| | Everyone makes mistakes when they travel: visa problems, booking on the wrong day, running into problems at the rental car desk, or having a ticketing nightmare. Aviation journalist John Walton explains how to avoid (or at least minimise) them. | | |
 | | How and where to celebrate Holi in India | | What is it with India and colour? From deity-filled temples to rainbow-hued saris, India’s colours are vivid and supersaturated. But the palette goes into overdrive once a year for the festival of Holi in the Hindu lunar month of Phalguna – falling on 9-10 March in 2020 – when most of the country is drenched in coloured powder. | | | | | |
 | | Taste the terroir in these top wine caves around the world | | Descending deep into the earth, wine caves provide ideal conditions for aging wine, where the earthly entombment maintains a consistently cold and humid temperature, and all that above-ground activity that might disturb the aging process is very far away. | | | | | |
 | | How contemporary art is reviving these UK coastal towns | | Think of the great British seaside and you may imagine fish and chips, donkey rides, piers and days spent sheltering from the rain along a blustery promenade. But as Blackpool inaugurates an Art B&B and Folkestone gears up for the fifth edition of its internationally acclaimed Triennial in September 2020, it seems contemporary art is increasingly becoming part of the seaside landscape and a key factor in reviving the flagging fortunes of the UK’s coastal communities. | | | | | |
 | | This new hiking route follows a WWI front line | | The new Walk of Peace hiking trail connects the Alps to the Adriatic Sea along the former WWI frontline that once straddled the mountainous border between today's Slovenia and Italy. However, the 11-stage route, which extends approximately 220km and passes through villages, under peaks, past glacial lakes, and across pristine rivers, is more than a trekking path. It is also a living history lesson, a string of museums and memorial sites, and a rolling food-and-wine experience. | | | | | |
 | | First-timer's guide to the Galápagos Islands | | Wildlife is sure to wow visitors to the Galápagos Islands, but the archipelago has so much more to offer. Before a journey to this bucket-list destination, proper planning is paramount. Here’s what to know before you go. | | | | | |
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