Not sure what to get friends and family for Christmas? Fear not, we have plenty of ideas for a last-minute…
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A break from the accommodation mega-sites: the best alternative booking platforms | Self-catering
Accounts of tenants illegally subletting rental properties by listing them on Airbnb and Booking.com, without the permission of their landlords,…
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From the Gobi to Ghana: 10 of the best community tourism trips around the world | Travel
Stay with a herding family in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert Eternal Landscapes offers individual and small-group trips to Mongolia, with a…
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From the Andes to the Amazon: a six-week riverboat adventure to Belém, Brazilâs gateway to the river | Amazon holidays
In an open-air market in the Brazilian city of Belém, I had a problem. It was breakfast time and I…
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Could a surfing retreat in Morocco conquer my fear of the sea? | Surfing holidays
I can’t remember when my terror of waves began in earnest. Maybe it was a singular incident that triggered it,…
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Hiking on the roof of North Africa: a trek to Moroccoâs tallest peak | Morocco holidays
Coming up the footpath from Imlil, Hussein and IÂ step aside to let a laden mule go past and I…
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It takes a village â the pioneering tourism project breathing new life into Indiaâs mountain communities | India holidays
Kathdhara village is a riot of colour as the early evening light turns the clouds the rosy hue of Himalayan…
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âItâs one of those lifetime thingsâ: viral videos turn Rio favela rooftop into tourist hotspot | Rio de Janeiro
It was day three of the British familyâs holiday in Brazil and, as the sun rose over Rioâs undulating mountains,…
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Mysterious Marrakech: why I never tire of Moroccoâs Red City | Marrakech holidays
The rising sun sets fire to the snow-covered caps of the Atlas mountains. Within moments, the shadowy gorges are gleaming…
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£600 for cheese? The Brazilian beach scams that cost visitors dear | Scams
When Lisa Selby* used her debit card to pay for two slices of barbecued cheese from a beach vendor in…
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