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Peruvian pleasures of the table

From the highest altitudes to the depths of the Pacific, Peru is rich in wild and untamed tastes unfamiliar to most palates. But now internationally-renowned chefs are putting Peru's cuisine on the ma

19/09/2016

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Traveller's diary: from gastronomy's capital to coffee fields

19/09/2016

Italy

Venetians march to take back their city

Residents of Venice have banded together to fight against mass tourism.

13/09/2016

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: Samarkand's lost art of papermaking

The paper made here was considered to be among the finest in the world

12/09/2016

Adventures

Glide like an eagle over Macedonia

The largely mountainous republic is popular amongst paragliders.

12/09/2016

United Kingdom

Brexit: EU visa scheme could see Britons paying to visit Europe

Post Brexit, Britons may have to apply online and pay a fee in order to visit the EU.

12/09/2016

Spain

Thousands rally in Madrid against bullfighting

Several thousand animal rights activists have protested in central Madrid to demand a ban on bullfighting.

11/09/2016

Economy

Greece to tax property owners who rent to visitors

The Greek government is to pass a law taxing owners of properties who rent them out to visitors via sites like Airbnb.

08/09/2016

Adventures

Off-road adventures in Macedonia

More than a thousand dirt tracks make this landlocked country a great place to mountain bike.

05/09/2016

Syria

Fancy a holiday? Come to Syria!

The war-torn country is being portrayed as an inviting holiday destination - at a time when hundreds of thousands of its citizens are literally dying to leave.

02/09/2016

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El Salvador: fireballs battle with the devil

Locals in the town of Nejapa in El Salvador have gathered, to hurl fireballs at one another in honour of a huge volcanic eruption in 1922 which forced all of the residents to abandon the…

02/09/2016

France

Solar eclipse watchers celebrate Reunion 'ring of fire'

A solar eclipse delighted astronomy fans on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday (September 1), drawing sky watchers outside to watch the moon pass before the sun to make a so-called “ring o

02/09/2016

Business Series

British Airways resumes flights from London to Tehran

British Airways is resuming direct flights from London to Tehran which were suspended four years ago because of western sanctions against Iran.

01/09/2016

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Reunion Island: thousands witness partial eclipse of the sun

The annular solar eclipse was perfectly visible from the French island of Reunion, as well as Madagascar and other locations across Central Africa.

01/09/2016

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Spain: Tomatina festival

Over 20,000 revelers hurled 150,000 kilos of ripe tomatoes at each other in the ‘Tomatina’ festival held every year on the third Wednesday of August in the Spanish town of Buñol, 38 kilometres west of

01/09/2016

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UK: Getting a soccer soaking

Crowds gathering on the banks of the Windrush for the annual 30-minute splashabout in Bourton-on-the-Water, UK, are being warned to wear waterproofs or risk getting…

31/08/2016

Series

Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Tilla-Kori Madrassah

Once a place of Islamic learning, this magestic madrassah in Samarkand dates back to the 1600s

29/08/2016

Economy

Worldwide tourism resilient but hit by economic weakness and terrorism

Fears over terrorism and economic weakness mean global travel is still growing but slowing according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.

23/08/2016

Sci-Tech

Iceland: Puffin snorkeling!

Puffin snorkeling is the latest craze to hit Grimsey with tourists flocking to the Icelandic Island in the arctic circle to give it a go.

22/08/2016

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China's new glass bridge promises heartstopping views

The longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world opened to visitors on Saturday in Zhangjiajie, a scenic national park in central China’s Hunan…

21/08/2016