What’s it like to visit the Taj Mahal? Your top 8 questions answered!
Shah Jahan’s mausoleum (and architectural love letter) to his wife Mumtaz Mahal is surely at[…]
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What’s it like to visit the Taj Mahal? Your top 8 questions answered!
Shah Jahan’s mausoleum (and architectural love letter) to his wife Mumtaz Mahal is surely at the top of most people’s must-see list in India. One of the 7 Modern Wonders[…]
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The night train from Bukhara: Travels through Uzbekistan
It’s quarter to ten on a Wednesday night, and I’m standing on a station platform in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. I’m here on a trip-of-a-lifetime, bucket-list kind of adventure – and that’s[…]
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Istanbul layover? How to experience the city on a transit visit
Istanbul is a major hub for reasonably-priced flights from Europe to the Middle East and further afield, but it is better known as a fascinating city in its own right.[…]
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Kibera: Visiting Africa’s biggest slum
Something that’s really important to me is to learn about everyday life in the countries I visit. It doesn’t matter whether the country is affluent or impoverished, I want to[…]
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Swimming with manta rays in the Maldives
The Maldives are simply magical, but one of the most memorable moments of my time there was the day I swam with a manta ray. We had travelled by wooden dhoni[…]
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Portrush to Castlerock: Discover Northern Ireland’s northwest coast
The part of the Northern Irish coast to the west of the Giant’s Causeway is the province’s holiday playground. With white sand beaches, caravan parks and coastal towns, it is[…]
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Crossing the Irish border: everything you need to know for a stress-free visit!
Ireland is a country divided in two: in the south and west, the nation of Ireland (which I will refer to as the Republic of Ireland to avoid confusion), and[…]
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Discover Northern Ireland’s beautiful Causeway Coast
If you’ve been to Ireland and not visited the north-eastern counties, you have missed something special. Politically part of the United Kingdom and with a chequered history to match, Northern[…]
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Small group travel: Is it right for you?
I am a huge advocate of small group travel, and it is something I have been doing for many years. I also find that, more and more, friends are asking[…]
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Auschwitz: a photo essay
While I was in Poland I was lucky enough to grab the opportunity to visit Auschwitz. I had been to Yad Vashem, the holocaust museum in Jerusalem, back in September[…]
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