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Riding high in Germany on the world’s oldest suspended railway | Germany holidays

It’s easy to be seduced by the romance of train travel. Think of sleeper trains, boat trains, vintage steam railways, elegant dining cars. But...

Bell Mountain – Atlas Obscura

If you climb the steep grade to the 3,424 foot...

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How a dawn chorus break in Gloucestershire opened my ears to the birds | Gloucestershire holidays

Silhouettes dart across a lake and the pale morning sky. Avocets screech high-pitched cries, defending their eggs from a squawking crow that circles above,...

The Keelmen Mural – Atlas Obscura

This mural, located on the end of a row of...

Our perfect slice of Portugal: a family holiday on ‘the best beach in the world’ | Algarve

‘I declare this the best beach in the world,” my youngest son shouts, leaping from a three-metre-high dune on to the soft, golden sand....

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Tal Barahi Temple – Atlas Obscura

As a country landlocked by China and India, Nepal doesn't...

From cassoulet in Carcassonne to patisseries in Paris – a tour of France in 10 classic dishes | France holidays

Patisseries in ParisOf course you can enjoy exquisitely crafted patisseries all over France, but Paris is home to many of the country’s best pâtissiers,...

6 Remote Places for a Volunteer Vacation

Instead of soaking in the sun poolside or lounging around a luxurious hotel, more travelers are spending their vacations creating trails in the Faroe...

A luxury lighthouse stay in northern Spain: ‘Windows look east and west to sunrise and sunset’ | Spain holidays

I have always longed to be a lighthouse keeper and now, at last, I am one. If only for the weekend. Look at my...

Discovering Amazing Wildlife Along the Panama Canal

“Follow me,” Nando said. “I know where it lives.”It was late morning, hot, humid and quiet. Shafts of sunlight cut through the jungle as...

Flag Fen Archeology Park – Atlas Obscura

Continually occupied from prehistory until today, the site of Flag...

Viva Zapotec! A thriving ecotourism project in Mexico’s Oaxaca state | Mexico holidays

When I reach the mountaintop chapel, I slump on the dry stone wall, wheezing in the thin air, marvelling at what combination of brawn...

Robert S. Douglas, Founder of the Black Dog Apparel Company, Dies at 93

Robert Douglas, who built the Black Dog Tavern on Martha’s Vineyard and transformed its logo of his Labrador-boxer mix into an international emblem for...

Emerald Lakes (Ngarotopounamu) – Atlas Obscura

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in New Zealand is a 19-kilometer...

From batik-making in Ghana to homestays in Kyrgyzstan: your top ethical trips | Ethical holidays

Crafting in GhanaGlobal Mamas, in the port town of Elmina, creates financial prosperity for local women through the production of handcrafted goods using traditional...

Zagreb 80s Museum – Atlas Obscura

By the 1980s, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had...

I visited every country in the world without flying. Here are eight things I learned | Life and style

I have often felt as if I was born 100 years too late. There was a time when satellites weren’t whizzing above us and...