Destinations

The world’s worst national foods and the best places to eat them

The world’s worst national foods and the best places to eat them

21 May 2010 by Joel Willans

If you enjoy living your life on the culinary edge these “delightful” dishes will make your mouth water and your stomach turn.

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Finland Korea Peru Seoul Sweden Thailand

Stare Singapore’s defeat in the face

Stare Singapore’s defeat in the face

4 Mar 2010 by Joel Willans

Singapore was the location for one of World War Two’s greatest defeats. To relive that day, you just need to think inside the box.

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Singapore

4 ways your holiday can save the world

4 ways your holiday can save the world

2 Mar 2010 by Joel Willans

Holidaying doesn’t just have to be about saving your sanity. You can help save the world, too.

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Africa Borneo Brazil Cajamarca Indonesia

Literary towns for psychogeographical souls

Literary towns for psychogeographical souls

10 Feb 2010 by Peter Sterling

Explore a new city with the help of world literature: Peter Sterling sniffs out a few literary trails worth picking up.

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Dublin Saint Petersburg Tokyo

Ecotourism between a rock and a hard place

Ecotourism between a rock and a hard place

2 Feb 2010 by Peter Sterling

Has the ecotourism movement finally gone absolutely insane? Take a mental journey to the Korean DMZ to find out.

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Korea North Korea

Do you get the concept?

Do you get the concept?

27 Dec 2009 by Peter Sterling

The concept store. The name is ridiculous, but where better to mix art, fashion and caffeine?

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Helsinki London Milan Tokyo

The sandcastle in a palm

The sandcastle in a palm

14 Dec 2009 by Joel Willans

Dubbed the 8th wonder of the world by its creators, Dubai’s manmade islands took seven years to build. They are home to 29 hotels, but one towers above the rest.

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Dubai

10 words at a time…

10 words at a time…

15 Oct 2009 by Peter Sterling

Making inroads into a new language has never been easier, thanks to the wonders of YouTube.

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Japan

Tourists: The good, the bad and the ugly

Tourists: The good, the bad and the ugly

6 Oct 2009 by Joel Willans

What nationalities make the best tourists? Expedia asked 4500 hoteliers to give their opinion and some of the results came as bit of a surprise.

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France Japan U.S.A. United Kingdom