Whether you are gawking at 800-year-old sunken churches or gyrating in hole-in-the-wall clubs, the country’s main attraction is its beautiful people.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the confrontation at Checkpoint Charlie,the tensest spot in the Cold War, has turned into a more prosaic one.
It may make adults go to pieces, but for the young
at heart or children Legoland Hotel is the place to be.
A guest farm hidden in the Groot Marico valley provides nature activities or, best of all, an excuse to do nothing.
Madrid comes alive after dark — no one
sensible goes out dancing before 2am. Resident <b>Paul Richardson</b> picks the best places to go.
This tranquil corner of the Garden Route boasts stunning wildlife, an untamed coastline and scarcely a soul in sight during the off-peak season.
The city of Dubai seems airless, like a still photograph from a science fiction future.
When you get tired of R&R on a Malaysian tropical island, what better way to pass the time than learning to cook like a local?
From Francis Ford Coppola’s new hotel in Italy to the genius of Klimt in Vienna, <b>Claire Wrathall</b> has some tempting tips for travellers.
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/ 19 December 2011
French authorities claim no-go zones aim to stop pestering of foreign visitors by ‘delinquents’ run by criminal gangs.
You don’t have to go on a luxury package tour to enjoy what this tropical Tanzanian island has to offer
Tourism in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ravaged east is doubling by the year as intrepid travellers set out to witness its natural wonders.
Magaliesburg’s zipline canopy tour is for people
with granite-like nerves and a whole lot of faith.
There’s a far cheaper way than the legendary Orient Express to experience the mystique of travelling from Paris to Istanbul by train.
Concerns about safety in Japan because of
its natural disasters and radiation levels after the devastating earthquake in March are unfounded.
<b>Cat Pritchard</b> goes foraging for fungi in France.
The food-cart explosion in Vancouver has brought down the walls surrounding high-class cuisine.
The art in this beautiful city evokes a world of
decadence and indulgence. And so does the cuisine.
Catch what you can while you can — it’s not going to be around for much longer.
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/ 30 September 2011
Most Peruvian cuisine is centred on the native aji chilli pepper.
The South American nation is enjoying a gastronomic boom that is putting it on the A-list of global cuisine.
Its beauty is dazzling by day, but when the sun goes down New Zealand’s seas and glittering skies are
another world.
The rich and varied scenery of the island is reflected in the cuisine on offer.
A Cambodian market in the town of Skuon, 75km outside the capital of Phnom Penh, is the place to visit if you really want to see how the locals eat.
Cambodia and Vietnam, both emerging from a violent past, are intent on building a prosperous future.
The Arab spring is fuelling a Turkish summer as Saudis, Kuwaitis and other tourists from the Gulf states head there for their holidays.
In a quarry in Bolivia lies the world’s largest
collection of dinosaur footprints. <b>Ian Belcher</b> steps back in time.
In the famed Florida city you can explore the
cuisine of the entire Caribbean and South
America — and often all in one restaurant.
There are more than 130 stalls in the narrow, winding streets of Borough Market, guaranteeing food lovers a magical experience.
What seemed to many to be an environmental tragedy turned out to be a catalyst for new life and a blessing for lovers of fynbos and flowers.
Life’s a beach in Mozambique for horses that were rescued from Zimbabwe — and they provide one
of the best riding holidays for tourists.
The unflinching face-off between the Koreas is a curious hangover in a world that has moved on.