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One of the world’s great wildlife shows is a starling migration that gets under way in no more exotic a place than Somerset

New York's top 10 new hotels

This year in Manhattan there’s been a bumper crop of hotel openings — and a few old ones getting a spruce up. We pick the top 10

Escape to Vietnam's secret coast

Off the beaten track there's a stretch of beachy coastline as gorgeous and undiscovered as the best of Bali 20 years ago

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Visit Berlin’s brave new world

Two decades after the fall of the Wall, Berlin’s streets are buzzing with confidence – but clues to a divided past are never far away

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Chalet Chef 2010: The final shortlist

We name the six chalet companies that will go through to a cook-off in mid-November

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We discover Italy's secret ski resort

Is it impossible to find epic pistes without epic crowds? Yes — and it’s called Moena, says Sunday Times ski editor Sean Newsom

Ski Resort reports 2010: Aspen to Zell am See

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The Times travel photo competition

The first set of November nominees and weekly winner. The prize is a Leica Monovid 8x20

How to photograph Devon's most historic Bonfire Night event

Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels in pictures

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

Smugshots special: a new perspective

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

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Away from the Alsace hotspots of Strasbourg and Colmar, smaller Christmas markets boast a French flair you won’t find anywhere else
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Sunset on the Mekong at Luang Prabang

A slow, ponderous journey up the Mekong

With its haunting light and primeval landscapes, the Mother River in Laos takes you on a journey of dark dreams

10 cosy British inns

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

A female going solo in Tajikistan

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

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LIVE: our fat bloke at fit camp in Devon

Will he survive? Read daily updates from our man this week on his quest to shed stones at a boot camp on Exmoor

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Grand Hotel Excelsior, Malta

A lacklustre stay at a big-scale hotel where the spa has a huge menu but crowded rooms

Exhale Spa, The Gansevoort Turks and Caicos

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

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Where to go for a New Year detox in Britain

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Finnair's new spa lounge at Helsinki airport

The world's oddest airport lounges

Lounges for dogs and children sound bizarre but not as odd as Finnair's new facility

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SkyTeam, Alitalia open new terminal facilities

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

10 rules of business travel etiquette

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

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Medion Akoya 1312

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

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Mexican beach and Mayan adventure

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

Wine and fine views: the civilised way to shrug off a long-distance flight

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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A Christmas day out from London

Kirstin Standage wants a festive family day out that isn't as pricey as Lapland

Wheelchair-accessible cottages

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

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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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

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Frequent flyer: Dame Vera Lynn

The forces' sweetheart on her favourite holiday and inflight champagne

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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