Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living.
– anthony bourdain
Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living.
– anthony bourdain
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LAGOS GROTTO TOUR
THIS POPULAR tourist town in Portugal's southern Algarve region offers boat trips around a striking stretch of rocky coastline and through caves.
GUINNESS STOREHOUSE
THE Guinness Storehouse in Dublin is Ireland's most popular tourist attraction with 1.7 million visitors a year – but is it all it's cracked up to be?
Middle East Fjords
JOIN US as we race friendly dolphins on a traditional Arabian dhow in a Middle East fjord close to the flashpoint Strait of Hormuz.
HITLER'S TERROR BUNKER
THIS VAST underground bunker in Northern France was built by the Nazis to launch devastating V2 rocket attacks on London.
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HOTELS DURING COVID
IS IT SAFE TO GET A ROOM? Here's what we found when we stayed in two contrasting properties on different continents.
FLYING DURING COVID
WE ALL KNOW air travel has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s still a shock when you see the impact with your own eyes.
DISNEY DURING COVID
HONG KONG DISNEYLAND has reopened with measures to combat Covid-19 in place. But is it still fun despite the restrictions? We find out.
Hong kong FIGHTBACK
THE CITY of skyscrapers is known as a bustling, noisy global metropolis. But how is it coping with COVID-19?
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Dubai Sheikh's zoo
GULF ARABS love big cats and other exotic animals, and many sheikhs have private zoos. Afaranwide had a look inside one of them.
SEYCHELLES EXTENDED STAY
WE WERE looking forward to spending three months in this island nation – but it didn't turn out as we expected.
GUEST POST: AFGHANISTAN
IN THIS SPECIAL POST, best-selling novelist Andrea Busfield – pictured with a bodyguard – recalls a travel experience that changed her life.
CALIFORNIA'S AMAZINg WILDLIFE
WHALES, elephant seals, elk, sea lions… California has all these and much, much more. But did you know that you can also find zebras?
All Aboard the Hong Kong Tram Dash
JOIN US on a high-speed trip across the city on board one of its iconic double-deckers – travel right the way across Hong Kong in just five minutes!
All Aboard for the Hong Kong Tram Dash!
JOIN US on a high-speed trip across the city on board one of its iconic double-deckers – travel right the way across Hong Kong in just five minutes!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
TWO THOUSAND YEARS ago, gladiators fought to the death at the Arena of Nîmes in southern France. Now, the Great Roman Games are recreated there each May...
india's temple of love
IT'S the symbol of India, it's one of the world's most famous buildings, and it comes with a heart-breaking love story. The Taj Mahal has it all....
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TOP 10 VIRTUAL ATTRACTIONS
MANY of the world's most popular tourists sites are closed because of the coronavirus crisis, but you can still visit them virtually while you're self-isolating.
10 things we learned
OUR detailed guide to creating a website, one step at a time. The costs, the mistakes – it's what we wish we'd known when we started blogging.
TROUBLED TIMES FOR EXPATS
MOVING abroad can seem an idyllic prospect, but what happens when sudden upheavals or the inescapable realities of life intrude?
shimla, queen of the hills
GOVERNMENT officials once retreated to Shimla in the foothills of the Himalayas to escape India's blazing hot summers. Now tourists make the same journey.
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LAGOS GROTTO TOUR
THIS POPULAR tourist town in Portugal's southern Algarve region offers boat trips around a striking stretch of rocky coastline and through caves.
GUINNESS STOREHOUSE
THE Guinness Storehouse in Dublin is Ireland's most popular tourist attraction with 1.7 million visitors a year – but is it all it's cracked up to be?
CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
ALL you need to know about the Chelsea Flower Show 2022, back after two years of covid disruption.
Eastern Qing Tombs
VISIT LAVISH mausoleums of Chinese rulers, Including Empress Dowager Cixi, that were looted by grave robbers.
MIDDLE EAST FJORDS
JOIN US as we race friendly dolphins on a traditional Arabian dhow in a Middle East fjord close to the flashpoint Strait of Hormuz.
hitler's terror bunker
THIS VAST underground bunker in Northern France was built by the Nazis to launch devastating V2 rocket attacks on London.
covid
Flying during covid
WE ALL KNOW air travel has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s still a shock when you see the impact with your own eyes.
HOTELS DURING COVID
IS IT SAFE TO GET A ROOM? Here's what we found when we stayed in two contrasting properties on different continents.
most popular
Dubai Sheikh's zoo
GULF ARABS love big cats and other exotic animals, and many sheikhs have private zoos. Afaranwide had a look inside one of them.
AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL
IN THIS SPECIAL POST, best-selling novelist Andrea Busfield – pictured with a bodyguard – recalls a travel experience that changed her life.
SEYCHELLES LONG-TERM
WE decided to spend three months in this island nation in the Indian Ocean – but the trip didn't turn out as we had expected.
california wildlife
CALIFORNIA'S AMAZING WILDLIFE – GALLERY: Whales, elephant seals, elk, sea lions… California has all these and much, much more. But did you know that you can also find zebras?
temple of love
IT'S the symbol of India, it's one of the world's most famous buildings, and it comes with a heart-breaking love story. The Taj Mahal has it all...
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
TWO THOUSAND YEARS ago, gladiators fought to the death at the Arena of Nîmes in southern France. Now, the Great Roman Games are recreated there each May...
RECOMMENDED
TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS
MANY of the world's most popular tourists sites are closed because of the coronavirus crisis, but you can still visit them virtually while you're self-isolating. READ MORE
10 things we learned
OUR detailed guide to creating a website, one step at a time. The costs, the mistakes – it's what we wish we'd known when we started blogging.
troubled times
MOVING abroad can seem an idyllic prospect, but what happens when sudden upheavals or the inescapable realities of life intrude?
SHIMLA, QUEEN OF THE HILLS
GOVERNMENT officials once retreated to Shimla in the foothills of the Himalayas to escape India's blazing hot summers. Now tourists make the same journey.