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The world’s best hotels — at home and abroad — country house stays and unbeatable guides to much-loved and still-to-discover holiday destinations.
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If you want a hotel with history, then you can't put a price on funHotels risk losing their sparkle if they price out the very people who give them their place-to-be-seen allure.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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The girl and the six-strong crew went to sea in a beautiful red sail boatOctavia Pollock explores North Norfolk's salt marshes, hidden creeks and open sea aboard a traditional craft.
By Octavia Pollock Published
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From Wilde to Woolf, the great and the good have all stayed at Hotel Café RoyalBella Fulford checks in to London's most central hotel.
By Bella Fulford Published
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'The ground floor is a sweet shop for grown-ups': Country Life's favourite London spas and treatmentsLondon life moves a million miles per hour, so it pays to have somewhere to rediscover your inner peace.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Summer home security and travel guideA new generation of technology is giving holidaymakers the confidence to head off into the sunset this summer without a backwards glance.
By Country Life Published
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Ahãma hotel review: Turkey's new waterfront resort is as popular with wildlife as it is with the yachtiesLook out for red squirrels, ducks, swans, peacocks and... emus.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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Looking for a New England: How to have a whale of a time in the American Salcombe...and the home port of the vessel at the heart of Moby-Dick.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The French Capability Brown meets English-style design in this German gardenA jewel in Germany’s crown: there’s more than a hint of the fairy tale about Schloss Dyck in the Rhineland.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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'If there is a European hotel with more magical swim spots then I have yet to find it': Stay on the private island of the man behind the world’s favourite pastisOur Travel Editor was one of the first to stay at Zannier Île de Bendor.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Cancel your safari because Earth's greatest wildlife experiences take place beneath the surface of the oceanThere's no shortage thrilling marine encounters for intrepid travellers.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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What's in my BootBehold the Mary Poppins boot, see what’s inside for Hetty Lintell’s weekend in the Cotswolds
By Hetty Lintell Last updated
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Oh my yacht! You've just bought a very big boat, but how on Earth do you configure it?Those in the yachting know are increasingly prioritising outdoor living.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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What it's like to dive with humpback whales the size of London buses and surf Olympic wavesRosie Paterson journeys to Tahiti, in French Polynesia, where adrenaline junkies can try their hand at big wave surfing, diving with humpback whales and planting coral.
By Rosie Paterson Last updated
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Peak season: Grand Hotel Belvedere and the art of summering at altitudeThere's more to the Alps than skiing.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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42 Acres review: The Somerset rewilding retreat where beavers are the VIPsBen Lerwill visits 42 Acres, a regenerative estate, nature reserve and retreat running on 100% renewable energy.
By Ben Lerwill Published
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This 100-year library in Oslo is beautiful — but we won't be able to read its books until the year 2114Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak are among the authors that have contributed works to the project, which is called Future Library.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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How to follow the footsteps of The Odyssey in styleThe much anticipated summer blockbuster is here, but where was it filmed?
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The Terrace Rooms & Wine review: The boutique bolthole in Britain's Amalfi, run by one of the UK's top sommeliersAgnes Stamp checks in to The Terrace Rooms & Wine in the pretty Victorian seaside resort of Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight.
By Agnes Stamp Published
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What everyone is talking about this week: MAGA (Make Airports Great Again)Once proud institutions have fallen into disrepute.
By Will Hosie Published
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There’s more to Palm Beach in the USA than presidents and palatial pads — it’s the capital of funPalm Beach boasts the second highest density of billionaires in the USA, and they know how to party, says Sophia Money-Coutts.
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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'It’s a very human achievement to take something as awe-inspiring as commercial air travel and reduce it to a tedious series of administrative tasks': Top travel tips for making your journey betterModern-day commercial flight leaves plenty to be desired, but there’s lots you can do to stop the experience from ruining your holiday.
By Richard MacKichan Last updated


