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    A local’s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days

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    A local’s travel guide to New York City: what to eat, see and do in three days

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Destinations

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  • Gelfingen, Heidegg Castle Places along the Route 1291, cycling route in Switzerland

    How an ebike gave me the legs to tackle Switzerland’s contours

  • An instructor helps a kitesurfer perfect his water start on the Stagnone Lagoon, Sicily

    From face-plants to flying across the lagoon: how I learned to kitesurf in Sicily

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The Americas

  • Açaí on sale at a market in Belém, Brazil. Two men look at camera, one without a shirt on.

    From the Andes to the Amazon: a six-week riverboat adventure to Belém, Brazil’s gateway to the river

  • A man standing with his arms around the shoulders of two women, all wearing traditional Mongolian dress, with horses behind them

    From the Gobi to Ghana: 10 of the best community tourism trips around the world

  • A shaman, Claudino Perez, prepares ayahuasca during a ceremony in La Mesa, Colombia, on 9 March 2024.

    Amazon Indigenous peoples can benefit from ‘ayahuasca tourism’

  • Stephen Clarke on a sailing trip to Itaparica Island, Salvador, Brazil

    A moment that changed me: a kind stranger saved my life – and changed my attitude

Europe

  • Soft evening light at a beach in Wales looking towards low mountains

    Stunning views, honesty shops and community pubs: people power on the Llŷn peninsula in Wales

  • Cherry blossom by a track in the countryside

    Spain’s very own sakura: cherry blossom season in the Jerte valley

  • Entrance to a metro station in Paris.

    Zoning in on Ménilmontant, Paris: ‘bohemian, arty and off the tourist trail’

  • Two palm trees and two beach huts in the seafront of Meze in Herault, Languedoc Roussillon FranceCC9JDM Two palm trees and two beach huts in the seafront of Meze in Herault, Languedoc Roussillon France

    ‘A natural paradise’: the south of France’s beautiful blue lagoon

Africa

  • A hiker on the summit of a mountain with a low sun

    Hiking on the roof of North Africa: a trek to Morocco’s tallest peak

  • Surfers walking across a beach to a calm sea

    Could a surfing retreat in Morocco conquer my fear of the sea?

  • Kasbah Amerhidil in the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco, backdropped by the Atlas MountainsEF70J9 Kasbah Amerhidil in the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco, backdropped by the Atlas Mountains

    ‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco

  • A sculpture in the Andre Heller Garden

    Morocco’s happy valley – the wilderness that lies just beyond the souks of Marrakech

Asia

  • Hitomi and Kerry Cox at Tokyo Disneyland, circa 1985. Hitomi is wearing an orange blouse, white pants and a sunhat, and Kerry is wearing an off-white button collared shirt, beige slacks and a brown belt

    The moment I knew: as soon as we parted I realised Hitomi was the one. I waited years to see her again

  • On a railway platform next to a train one man holds a tray of battered snacks while another reaches for his wallet

    ‘The intimate and the epic’: the best way to understand India is to travel by train

  • Daniel Nour (right) and his boyfriend in Japan embracing and facing the camera; Mount Fuji is visible in the distance.

    The place that stayed with me: I was cautious in showing my queerness, until a night spent dancing at a Tokyo gay bar

  • Illustration of a young couple walking along a stranded beach.

    Kindness of strangers: stranded on a tiny Indonesian island, a local took us under her wing

Australia

  • A man pours a coffee for a young man stuck in the rain.

    The kindness of strangers: while we waited outside in the rain, a young boy brought us hot tea and cake

  • The Ngaro track in Queensland

    Walk this way: new Australian hikes to try in 2026

  • Stephanie Wood in a yellow helmet and lifejacket, smiling and sitting on a raft on the Franklin River.

    The place that stayed with me: on a wild, misty river I learned I have the strength for almost anything

  • Postcard image for A local's guide to the Snowy Mountains

    ‘In summer it transforms’: a local’s guide to the Snowy Mountains

United Kingdom

  • Sandy beach in evening light with rockpools and rock formations under low cliffs.

    ‘A scramble down to a gorgeous expanse of beach’: readers’ favourite unsung places in Wales

  • Redbrick Tudor-style ruins in a grassy landscape

    Rolling hills, rich heritage and great pubs: a car-free break in Leicestershire

  • A sloping high street with many white rendered buildings and a church steeple in the background

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