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Do you rule out holiday destinations on ethical grounds? Join us at 1pm on March 18 to discuss Zimbabwe, Burma and more

Overland travel: your stories

Eleven finalists in our overlanding competition. The South East Asia trip winner will be announced during our live debate on Wednesday at 1pm

Bargains in the best luxury hotel openings

How does a new five-star hotel fill its rooms in a recession? It offers superb launch deals. Here are bargain openings

Six of the best traditional Dublin pubs

Tom Chesshyre selects the best and most historic places to enjoy a St Patrick's Day pint of Guinness

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Escape the packaged coast and Mallorca is a treat

Avoid the water in Mallorca

The beaches on Sunshine Island aren’t half as fabulous as everyone says they are. The rest is a different matter

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Baroque adventure in Naples

The artist Caravaggio’s spiritual home is celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death with a unique tour of his works

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If you’re after a good deal, here are the hotels, spas, airlines and tour operators that should be your first port of call

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Bestival and the best of British festivals

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Q&A: what to do if your flight is disrupted

Ginny Light explains the rules on refunds, compensation and rebookings if your BA flight is affected

The world’s 12 sexiest cities

How about a quickie? We’ve got a (dirty) dozen, from Paris to St Petersburg: 12 exotic, erotic escapes to put you in the mood

Top 50 child-free holidays

From a Thai spa to Hebridean hiking, where to enjoy a grown-up break

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Simon Reeve's Tropic of Cancer top 10

The BBC adventurer reveals his ten most memorable experiences from his latest journey. Plus, a gallery of images from the series

The 50 most relaxing great escapes

Sometimes all you want to do is get away from it all. But how to choose where to go and what to do? We list the best places to chill out

Having fun in the Falkland Islands

The island has changed little since the 1830s — and that’s a good thing says our reluctant-visitor-turned-convert

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The Times travel photo competition

The February winner of the Kerala photography holiday and first March nominations - enter to win an Authentic Adventures course

Families catch the sunset on a beach in Mumbai

Camera phone travel photo tips

A gallery and advice from Henry Reichhold, whose Nokia camera phone exhibition is on at Heathrow's Terminal 5

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

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Times Walks: Purton and Sharpness, Gloucestershire

When the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal opened in the 1820s, Purton became a busy little place. Now it’s a sleepy canalside hamlet

Strolling through the daffodils in St James's Park, London

Britain's 22 best springtime attractions

Gardens, castles and the first lambs. Time to get out and enjoy the new season in the UK's best locations

1,000 people to light the length of Hadrian's Wall

Times Online captures the dress rehearsal for an ambitious project that will link the 84-mile Roman wall in a line of light on March 13

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Great British weekend

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The rock’n’roll Swedish ski resort

If you’re looking for late-season skiing, with plenty of snow and plenty to amuse the kids, you can’t beat Åre

Video: the best iPhone apps for skiers

Track your average skiing speed, find the best lunch on the mountain and get the weather forecast - just some of the apps we tested

Try some Olympic winter sports

Bored of skiing? Why not have a go at some of the alternative winter sports that have starred in the Winter Olympics?

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Jenny Jones winning gold at the Winter X Games Europe

Winter X Games: Britain's Jenny Jones wins gold

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Chocolate Hotel, Bournemouth

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Aztec Hotel & Spa, Bristol

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Willow Tree House, Rye, East Sussex

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Hair holidays with Stuart Holmes

Celebrity snipper Stuart Holmes smoothes out bad hair days on a haircut break in Cheltenham

Isrotel Dead Sea Resort and Spa, Israel

Relaxing mud wraps with a panoramic view of the Dead Sea at the latest luxury opening in Ein Bokek

ESPA Leela Palace, Udaipur, India

Comfy contemporary meets traditional Rajasthani at a stunning new spa in northern India

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Bmi launches Heathrow-Berlin service

New route will tie the airline's network into that of its parent company Lufthansa

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Emirates opens Birmingham lounge

Midlands hub gets first dedicated long-haul space for executives

Profile: Philanthropist Matt Stockdale

Former Homepride boss talks about giving away money, hotel horror stories and eating poached frogs

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Review: The Scotsman, Edinburgh

This ex-newspaper HQ is quirky but classic

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Bluestone, the latest upmarket holiday camp

How does the latest holiday village competitor in a Welsh National Park compare with the much loved family favourite?

Thermes Marins de Saint Malo, France's most famous thalaossotherapy destination

France in the springtime

The editor of France Magazine's latest monthly column focuses on refreshing spa and spring breaks around the country

Secrets of Stieg's Stockholm

As the Swedish capital prepares itself for a wave of book fans, we take a look at the city through the bestselling author’s eyes

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