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with the world's coolest boarding schoolA 10-week surf safari and volunteering programme along South Africa’s coast culminates in an instructor’s qualification that could set you up for life. We join the new intake
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Inn at the Sticks, Llansteffan, CarmarthenshireThe cheerful welcome and quality local food on offer in this refurbished Welsh pub are in perfect keeping with an area known for ancient merrymaking -
10 of the best surf locations in the worldFrom Mozambique to Mexico, via Cornwall, here are great places to ride waves, find a bed close to the beach and eat drink and party after a day on the water -
‘I’m in love with a whole continent’ – Colin Thubron on his passion for AsiaThe continent that ‘both invites and resists understanding’ has always fascinated the travel writer. And his favourite country is today the saddest: Syria
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A busker’s eye view of the Edinburgh fringe – and how to survive itYou’re a performer on the fringes … but want to be part of the main event. Heed the words of a seasoned Edinburgh busker – on the best pitches, great cheap eats and where to party like a local
Rio Olympics travel guide
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Fun and Games – the inside track on Rio de JaneiroFive insiders reveal how to run with the locals in the Olympics host city – a spectacular tropical metropolis with great beaches, music, views and food
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Rio and São Paulo states' top 10 budget beach hotels and B&Bs;Head out of these huge cities to find peaceful pousadas on the Costa Verde, where you can relax or walk along stunning beaches backed by rainforest
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Top 10 views in Rio de Janeiro – in picturesIt’s a city where tropical rainforests, beaches and mountains collide to form one of the most distinctive landscapes in the world
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The alt city guide to NottinghamFrom Alan Sillitoe to Shane Meadows, Nottingham has a culture of rebelliousness that runs through its energetic music, arts, nightlife and bars
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China's 300m high cliff walk for fearless touristsThe Coiling Dragon Cliff walkway measures 100m and towers 300m above the scenery below
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Brooks Country House, near Ross-on-WyeOnce its pool and spa open – and there’s a little more choice at dinner – this new incarnation of a Wye Valley manor house will be hard to resist
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The Varsity Hotel, CambridgeWith a rooftop bar, modern design touches and a brand new restaurant with a view, this Cambridge hotel is performing to a high degree
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Art Hostel, Leeds: hotel reviewLeeds finally has its own arty city-centre hostel, a revamped listed building with installations and bespoke design touches
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The best new affordable boutique hotels in EuropeChic and contemporary, these beautifully designed boltholes – in Paris, Berlin, Barcelona and beyond – make for stylish short breaks and weekend getaways
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Take the kids to … Winchester Science CentreFilms and live shows in the planetarium and clever interactive exhibits throughout make science fun for all the family on this good-value day trip
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Kew Gardens, LondonA new giant beehive installation is creating a real buzz at Kew, an attraction so brimming with botanic wonders that kids can’t help but learn as they play
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The Roald Dahl Museum, Great Missenden, BucksFans of the master storyteller will love this peek at his life in the village where he lived and wrote
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Paultons Family Theme Park, home of Peppa Pig WorldTripadvisor has crowned the home of Peppa Pig World as the UK’s best amusement park but it’s the mix of nature, wildlife and attractions – including its new ‘Lost Kingdom’ – that makes it such a hit
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Family fun at Europa-Park, GermanyEuropa-Park is Europe’s second most popular theme park, yet little known in the UK. Which is a shame, as this fantasy version of the continent with 100 rides across 13 different lands is a blast
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Take the kids to … Sea Life BrightonNearly 150 years old, this seaside aquarium is home to sharks, but its foxface rabbitfish are its most fearsome residents
readers' tips
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Enter our readers' travel photo competitionOur monthly photo competitions have no theme this year: we just want your best travel shots. Enter via GuardianWitness and you could win a seven-night Secret Fjords self-drive holiday to Iceland for two with Discover the World
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10 of the best small Mediterranean hotelsCrete and other Greek islands were the most popular destinations when we asked for your tips on small, family-run hotels around the Med, with Spain and the Italian coast close behind
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Readers' photo compDream-like landscapes and solitary moments dominate this selection of images that again highlights the diversity and adventure of travel
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Holidays in Tuscany: readers’ tipsBesides Florence, Siena and San Gimignano, this beautiful region has many untrodden corners and family-run places to eat and stay. Readers pick their favourites
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10 of the best swimming holidays around the worldWhether it’s wild swimming in lakes and fjords, a sea ‘safari’ in Crete, or a 6km swim in the warm waters of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, this selection of swims (and stays) is a stroke of genius
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10 of the best alternative city tours in EuropeSee a different side of Europe’s major cities on these innovative walking tours that revel in art, history, food, drink – and even financial mismanagement
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There are certain landscapes that get under your skinFive leading nature writers were asked to reveal the places in the UK that they love. Their answers, from Orkney to Dartmoor, blend weather and landscape with some vivid childhood memories
High-altitude roulette – meet the people scaling Everest