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Trail Of The Unexpected: Rooftop charm in Alberobello, Southern Italy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

My first trullo was above Fasano. I'd just climbed 990 feet from the Puglian coastal plain with its large box-like masserias and suddenly there it was, a round whitewashed structure with a circular tiled roof topped off with what looked like a stone chess piece.

On The Road: Rain-soaked days and dinosaur prints in Bolivia

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

T he rain, which all night has drowned out the sounds of soft rock and loud travellers' tales of anacondas from the pizza place next door, is still cascading down out of Rurrenabaque's grey sky when we wake up. This is the jungle, and airports are narrow strips of rough grass cut through the endless trees. Rain and jungle air travel don't mix.

Something To Declare: London digs and cheap tickets; Indonesia; Kenya

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

Travel Challenge: A summer holiday rental in Wales

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a week's rental of a cottage in Wales, starting on 8 August.

Simon Calder: Do nine out of 10 flyers really prefer Holland?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

The industry of human happiness? These days, the travel business rarely feels like that. Despondency runs deep; not so much because of what is happening this month and next, but what the rest of the year looks like.

Travel Agenda: Mongolian festival of Naadam; InterContinental's new style-driven brand; Womad Festival

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

24-Hour Room Service: Capella, Sentosa, Singapore

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

Singapore can be a frazzling place. There are only two seasons here, they say: hot and humid or hot and wet. Morning humidity averages 90 per cent, and within moments of leaving Changi airport, my straight hair had puffed into a cloud and a just-laminated sheen glossed my skin.

48 Hours In: Bergen

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

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The nearest tourists can get to the stars is still Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

orty years ago this week mankind's greatest journey began. On 16 July 1969, the Apollo XI mission lifted off – and five days later Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped from the lunar module Eagle on to the surface of the Moon. Between 1969 and 1972, 10 more American astronauts made the same trip, but with the next lunar landings not scheduled to take place until 2020, none of the rest of us will be able to follow them any time soon. Perhaps our best chance of understanding the astronauts' achievement is through a visit to the spot from which they took the giant leap on our behalf: Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, at Cape Canaveral, on Florida's Space Coast.

Travel By Numbers: World Heritage sites

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

Five Spanish coastal retreats

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

The Complete Guide To: Outdoor Britain

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

My Life In Travel: Ruth Wilson, actress

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

48 Hours in Bergen

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

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Moët and mackerel: Beneath the glitz and glamour of St-Tropez lies a charming coastal town

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

My wife, Jane, had never been to St-Tropez. She embarked on a rare weekend away without the children in a slight state of trepidation – nothing to do with the forest of signs at Nice airport warning of the dangers of grippe porcine, but rather her perception of "St-Trop" as a haven for the vulgar rich.

Britons 'worst-behaved tourists in Europe'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:46:54 GMT

Britons are the worst-behaved tourists in Europe, according to continental hoteliers.

Number of travellers using UK airports declines

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:27:02 GMT

The number of air travellers using major UK airports declined to its lowest level for nine months in June, BAA said today.

Targets urged to cut Heathrow stacking

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:46:37 GMT

Targets to eliminate excessive aircraft stacking - where planes queue up to land - must be set if a third runway is built at Heathrow, a report by MPs said today.

Get to grips with Kerala in seven days

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:43:22 GMT

Known as ‘God’s Own Country’ Kerala is one of India’s most economically successful states.Governed by a democratically-elected communist government, it can boast a literacy rate of over 90 per cent.

Kerala

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:43:22 GMT

San Francisco: Pedalling through thin air

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:38:16 GMT

You have ridden a bike before, haven't you?" asks the young assistant at the bike rental place as he watches me trying to pedal away.

The ten best islands in Europe

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:22 GMT

Hotel price comparison website trivago.co.uk has compiled the ultimate guide to the top 10 European islands. The list is based on the most researched destinations on their website in May 2009, and includes the best destinations for sun, sea, culture and nightlife.

Click on the picture to the right to see the top 10 islands in Europe.

Cruisers wait on bug-hit ship

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:29:33 GMT

Passengers are waiting to find out when they would be allowed to disembark a ship at the centre of a vomiting bug outbreak which is cutting short its voyage.

Climbers may be barred from Uluru

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:22:05 GMT

An Australian government proposal to stop people from climbing the famed Uluru, in deference to the wishes of indigenous people, sparked debate today with lawmakers opposing the plan.

Crossed lines: Untangling Britain's rail networks

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:01 GMT

Anyone seeking to have their prejudices confirmed about Britain's rail network being on a one-way, all stations trip to oblivion (probably involving a Bus Replacement Service) must have enjoyed last Wednesday. In the morning, the transport secretary, Lord Adonis, used The Today Programme to strip National Express of its flagship service, the East Coast main line. Later that day, I happened to be travelling from Peterborough to London in the care of said franchisee. The London radio station LBC 97.3 had earlier asked me for an interview about the effects on travellers. The timetable indicated I would have plenty of time to get to the studio in central London. But the express I had planned to catch had seemingly vanished into the Thirsk triangle on its way south from Aberdeen. Twenty minutes later another train appeared, and I told the studio producer I could happily contribute by phone from King's Cross. But somewhere outside Potter's Bar the 125mph train slowed to walking pace, and dawdled down the slow line, in and out of telephonic range. Accordingly, listeners were forced to endure a stutter of statistics about National Express's ambitious arithmetic, followed by a flurry of static, then a squelch and finally some welcome silence.