travel
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The world’s best hidden beaches: BaliThe holiday island isn’t all packed beaches and tourist traps – you can find secluded spots perfect for snorkelling, surfing or seeing nature in the raw
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Sister acts: women’s tourism enterprises around the worldTo celebrate next week’s International Women’s Day, we highlight female-led tour companies and guides who are tapping into tourism to realise their potential
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Roaring 20s festival: fun, food and vintage fashionDespite rain, hundreds come to the Blue Mountains for the Charleston Challenge and a trip back to the 20s in style -
Rock art to digital films: on the territory's art trailThe Northern Territory is an art lover’s paradise with ‘bush TVs’, Hermannsburg pottery, contemporary Indigenous artworks and more
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48 hours in Perth: street art, small bars, quokkas, beaches and Bon ScottA wave of construction is transforming the West Australian capital, while Rottnest Island and Fremantle continue to delight
other destinations
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The local heroes who made your tripsBy using local guides, homestays and non-profit groups, visitors can benefit people’s lives and gain rich insights. They could also gain weight, as our tips include some superb home-cooking
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Les Arcs lures UK skiers with Brexit-busting offerThe popular French winter sports destination is hosting a ‘British festival’ to keep UK customers and staff coming
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LA guide: what to see, plus the best bars, hotels and restaurantsWith all eyes on Los Angeles ahead of the Oscars, our local reporter picks the city's highlights, from tasty tacos and classic cocktails to beaches and baseball
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Banksy opens hotel overlooking Bethlehem wallThe Walled Off hotel in Bethlehem looks out on to the wall that separates the West Bank from Israel
readers' tips
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Tell us about your favourite UK country pub for a chance to win a £200 hotel voucherWhat makes a rural pub great? Is it the beer, the garden, the food, the staff, the walks around it? Send us your tips for a chance to win a £200 voucher from uk.hotels.com
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Readers’ travel photo competition: March – win a trip to Costa Rica!Have camera, will travel? Then enter our travel photography competition for a chance to win a 16-night wildlife holiday for two to Costa Rica with Exodus Travels. There is no theme – just send us your best shot
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The best of Los Angeles, chosen by readersA Pacific coast cycle to Malibu, unspoilt Catalina island and a visit to an 18th-century Spanish mission belie the view of LA being all about movie studios and freeway traffic
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Readers’ travel tipsFrom skyline views and canal adventures to a sobering medical museum, a snake farm and fantastic street food, the frenetic Thai capital is packed with delights
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Tokyo is a million cities … and it’s full of secretsA city that can be ‘Blade Runner and old Japan all at once’ inspired Blue Light Yokohama novelist Nicolás Obregón – who is in thrall to Tokyo’s towers, street food and quiet corners
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Loch Lomond’s wild camping ban is a short-sighted stepNew restrictions are unfair and could encourage landowners to restrict access to the full glory of the Scottish wilderness
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Ghana’s 60th marked by striking new galleryThe opening of an ambitious new arts hub shows that creativity is alive and kicking in Ghana’s capital, where young creatives are building on the work of their internationally recognised forebears
Yirrkala to Cyclone Tracy: the territory's heritage