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Brandenburg Gate

Legends of the Berlin Wall

It's 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down, and even longer since Nick Curtis lived in Germany's most iconic city. So what does he make of Berlin now?  Comments 
New Orleans

New Orleans is recovering its old spirit

Despite the ravages of Hurricane Katrina four years ago Lindsay Johns finds that New Orleans is well on the path to recovery  Comments 

Camber Sands

Camber Sands is a right Carry On

If fresh seafood and picturesque accommodation don't lure you to Camber Sands, the discovery that Follow That Camel was filmed there should clinch things  Comments 

Quebecs

Warm welcome at Quebecs hotel

You need a comfortable base to explore Leeds’ shops, bars and history  Comments 

La Manga

Six top resorts for golfing in Spain

Despite the weak euro, Spain is still Europe’s top winter-sun golf spot. Chris Folley looks at six of its best resorts  Comments 


Sarojin private dining pool pavillions

A Thai spa sensation

Mary Lussiana heads to two luxury beach resorts in the south of Thailand where the pleasure is very much in the pampering  Comments 

Colfosco

Make good use of the package holiday boom

The recession has put paid to ‘exotic’ ski trips. But that just means there are lots of good deals closer to home, says Matt Barr  Comments 

Abseiling

Great escapes for the half term holiday

It doesn’t have to be pricey getting away with the kids for the school holidays. Here, we’ve rounded up the best deals  Comments 

Benedict Allen in the Arctic

Daredevil adventures in Kosovo, Burma and the Arctic

A freezing night on the ice, an ambush in Kosovo and a terrifying encounter with the Burmese militia. Three adventurers recount their ultimate tales of derring-do  Comments 

Hidden Dragon in Veysonnaz

Skis at the ready for the new season

The recession has hit hard but the top resorts are still a hive of activity  Comments 

Copacabana beach at night

Get a taste for Rio

As Brazil's slickest city celebrates winning the contest to host the 2016 Olympics, food critic Charles Campion finds out what's on the menu for its beach-crazy inhabitants  Comments 

The Scarlet

Sister act for all seasons in Cornwall

Two Cornish hotels with different attributes are working together to provide a warm welcome for all types of guests  Comments 

Power and the glory of The Grand Hotel

Power and the glory of The Grand Hotel

Brighton’s landmark hotel has seen it all, from the IRA bomb to Tony Blair’s reaction to 9/11. Next week’s conference gatherers will find it has lost none of its grandeur  Comments 

Swedish Lapland

White out in the wild of Sweden

Sweden’s frozen north is a dramatic, untouched wilderness in which your only companions are polar bears and reindeer, says Kate Eshelby  Comments 

Slovakia

Slovakia travel: Sausages and snow

It may not be fashionable but a Slovakian family snow holiday will have the children begging to go back, says Andrew Neather  Comments 

Isla del Sol

Explore the water world of Lake Titicaca

Floating reed islands, llamas and ancient ruins entice Ella Windsor to the shores of Lake Titicaca  Comments 

The Connaught

The Connaught is where old and new worlds meet

The Connaught's new makeover has added to its elegant charm, says Sebastian Shakespeare  Comments 

Kenya

Kenya feel it?

Luxury safaris often come at the expense of local communities but some operators are determined to do it the right way. Our travel reporter met up with one still able to offer a genuine wilderness experience  Comments 

Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh

Haute hotels and chic suites

When you've dressed the world's most stylish women, the next step is designing a hotel's figure-of-eight plunge pool and introducing live seahorses into the lobby. Andy Barker sizes up the latest collection of chic suites  Comments 

Julie & Julia

Child’s play - how Provence seduced TV chef Julia Child

As Julie & Julia hits the big screen, Sarah Woodward visits the corner of Provence that seduced the TV chef who introduced French cooking to the US in the Sixties  Comments 

Marais, Paris

Discover the Marais: the fourth dimension of Paris

The Marais in the 4ème arrondissement is a chaotic cobbled enclave, worlds away from the chilly boulevards of 19th-century Paris. Gianluca Longo loses himself among the bourgeois bohemians  Comments 


 

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