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Russia's strange bread-sniffing ritual
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Russia's strange bread-sniffing ritual

Investigating why Russian people sniff bread while drinking vodka offers a portal into the realities...

The best UK adventure trails: readers’ travel tips
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The best UK adventure trails: readers’ travel tips

Kids can run wild and enjoy imaginative play, fun nature tasks and art trails through these glorious...

TWA Hotel at New York's JFK airport to open for bookings
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TWA Hotel at New York's JFK airport to open for bookings

TWA’s classic Flight Center has been turned into a new hotel inspired by 1960s decor and Jet Age nos...

A local’s guide to Ibiza: 10 top tips
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A local’s guide to Ibiza: 10 top tips

The White Isle takes a break from partying in winter and spring but there is still plenty of fun to...

Peaks and Downs: the best family-friendly breaks in national parks
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Peaks and Downs: the best family-friendly breaks in national parks

England and Wales’ national parks date from a law passed 70 years ago. Our writer, who has walked al...

The ‘magic’ lift pass to 30 Swiss ski resorts
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The ‘magic’ lift pass to 30 Swiss ski resorts

Skiing holidays Switzerland’s new Magic Pass covers little-known villages in Val d’Anniviers with pe...

The UK’s best living museums: readers’ top 10 travel tips
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The UK’s best living museums: readers’ top 10 travel tips

Bringing the past to life with historic buildings and costumed guides has revitalised the museum sce...

The Castle Inn, West Lulworth, Dorset – hotel review
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The Castle Inn, West Lulworth, Dorset – hotel review

This traditional inn close to Lulworth Cove has played the renovation game, adding 12 boutique-hotel...

Trek back in time ‘to the real Nepal’
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Trek back in time ‘to the real Nepal’

Nepal holidays There’s little authentic trekking left on the famous Himalayan trails. But on a hike...

A father-and-son ski trip to Andorra
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A father-and-son ski trip to Andorra

The ObserverSkiing holidays Returning to the Pyrenees for a family skiing adventure many years after...

20 of the best activity holidays in the UK and Europe
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20 of the best activity holidays in the UK and Europe

Lying by the pool not your thing? We’ve got everything from horse riding to multi-activity beach bre...

BREAKING   UK weather: Temperatures plunge to -15.4C as more snow forecast
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BREAKING UK weather: Temperatures plunge to -15.4C as more snow forecast

he Met Office has two weather warnings in place until lunchtime, with delays and cancellations affec...

Four things to know this week: A big Brexit week, and the world's biggest gathering
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Four things to know this week: A big Brexit week, and the world's biggest gathering

**It's Monday, it's a new week, and while we won't pretend to know everything that's going to happen...

Random holiday generator: a new city break service to surprise destinations
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Random holiday generator: a new city break service to surprise destinations

I’m standing on a bridge, taking in the panorama of the Plaza de España in Seville. I’m in this spot...

Morocco tourist murders: Video appears genuine - Norway police
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Morocco tourist murders: Video appears genuine - Norway police

**A video appearing to show the murder of one of two tourists killed in Morocco is almost certainly...

Warning against 'volcano tourism' risks
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Warning against 'volcano tourism' risks

**Thrill-seeking tourists are putting themselves in danger and hampering emergency services by headi...

British zoo fire prompts evacuation of visitors
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British zoo fire prompts evacuation of visitors

A fire broke out Saturday in an enclosure at one of Britain’s largest zoos, forcing keepers to evacu...

Brexit: No visa but Britons will pay €7 to travel to EU countries
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Brexit: No visa but Britons will pay €7 to travel to EU countries

**Britons will have to pay €7 (£6.30) every three years to travel to EU countries, as a consequence...

The most in-demand destinations of 2018, according to Google
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The most in-demand destinations of 2018, according to Google

**Football was the driving force behind this year’s most-searched-for travel destinations, according...

South America's other 'Easter Island'
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South America's other 'Easter Island'

**The mysterious statues of San Agustín and underground tombs of Tierradentro, in southern Colombia,...