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Enjoying a traditional Uzbek dish called plov

This week we finish our latest series of Postcards by enjoying a traditional Uzbek dinner, with a visit to a top restaurant.

10/04/2017

United Kingdom

Repair work underway on London's iconic Big Ben tower

The refurbishment of Big Ben’s tower is underway and set to last for three years – its biggest repair job for over three decades.

08/04/2017

France

360°: The reinvention of France

Central France château owner Isaure de Sainte-Marie strongly feels that her country needs a new identity.

07/04/2017

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Turkey blocks Booking.com in competition law case

Turkish court bans Booking.com in competition law case

30/03/2017

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The State Museum of Arts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

In Postcards from Uzbekistan this week we visit the State Museum of Arts in the capital Tashkent.

27/03/2017

Romania

Soviet nostalgia? Take a tour through Bucharest's communist past!

Now an energetic commercial centre, Bucharest, Romania’s capital city, still bears in its architecture and landscape traces of the country’s communist history.

22/03/2017

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Postcards from Japan: unique Nishijin-ori weaving

The destination for this episode of Postcards is the beautiful city of Kyoto

17/03/2017

Spain

Cable car rescue drama on the Canary Islands

Dozens of tourists had to be evacuated on Thursday morning after a malfunctioning cable-car system forced them to spend the night stranded 3,500 metres up Mount Teide on…

16/03/2017

Business Series

Eurostar sees signs of recovery after tough 2016

The Channel Tunnel rail service suffered a 28 million euro operating loss as passenger numbers fell following terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.

16/03/2017

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A second robot staffed hotel opens in Tokyo

Dinosaur receptionists were on standby on Wednesday (March 15) as a second hotel staffed mostly by robots and automatons opened in Tokyo.

16/03/2017

World News

Where does your city rank in the 'quality of life' hit parade?

Europe has its problems.

14/03/2017

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Visiting Uzbekistan's Khudayar Khan Palace

This week in Postcards we’re in the east of Uzbekistan in the city of Kokand.

13/03/2017

Economy

Tourists returning to Europe

Improved hotel bookings and increased tax-free shopping and air traffic show that tourists are returning to Europe after recent security fears.

13/03/2017

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Postcards from Japan: the fastest mochi pounders

The Japanese city of Nara is home to what are known as the country's fastest mochi pounders

10/03/2017

Economy

Safety concerns overshadow world's biggest travel and tourism fair

Holiday destinations that are safe - the issue that is occupying participants at this year's ITB, the travel and tourism trade fair in Berlin.

10/03/2017

Thailand

Thai turtle swallows over 900 "goodluck coins"

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06/03/2017

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Postcards from Japan: hiking on the Kii Peninsula

In this episode of Postcards we go hiking on the Kii Peninsula in Japan's Kansai region

03/03/2017

Italy

Naples airport archeological museum is a world's first

Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, welcomes passengers at Naples Capodichino Airport.

02/03/2017

United Kingdom

Tunisia beach attack: British families prepare to sue TUI

British families are preparing to sue the TUI tour operator, following the June, 2015, terror attack in Tunisia.

28/02/2017

USA

SpaceX to send first tourists around the moon

SpaceX is to launch a tourist trip around the moon next year.

28/02/2017