Perez, prepares ayahuasca during a ceremony in La Mesa, Colombia, on 9 March 2024.

    Amazon Indigenous peoples can benefit from ‘ayahuasca tourism’

  • Stephen Clarke on a sailing trip to Itaparica Island, Salvador, Brazil

    A moment that changed me: a kind stranger saved my life – and changed my attitude

  • Mark, David, Lukas and Mirjam hiking on the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina.

    Eight months off school, but we all learned so much: a family sabbatical in South America

  • Calanoa Amazonas Birding Mocagua Lagoon

    To the end of the Amazon in Brazil: ‘there are forms of life here that I never knew existed’

Europe

  • About 160 swimmers setting off along Hvar’s northern coast

    A pristine alternative to the Channel: long-distance swimming in Croatia

  • Autumn at the Capricho Park (The Folly). Madrid. Spain.<br>K46AJ7 Autumn at the Capricho Park (The Folly). Madrid. Spain.

    10 of the best secret gardens in Europe’s major cities

  • Two hikers above a lake amid the mountains of Queyras

    Alpine adventures: fairytale hiking in the hidden French Alps

  • Hills rising out of a mist-shrouded valley, with rocks and bushes in the foreground

    ‘Reconnect with yourself and nature’: yoga and pristine scenery in Montenegro

Africa

  • A sculpture in the Andre Heller Garden

    Morocco’s happy valley – the wilderness that lies just beyond the souks of Marrakech

  • Beautiful street of blue medina in city Chefchaouen, Morocco, Africa.

    I got lost in Morocco’s maze of medinas – and loved every minute

  • Cappello di Napoleone, a rock tower above the desert village of Aguerd-Oudad

    Discover hidden Morocco – from forgotten beaches to ancient citadels and soaring desert dunes

  • An elevated view over the Red Mosque of Adai, Tafraoute, Anti Atlas, Morocco

    ‘Breathing in the fragrances of the Atlas cedar trees’: readers’ favourite places in Morocco

Asia

  • Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in Indonesia has erupted, sending towering columns of hot ash into the air and spewing an ash cloud 10km high

    Giant ash plume rises from Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano – video

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  • A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia.

    Bali flights cancelled after Indonesian volcano spews 10km-high ash tower

  • Hotel Festa Qugiela, Okayama.

    We’re having sex inside Moby Dick! The wild architectural world of Japan’s love hotels

  • Sunset on Lake Sevan, view of the Sevanavank Monastery, Armenia’s famous heritage

    Walking up an appetite in Armenia’s Caucasus mountains

Australia

  • An aerial view of Tnorala (Gosse Bluff)

    Deep impact: touring central Australia’s cosmic craters

  • Local's Guide to Newcastle postcard composite.

    Booming bars and seriously good coffee: a local’s guide to Newcastle

  • Local's guide composite of the Blue Mountains.

    Wildflowers, saunas and antiques: a local’s guide to the Blue Mountains

  • Gordon Dedman, a consultant on Alone Australia, teaching a group of campers bush skills.

    ‘This is not a wellness retreat’: four days on an Australian wilderness survival course

United Kingdom

  • A small ship sailing past a bit of land against a blue sky

    Six of the best ferry crossings in the UK – from the Isles of Scilly to the Outer Hebrides

  • Sea kayaking on Loch Hourn, between Kintail and Knoydart, Highlands, Scotland<br>RA255F Sea kayaking on Loch Hourn, between Kintail and Knoydart, Highlands, Scotland

    ‘The river becomes an otherworldly bayou’: five of the best paddleboard and kayak adventures in the UK

  • A view of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

    10 peaceful spots in and around Edinburgh to escape the festival crowds

  • The pier and people playing on the beach on a sunny day

    Crest of a new wave: Cleethorpes is all set for a seaside revival

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    Montenegro
    ‘Reconnect with yourself and nature’: yoga and pristine scenery in Montenegro

  • Loungers and an umbrella by a pool, with olive trees, houses and a castle behind

    Portugal
    Explore Portugal’s historic hilltop hamlets in a free electric hire car

  • Girls in traditional dress dancing on Kihnu, Estonia

    Estonia
    ‘Women are the guardians of our culture’: why Kihnu is Estonia’s island of true equality

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