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Couple Who Met at Baggage Claim Marries In the Exact Same Spot 12 Years Later
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The Telegraph
Gastronomic delights and museums galore in Sweden's second city – an expert guide to Gothenburg
Sweden’s second largest city is certainly not content to play second fiddle. This lively major port buzzes around its lifeblood harbour and the canals that dot it too. Gothenburg is very much on a human scale with myriad art galleries and museums tempting cruise ship passengers, chief amongst them the
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12 guest habits that are guaranteed to annoy ski chalet hosts
Poor chalet hosts – they're some of the hardest working people in any ski resort, cooking and cleaning for expectant guests every day with only the prospect of snatching an hour here or there on the mountain for sustenance.
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The Telegraph
The best free things to do in Melbourne, from Australian art to botanic gardens
With a lifestyle that seems to revolve around eating out three times a day, and Australia’s eye-watering costs, Melbourne can be budget busting. But if you’re happy to self-cater there are great produce markets to make use of, and there’s also plenty of things to do that cost very little. Most museums
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The Independent
Woman who has 50 planes a day taxiing yards from her back garden: 'it's totally unacceptable'
Janet Marchant, 67, was speaking exclusively to The Independent on the perimeter of Southend airport – which adjoins her garden in Wells Avenue. This month Ryanair launched more than 50 weekly flights to a dozen destinations, and next month Loganair will start flying from Southend airport to Glasgow
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Yahoo Finance UK
Young Brits still holiday with their parents – and expect them to pay
Brits aged 18-34 say the like spending time with their parents on holiday, but one in five have an financial incentive.
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People are paying £154 a night to stay in a giant potato
It features a blush pink lounge area, king-sized bed, boho toilet and a metal bathtub.
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The Independent
Sharjah city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in the UAE Emirate
A centre of Islamic culture and tradition, Sharjah is the third-largest emirate and only 30 minutes from Dubai Airport. Perhaps because alcohol is banned, it’s been overshadowed by its neighbour, but a wealth of attractions – from a restored heritage area to a rotating calendar of events – means things
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My family and 1.5 million other animals: How to make a three-generation safari work
I can tell you the exact moment in my life that I was happiest: I was sitting in a truck with my parents, my husband and my children, and everyone was arguing.
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The Telegraph
The curious case of Lombard Street, San Francisco's overcrowded oddity
Some four and a half years ago, I climbed into rental a car on a warm afternoon. I pulled a seatbelt - scorching to the touch, because the vehicle had been parked in direct sunlight - across my chest. And then I headed off through the petrol fumes, tyre squeal and general commotion of a major American
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Travellers to Turkey told to print e-visas or face being turned away at the gate
Holidaymakers with trips booked to Turkey this summer have been told they must carry paper copies of their electronic visas or risk being turned away at the departure gate.
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The Telegraph
Beautiful boutique hotels in Madrid, including fashionable bars and cava with breakfast
Staying in a small, stylish hotel adds something special to a stay in Madrid as you have a more personal, insider experience. My recommendations include those with the best rooftop bars, restaurants and spas. Some have the atmosphere of a private club, providing a haven from the frantic city vibe. All
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Etihad flies plastic-free ultra-long-haul flight
Etihad, which offers customers a three-room “suite in the sky”, has pledged to remove 80 per cent of single-use plastics across the business by the end of 2022. It comes as the national carrier for the United Arab Emirates flew an ultra-long-haul flight from Abu Dhabi to Brisbane, Australia, without
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48 hours in Nice. . . an insider guide to the chilled capital of the French Riviera
Our rich and noble forebears flocked south to the Riviera capital, for the sun, unbounded friskiness and the sensuous curve of the Bay of Angels. Queen Victoria befriended Sarah Bernhardt there. And, when dying in Britain, she – the queen – allegedly gasped: “If only I were in Nice, I’d get better.”
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New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge aerial pictures have been released – and they look amazing
New aerial shots of Disney’s much-anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction have been released. Fans can get a first-look at the newest land, opening at Anaheim’s Disneyland Park on 31 May and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando on 29 August. Guests staying at one of Disneyland’s hotels will
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The Telegraph
The best t-shirts for skiers and snowboarders
So many t-shirts, so little time. So choose après - or spring/summer - wear with more than a little on-slope flair. Here are eight top designs to add to your wish-list.
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The Independent
Tree-climbing goats forced up branches in scam to attract tourists, says expert
Farmers allegedly noticed how visitors were flocking to the roads outside Marrakesh to photograph the goats, which naturally climb on to the low branches of the Argania tree, and decided to capitalise on it. British environmental photographer Aaron Gekoski said he had heard stories of farmers bringing
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48 hours in . . . Marrakech, an insider guide to the Red City
Founded almost a thousand years ago, Marrakech is one of the great cities of the Maghreb. Somehow this bursting-at-the-seams city exists on the edge of the Sahara Desert, its pink pise (rammed earth) palaces framed by the snow-capped High Atlas. In its seething souks, Europe, Africa and the Middle East
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'A palace built for pleasure in a fairy-tale principality' – inside the newly refurbished Hôtel de Paris, the enchanting grande dame of Monaco
Among the great 19th-century grande dame hotels that are sprinkled across the capitals and resorts of Europe, the Hôtel de Paris has a special place: the sugar plum in a frothy Belle Époque confection.
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Hotel Hit Squad: With statement design and high-interest food, ex bank HQ The Edinburgh Grand is bang on the money
Has every great banking hall in the country been repurposed into something fabulously millennial replete with extravagant floristry and a degustation menu? The last time I was in an actual bank was the now closed, deeply unlovely Stoke Newington branch of HSBC, when I had to pay in a cheque – a bizarre
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Cool stay of the week: a sprawling estate in the Sussex countryside
Deep in the Sussex countryside, between Etchingham and Ticehurst, The Lodges at New House Farm offer a luxe getaway just an hour’s drive from London. Outside guests will find a walled garden along with a 300-year-old converted barn, which has a fully-fitted kitchen able to cater for over 100 people
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The Independent
Virgin Trains tells passengers they must have reserved seats
Many rail passengers have rejected a call by Virgin Trains to insist that every long-distance traveller has a reserved seat. The West Coast train operator wants the “turn up and go” principle to be scrapped in favour of an airline-style system with compulsory reservations and a strict limit on passenger
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Would you fly on these? Boeing-backed $2M passenger drone contest aims to transform travel
The future of transportation is reaching new heights. GoFly is challenging innovators to design a flying machine that can transport a single passenger safely for 20 miles without refueling. Yahoo Finance's Zack Guzman & Heidi Chung, along with BigEyedWish Founder Ian Wishingrad discuss with GoFly
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The Telegraph
The sofa-style seats that could replace lie-flat beds in business class
Airlines could recreate a supreme home comfort at 35,000 feet and cut the cost of flying business class in one fell swoop with the introduction of a new chair design.
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The Telegraph
Seaway to heaven: A meandering cruise through the Great Lakes and the Thousand Islands
The muffins gave it away. The walls of the lock were soaring as our ship descended, but so smoothly were we moving that there was no real sense of how swiftly it was happening – except in the size of the muffins.

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