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Katie McKnoultyDespite the world's obsession with Tuscany as a holiday destination, Grosseto seemed to have been left off the tourist map. However, it's now showing Italy how tourism can be done.When I...
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4 hours agoBy Pavlo Fedykovych, Getty ImagesThe glorious Velo Baltica cycling route along Poland's windswept Baltic Coast takes in endless dunes, romantic windmills, historic Hanseatic towns and abandoned forts.February isn't the most popular month...
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20 hours agoBy Lynn BrownGetty ImagesRunning 1,051km from Ankara to Diyarbakır, it passes through stark, mountainous landscapes and some of the country's most important historical sites.Train travel is having a moment. From...
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23 May 2024By Jackie Cooperman, Simone GianforcaroAn enticing new programme is seeking to transform a rugged corner of the Italian island into an outdoor lover's paradise.Renowned for its pristine beaches and dramatic granite cliffs,...
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14 May 2024By Lynn BrownGetty ImagesEvery May, millions of flowers make their way to mums across the US for Mother's Day, and the majority come from one nation.So, where do these flowers...
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9 May 2024By Robyn Huang, Laerke ThorndalThe Travelling Village is an ambitious new experiment uniting 19 digital nomad families for a four-month co-living and co-travelling journey across the world.Before becoming parents, Danish entrepreneurs Nikolaj...
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Recent studies suggest that over half of millennials do not see themselves as 'emotionally and behaviourally' connected to their job and company. Exhausted from high-pressure jobs and with a growing sense of...
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By Stacey LeascaFeatures correspondentGetty ImagesJapan joins other Asian countries in releasing a digital nomad visa, but barriers to entry might be too high for most.Japan's Immigration Services Agency just announced it will...
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By Stacey LastoeFeatures correspondentFrancesco Vaninetti Photo/Getty Images(Credit: Francesco Vaninetti Photo/Getty Images)With tourists around the world behaving badly in their quest to get the perfect Insta shot, some destinations and tour operators are...
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29 October 2023Getty ImagesKenya is to end visa requirements to all African visitors by the end of the year, President William Ruto has said."It is time we... realise that having visa restrictions...
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Outside the gallery, a short walk leads to the old town, where today’s coffee-drinkers gather at the al fresco cafes lining the Ljubljanica River. If the capital, with its wealth of Secessionist...
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25 August 2023By Marco Ferrarese, Features correspondentDorling Kindersley ltd/AlamyIt may soon be obsolete, but the Jungle Train is still a nostalgic jaunt across the heart of the Malay Peninsula, taking in forgotten towns steeped...
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23 August 2023By Lindsey Galloway, Features correspondentАлексей Облов/Getty ImagesA new survey on living and working abroad has revealed the best countries for expats to live. From Malaysia to Mexico, residents explain what makes them...
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By Mike MacEacheranFeatures correspondentThomas Winz/Getty Images(Credit: Thomas Winz/Getty Images)From China to Denmark, countries around the world have different ways to show appreciation. Here's five spots with their own distinctive tipping traits, plus...
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25 April 2023By Sarah Brown, Features correspondentGiordano Cipriani/Getty ImagesLaunched in January 2022, Brazil's new Digital Nomad Visa is enticing a new type of traveller to the South American country. And Rio is one of...
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4 January 2023By Peter Elia, Features correspondentjahmaica/AlamyStretching 192km, the Peak of the Balkans Trail bridges three previously war-torn nations and crosses through some of the continent's least-explored landscapes.Hiking through the green valleys and wildflower-strewn...
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29 November 2022By Susanne Masters,Features correspondentPeter Carroll/AlamyIreland's peat bogs have heated Irish homes for centuries. But could cycling through them help fuel a slow travel revolution and save this landscape?Cycling The Bog...
