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How to photograph Devon

Photographer Doug McKinlay guides us through an assignment at the Bonfire Night event in Devon

A female going solo in Tajikistan

Intrepid reporter Caroline Eden negotiates the 'Roof of the World' – Tajikistan and the High Pamirs in Central Asia

The 8 best tourist trap alternatives

Pompeii, Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal, the pyramids... all overrun with tourists. Here's fabulous alternatives

Confessions of a cabin crew

What really goes on at 39,000ft? Tell us your tales and the best will be published in the Sunday Times this weekend

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Val di Fassa

Italy's secret ski resort

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Smugshots special: a new perspective

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

This was taken on the Peruvian side of lake Titicaca. The Uros people live on floating islands made of reeds, I took this as our boat pulled away from one of the islands. Bizarrely, these four women started singin twinkle twinkle little star and spinning on the spot. I haven't touched the colours; the light really was that perfect for pictures.vvvvvvvv

The Times travel photo competition

October's competition is now closed. See the winning snap and enter the November competition

Silly signs in Cumbria

Cumbria Tourism is using silly signs to promote the great outdoors. We have a gallery

signs of the times 2009

View the 50 finalists and vote for the best

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Lady Georgina Anderson and Caroline Whalley of Lady Gs Cookery School, North Yorkshire

Yorkshire's grand new cookery school

Lady G's, based in a private Georgian mansion, is a welcome addition to the learn-to-cook scene in the North

Celebrity Chef Antonio Carluccio goes mushroom hunting at Eridge Park, the estate of the Earl of Abergavenny, near Tunbridge Wells Kent. Picture shows Carluccio harvesting a Parasol mushroom October 21st, 2009.

Hunting mushrooms with Antonio Carluccio

It’s all good clean fungi in some Kent woodland with the great Italian chef

10 cosy British inns

Roaring fires, first-rate food, fine ales — here are some favourite pubs and inns for a countryside escape

Food & Travel 

Head Chef Stephen Terry and Chef Ashley Woodland.

The six best UK breaks for foodies

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Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: the arty antidote to Dubai?

Dubai’s big brother has joined the battle for tourism with an arts quarter, a giant mosque and a nature reserve – not all of it tasteful

Twilight fans descend on Forks, the US 'vampire town'

Supernatural powers are at work as film fanatics gather in Forks, Washington, the US town made famous by the hit vampire series

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Chris Haslam has the ideal locations for history and beach buffs on Mexico's Mayan Riviera

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New Zealand's finest island escape

Waiheke is a short ferry ride from Auckland... and it’s the classy way to recover from the flight to the bottom of the world

Instant weekend: Damascus

A millennium’s worth of history, plus souks, boutique hotels and fine dining on a long weekend in Syria's capital

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City style: Palermo

From opera house to street market, Sicily’s capital cascades with life

11 reasons to visit Bangladesh

The author of Bradt's new guide to Bangladesh picks out the highlights of this little-visited country

To South Africa and back - by motorcycle

A Kent biker will drive solo through 28 countries in Africa on a 25,000 mile adventure starting this weekend

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Wheelchair-accessible cottages

Hilary Harris is infuriated by the lack of advice in holiday brochures for travellers with disabilities

What do to in Chennai

James Tornos has a free day in the city formerly known as Madras and wants to know what to see

A family safari on the cheap

Michael Chaloner has £2,000 to spend on a father-and-son safari - is he destined for Longleat?

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Reclaim you self retreat Marrakesh.

Reclaim Your Self, Marrakesh

A good-value wellbeing break held in a riad sets the blueprint for breaks in the Cotswolds and Tanzania

Exhale Outdoor Shower

Exhale Spa, The Gansevoort Turks and Caicos

Caribbean luxury on a modest scale with some surprisingly affordable spa offerings

New spas for autumn breaks

We nominate seven of the best openings in the UK this year for an indulgent weekend away

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Chewton Glen is one of the few luxurious hotels in Britain that consistently lives up to expectation  

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SkyTeam co-branded check-in at London Heathrow terminal 4

SkyTeam, Alitalia open new terminal facilities

Alliance gets common check-in at Heathrow while Italian carrier gets a dedicated terminal in Rome

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10 rules of business travel etiquette

Business travellers forced to fly in economy might need to be re-educated in acceptable on-board behaviour

TripIt Pro launched in the UK

Premium version of online travel planning system now available outside the US

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The latest review: A minuscule shift key annoys our technology editor

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Just don't ask for mushy peas in Sète

Sète and seafood in southern France

Rough and ready Sète is a town that lives for its seafood. Few tourists find it, though - all the more for Anthony Peregrine

Miriam Margoyles

My hols: Miriam Margolyes

Give me the madness of Cairo and Mumbai, and you can keep your five-star luxury, says the award-winning actress

Confessions of a tourist: All at sea with a yummy yachtie

Adrift in the Caribbean, Mark Fewster found his guardian angel

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