From hip brunch spots to hidden bunkers and fairytale churches, Bratislava is a newly booming option for a weekend break…
The Independent – Travel
Singita Lebombo Lodge
One of the sexiest lodges in southern Africa, which is more contemporary hotel than safari camp. The 17 designer, glass-fronted rooms have views over 33,000 acres of private concession within the Kruger, and every comfort, from fine dining to a spa….
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The Great Escape: Month 57 Roundup
Oh, my monthly roundups. They are so ridiculously out of sync with real time now that I recently considered axing the series, but I decided to play catch up instead — so brace yourself for a couple of these coming up! Apologies for the delay, but I suppose better is late than never.
After a deliciously chill couple months, this one k…
Alex In Wanderland
Ireland The South
Ireland. Day1Here I am lying on my bunk on the way to Dublin after arriving by train from Clitheroe to Holyhead. The sun is shining and the sea is calm. What more can you desire on your first day of an exciting journey to visit the Irish Bogs The bike i…
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Monarch Airlines insists flights running as normal and denies rumours it is going bust
Monarch Airlines has been forced to deny "negative speculation" that the firm is in financial trouble….
The Independent – Travel
Quiz: The myths of air travel – can you sort fact from fiction?
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Backpacking Through Europe in the 1990s
Before TripAdvisor and Yelp, before cell phones and before 9/11, I had Let’s Go Europe, an oversized bright yellow softcover book which served as our travel bible.
In the summer of 1998, my boyfriend at the time and I backpacked through Europe. Completely contradictory to my naturally controlling and over-planning ways, we made a rough plan on which countries we planned on visiting, but no hotel reservations or actual dates. We bought a two month Eurail pass and booked our first hotel so we’d have a place to stay. Ironically they didn’t have our reservation but kindly made a…
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Come with Me to Cuba!
As some of you know, Jeff Bartlett and I are running a photography tour to Cuba this December. We’re almost nearing the deadline for participants to join, so this post is a bit of a reminder that if you’re interested, we need to hear from you soon. If you haven’t heard about our travel photography […]
A Warm Bem Vindo to Brazil: Exploring São Paulo’s Vila Mariana
I’ve been hemming and hawing about how to introduce my Brazil coverage — how to even begin to sum up six weeks of the most roller-coaster like weeks of travel I’ve ever had! I do promise to get into the deep stuff eventually, but I finally decided to stop procrastinating and start from the beginning, when I was fresh off the plane full of hope and hungry for caipirinhas.
From here forward, I’ll be jumping between my Thailand and Brazil coverage until I wrap up Thailand. Let’s do this!
Hull vs San Sebastian: Which city of culture is better?
How does the UK City of Culture 2017 compare with the European co-Capital of Culture 2016?…
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