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Explore the world with noted adventurers and award-winning writers such as Bear Grylls, Jan Morris and Lionel Shriver
Dates and details of global events and spectacles, such as Sydney’s Crave Food Fair (above), to build an adventure, a holiday or a trip around
Mar 29, 2013
A mine of adrenalin
The Penrhyn Quarry in north Wales seems like an odd location for a thrill ride, but it is the home of Europe’s longest zip wire
Mar 22, 2013
A five-star performance
Sarah Hemming watches actors mingle with unsuspecting guests in an ‘immersive’ play
Mar 22, 2013
On location: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’
The special effects are so dazzling it may come as a surprise to learn that many of the film’s bucolic landscapes are real
©Rafal Maciejczyk
Mar 22, 2013
We will survive
Adventurer Bear Grylls has launched a ‘survival academy’ – aimed not just at adults, but families too. Neville Hawcock and his son sign up for its first course
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Mar 1, 2013
Skegness braced for beach sports arena
East Lincolnshire town seen as possible venue for national beach sports arena
©Robert Harding
Feb 1, 2013
Jan Morris in the heart of Wales
Dolgellau, a town with a population of less than 3,000, is full of surprises, the veteran travel writer discovers
Jan 18, 2013
In whisky’s heartland
As Scots prepare to celebrate Burns Night, Sam Knight learns about the art of making a dram in Speyside
©James Royall
Nov 23, 2012
London’s Café Royal
Now restored as a luxury hotel, the legendary venue is looking to regain its place at the heart of the capital’s social scene
Oct 26, 2012
Postcard from ... London
The main viewing gallery of the Shard, the tallest building in western Europe, has a triple-height ceiling
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PURSUITS
Sep 28, 2012
Barometer: travel
A Norfolk inn offers rich heritage alongside a very modern sense of hospitality. Plus, Bond-themed breaks
Sep 21, 2012
Let the butlers do it
British hotels are rushing to bring back butler service. Is it the ‘Downton’ effect or simply a marketing ploy?
Sep 7, 2012
Postcard from ... Chichester
The Novium museum highlights a counterculture in England’s south coast, where ancient and modern go hand in hand
Aug 31, 2012
In search of the elusive otter
Once on the verge of extinction in England, the shy creatures are enjoying a resurgence
Aug 24, 2012
Postcard from ... Bognor Regis
Butlins moves upmarket with the futuristic-looking Wave hotel and apartments
Aug 17, 2012
A bleak sort of beauty
Scotland’s Flow Country covers 1,500 square miles but is almost unknown to visitors. Hugh Graham says that might soon change
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ADVENTURES
Aug 10, 2012
Postcard from ... Cornwall
A holiday company at the helm of a revival in pilot cutters offers trips along the county’s south coast
Aug 3, 2012
A seat at the bar with Dylan Thomas
Browns, the Welsh hotel where the poet used to do his drinking, reopens with style
Jul 28, 2012
Where to drink to Olympic victories
Aside from playing their part in English history and literature, London’s historic pubs make the perfect après-Games venues, writes Michael Hodges
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