Readers’ travel photo competition: November – work

Michael Sutherland, runner-up Having been forced to walk home due to problems on the tube, an otherwise cold and miserable London commute was brightened up...

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The Youth Hostel Association’s ongoing efforts to transform its hostels from spartan, character-building refuges to bright, comfortable alternatives to hotels was recognised at the...

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The Syrian army, backed by Russian air strikes, forced the Islamic State from the city of Palmyra at the end of March, ending the...

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Millennium Biltmore Hotel Created by the same architectural firm (Schultze and Weaver) that went on to design New York’s Waldorf Astoria, the Biltmore (established in...

Why are Danish people so happy?

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The eerie grave of 200,000 monks

It was dusk when we entered the cemetery. A stone path, faintly lit with lanterns, snaked under the towering hemlock and umbrella pine trees....