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Do not pass Goa (or Kerala)

A beach in Goa, India

Don’t be put off by package-holiday hordes, it’s possible to find your own pocket of happy hippiedom. We reveal the 10 best hip hideaways

Culture capital Istanbul wakes up

The tangle of alleys, bars and restaurants of Asmalimescit comes alive after dark in downtown Istanbul

Oxford: a break for bookworms

This year’s Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival is the perfect excuse for a bookish break among the spires

Bolt Hole: King John Inn, Wiltshire

If you like your main meal meaty and gamey head to Tollard Royal in Wiltshire and pay a visit to the King John Inn

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A couple from Novi Sad enjoy the sunrise in the dance arena

Weds 5pm: European festivals

Kandahar apres ski

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Igloo village Slovenia, fondue

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Use a bed bank to get the best deals at Sorrento's Excelsior Vittoria

How to get holiday luxury for less

We’ve dismantled your dream holiday, examined all the individual components and put it back together for much, much less

The Dani mid-war dance

Dinner with a West Papuan tribe

In the Upper Baliem Valley, West Papua, the Dani tribe live a neolithic life and rumours of cannibalism are rife

Minorca: the better Balearic

The snootier guidebooks look down their noses at the Spanish island. Ignore them, it’s beautiful (and ever so slightly crazy)

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The no-fear guide to travelling solo

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India, Goa, Elephant with tourist at the Sahakari Spice Farm bei Ponda

50 great holidays for under £500

A retro pad on the Kent coast for £175, a hippy hangout in Goa for £499 or a villa in Tuscany for £489

The best out of season European breaks

Cheaper, calmer, prettier, emptier — some places work much better off season. Here some crackers for the next few months

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The Robben Island Prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned at Robben Island on November 28, 2003 in Cape Town

Mandela's prison island, 20 years on

Robben Island, Nelson Mandela’s former prison near Cape Town, is now full of crowds of tourists, gift shops and stories galore

Linderhof Castle was errected 1873 by legendary Bavarian 'fairytale' King Ludwig II

Falling in love with Munich

Forget your prejudices, Munich is a city of high culture and haute cuisine, says Germany fan Alice Thomson

Golf and the flying trapeze at Club Med

Off with his family in Provence, Daniel Finkelstein made light of the language barrier and honed his circus skills

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Cheerleading with Miami Dolphins

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Stick the Wii console in the back garden and we could probably recreate the full Mont Blanc experience. Think of all the airport queues avoided
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In a wonderfully aged side-street off the main square in Bologna, Italy. There is very little to say about the

The Times travel photo competition

This week's 10 nominees - view the winner on Saturday. The February prize is a 12-night photography tour of Kerala

Kerala, India

Your photo could win you a £4,000 holiday

A fabulous prize of a trip to Kerala, India, with the landscape photographer Charlie Waite is lined up for our competition winner

Smugshots special: wintersports

Seventy of the best optical illusions and examples of camera trickery in our perspective-bending comp

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George Butler

Our sketch blogger in a Mali market

Hotel reviews 

Hotel Du Vin

Hotel du Vin Winchester, Hants

Mystery Guest

Marlin Apartments, London

Hilton for travel online

The Hilton Hotel, Liverpool

ski, board & ice  

Mountain Living Residence Hotel Lagació, San Cassiano, Italy

Europe's greenest ski lodges

Eco-friendly travel expert Richard Hammond stayed at Hotel Lagació in the Dolomites and recommends five more low-impact locations

Will Hide skiing, Morzine

How to get perfect ski holiday snaps

A Morzine ski company is offering the services of a professional photographer to follow you on the piste

Video: inside the world's only sauna gondola

Rhoda Buchanan braves the Arctic Circle in a towel, dangling 30 metres above a Finnish ski resort

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"Feeling especially smug enjoying such a perfect day snowboarding at Glenshee in Scotland!" From Rhona Graham, Skerray, Sutherland, Scotland

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Grosvenor Hotel in Blackpool, Lancashire

Checking into ‘Europe’s dirtiest hotel’

Stephen Bleach tries The Grosvenor in Blackpool, voted the dirtiest hotel in Europe in an online poll

At last: introducing beds in economy class

After two years in a secret research facility, the ‘Skycouch’ is the first lie-flat bed for passengers who turn right

Are Nile feluccas safe?

The death of Briton, Luke Day, on a sailing excursion in Egypt has raised safety concerns over Nile feluccas

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30 Great British Weekends

Discover faded coastal chic, urban delights or a rural retreat. We visit the best places for quick getaways

A surfer riding a wave at Brimms Ness in the world's coldest surfing competition near Thurso in the Highlands.

Britain's 10 best surf spots

Britian’s coasts have some of the best waves in the world – for beginners and experts

10 special places for birdspotting

Our trees are still bare, but skies and lakes bristle with birdlife. Don’t miss out on soaring red kites and guests such as geese from Siberia

Walks 

Walkers taking in the spectacular view across Bonne Nuit Bay

Britain's 10 best coastal walks

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good spa guide  

Malvern Spa

MalvernSpa, Malvern, Worcestershire

A well-equipped spa with affordable treatments, views of the Malvern Hills and an outdoor hydrotherapy pool

Bruern Cottage near Chipping Norton

Spa at the Stables, Bruern Cottages, Chipping Norton

Lucy McDonald finds a spa set-up in the Cotswolds that allows frazzled mums to kick back

Nine spas for R&R

Sometimes all you need is a good rest... These nine spas promise a steam-clean, a warm wallow and plenty of uninterrupted zzzzzzz’s

Spa review

Aman Spa at the Connaught

London's latest five star hotel treatment

business travel  

Louise Ellman MP, chair of the transport select committee

Business travellers want high-speed rail over Heathrow third runway

Survey shows strong support for a new rail link with connections to airport

Continental airlines

Continental adds extra Heathrow-New York services

Competition on key transatlantic business route will increase from March

At last: introducing beds in economy class

After two years in a secret research facility, the ‘Skycouch’ is the first lie-flat bed for passengers who turn right

Business gadgets

The Nokia 3G Booklet

Nokia 3G Booklet

The latest review: A netbook to drool over

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St Christopher's, a rare bargain in Paris

The 20 best European hostels for couples

Want double beds at knockdown prices? Lilly LeClair reveals the best places across the continent to enjoy a cheap romantic break

A woman enjoys a drink at the Opera Bar on Sydney harbour. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

An insider's guide to Sydney

Step off the Pommie trail and get the best from Oz’s hippest city. Our own Sydneysider leads the way

Time travel to the Iron Age in Denmark

Here's a holiday that transports you to a bygone era. Take the family on a living-history break to Lejre in Denmark

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