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Post-tsunami volunteering

Oct 9th, 2018 | By Kaye Holland

Stephen Phelan shares a memorable experience from the road

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Tags: Earthquake, island, Japan, Japanese, Lonely Planet, mountains, Onagawa Bay, sea, Sendai, Shigeru Ban, Tokyo, tsunami

Swimming with whales

Oct 4th, 2018 | By Kaye Holland

Jean-Bernard Carillet shares a remarkable experience from the road

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Tags: Bora Bora, dive, experience, island, Lonely Planet, Moorea, sea, Tahiti, Travel, whales

Bye bye Britain

Jun 25th, 2017 | By Kaye Holland

Torturous Brexit negotiations, four terrorist attacks in a month, the Grenfell Tower tragedy, a coalition of chaos… it’s time to escape for the summer, says Kaye Holland

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Tags: Barbados, British government, Brits, Colombia, Ecuador, Finsbury Park, London, Russia, sand, sea, Sri Lanka, summer, sun, The Maldives, Wales

Life’s a beach

Feb 10th, 2015 | By Kaye Holland

Winter getting you down? Book a break on one of these beaches and we bet you’ll feel better instantly…

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Tags: Abu Dhabi, Andaman sea, beach, Bermuda, Camps Bay, Cape Town, James Bond, Langkawi, Malaysia, Phuket, sand, sea, South Africa, Thailand, UAE

Cruising for solo travellers

Sep 29th, 2014 | By Kaye Holland

Cruise prices are geared toward couples. Yet about one in four cruise passengers travels alone or as a single parent. How do they fare?

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Tags: Berlitz, charters, Cruise, cruise ships, cruises, Douglas Ward, ocean, passengers, sea, solo travellers

Wish you were here?

Jul 24th, 2014 | By Kaye Holland

A great globe trotting itinerary takes a certain kind of planning to ensure the best route – and price. Check out these tips for a top journey

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Tags: air miles, Australia, Bhutan, Big Mac Index, Britain, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Christmas, Flight Centre, Galapagos Islands, globe-trotting, Heathrow, holiday, Hurricane season, India, Japan, New Year, passport, sand, school holidays, sea, South East Asia, summer, The Economist, The Galapagos Islands, trips

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