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About this article Close This article appeared in the Guardian on on p2 of the Travel features section. It was last updated at 00:14 on March 01 2008. Top of the tree ... sleep in a 200-year-old chestnut at Perch dans le Perche Bloomfield House, Bath ...more
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- Night train 23 weeks ago
About this article Close This article appeared in the Guardian on on p36 of the section. It was last updated at 00:14 on March 01 2008. Waiting game ... porters wait to board at Kolkata. Photograph: Brijesh Patel On the night train from Delhi to ...more
- Going to the dogs 23 weeks ago
About this article Close This article appeared in the Guardian on on p20 of the section. It was last updated at 00:14 on March 01 2008. Husky safari ... the dogs dash excitedly along cross-country ski runs. Photograph: Marcus Bleasdale Sliding across a ...more
- Grenada after the storm 23 weeks ago
In 2004, Hurricane Ivan ripped into Grenada, devastating its fragile economy. Rory Ross meets entrepreneur Peter de Savary, who has big plans for the Caribbean island The capital, St George?s, cascades steeply down to the waterfront where spices were ...more
- York, England 23 weeks ago
Click here for 48 Hours In... York map WHY GO NOW? This small city has a huge history stretching back 2,000 years. York combines a rich architectural heritage with a fresh generation of cool cafs, restaurants and hotels. They will be busy over the next ...more
- 24-Hour Room Service: Palace Merano... 23 weeks ago
The hotel is in the shadow of the impressive peaks of the South Tyrol Search Search Go Independent.co.uk Web Bookmark & Share On my arrival at the Palace Hotel, I passed Jacques Chirac departing with a trolley-load of Louis Vuitton luggage and a ...more
- Bamako: Africa's beat heart 23 weeks ago
Slaves from Mali exported their moving melodies to America's shores. Now, more fresh sounds are emanating from the clubs of its capital, Bamako. By Richard Knight REUTERS Blind Malian singing duo Amadou Bagayoko (fourth right) and Mariam Doumbia (second ...more
- Metal fatigue blamed for Ozjet incident... 23 weeks ago
12:00am The pilots fought to control the plane as they attempted to work out what had happened but were eventually able to land safely despite fears they might have insufficient fuel to reach an alternative airport. The incident was one of two to affect ...more
- Oops, my jet crashed 23 weeks ago
12:00am His tongue-in-cheek comment follows my over-enthusiastic mid-air turn in a Boeing 737 flight simulator. It brings forth images of a lynch mob, drenched in coffee and airline food, cursing me. The Flight Experience simulator can make you think you ...more
- ASIAN ENIGMA: ONE STEPPE BEYOND 23 weeks ago
Spectacular: Mongolia, in the heart of central Asia, is best visited from spring to autumn As is often the case once out of a city in Mongolia, almost everything around us is green and blue: the grassy steppes stretch away to the horizon and the enormous ...more
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