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Say cheese! The world's most clichéd holiday poses

May 23, 2013

Travelling to an iconic destination offers plenty of brilliant photo opps, but sometimes we want to jump on the cheesy shots bandwagon and get silly posing for the most clichéd holidays...
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Video of the day: Skateboarding Varanasi's ghats in India

May 21, 2013

Skateboard master Killian Martin's new video shows off India at its baffling and beautiful best. In fact, as the freestyler spins and jumps his way through Varanasi in India, the director...
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Is this the world's worst tourist trap?

May 20, 2013

Have you ever been disappointed by a "must see" tourist attraction? From the Mona Lisa to Stonehenge, many of the world's most famous places are so hyped that actually seeing them in the flesh can...
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Nothing to declare? Weird stuff seized by customs

May 15, 2013

From sex toys filled with cocaine to rare hummingbirds smuggled in Y-fronts, customs officers these days have their work cut out trying to catch smugglers at international airports. Here are...
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Would you go on one of these weird guided tours?

May 15, 2013

Forget run-of-the-mill guided tours of tourist attractions. We've found the weirdest, most daring excursions we dare you to sign up for! How about sampling West Africa's colourful voodoo...
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Two 80-year-olds battle to be the oldest to climb Everest

May 10, 2013

When you reach your eighties, you'd probably imagine that your pace of life would slow down a little. But that's not the case for two octogenarians, who are preparing to go head-to-head in a...
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Video of the day: New Zealand in time lapse

May 09, 2013

What do you think of when you think of New Zealand? The secret coves of Milford Sound? the impossible blue of Te Anau? The frosted peaks of Mount Cook? This time-lapse photography video from...
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Call this a holiday? Barmy bootcamps for fitness freaks

May 08, 2013

Weight-loss camps are all the rage, and what better way to spend your well-earned holiday than mud-boxing, eating nothing but wheatgrass juice and trying to get the body of a GI? From liquid curry...
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Applicants wanted! Fancy a one-way trip to Mars?

May 08, 2013

Would you like to reach the ultimate in extreme travel and exploration and go on a trip to the final frontier: Space? Then you're in luck. Because the non-profit organisation Mars One has...
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Weird holiday destinations for out-of-this-world breaks

May 07, 2013

Go completely off-the-beaten-track on your next holiday and visit one of the world's most mysterious destinations. From the eerie moving rocks of Racetrack Playa in America to China's fiery Red...
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Hot holiday ideas for May

May 02, 2013

Rex From spring blossoms in Greece to cool breezes in the Seychelles, many parts of the world are at their most beautiful at this time of year. May is also an excellent time to find bargains,...
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In pictures: Pets on the beach and other animal holiday snaps

May 01, 2013

It's not just humans who enjoy a good holiday. Our four-legged friends like to chillax sometimes too. We all know that the only thing cuter than a puppy is a puppy in a sunhat and our gallery...
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