Weekend travel press digest (22-23 May 2010)

If you're searching for a little serenity from bustling city life travel writers are recommending the gardens of tranquility in Taiwan, and Con Dao Island ... [read more]
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Weekend travel press digest (6-7 March, 2010)

This week sees a deluge of articles on the family, with an exploration of Berlin and its kindercafes, a baby hotel inAustria and a rundown ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (25 – 26 July 2009)

It's been a good weekend for fans of active holidays. Read about women-only mountain biking in the French Alps, hiking down the Catalan coast, ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (20-21 June 2009)

It’s a China-centric week for The Financial Times this weekend – in Bewitched, bothered and bewildered, Rahul Jacob tries to make sense of the ... [read more]
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The West Coast Mini-Guide

Over the years I have listened to many Brits and Europeans scoff that California is just a big shopping mall with no culture; what a ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (2-3 May 2009)

Contrary to normal preconceptions, "Mauritius quickly becomes much more interesting and textured than its parasailing options and luxury massage oils," and Mauritius's past enhances its ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (25-26 April 2009)

The Financial Times recommended heading to New Orleans for Jazz Fest (The other New Orleans party) rather than Mardi Gras, because the city is less ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (18-19 April 2009)

In The Financial Times, Simon Kuper moved to rue Paul Bert in 2001 and stumbled upon The most gastronomic street in Paris: “Every day that you are ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (28-29 March 2009)

Even though the Damascus Gate restaurant (Syria’s gargantuan restaurant) can cater for more than 6,000 diners, The Financial Times was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the ... [read more]
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Cuttings from the weekend’s quality travel press (20-21 February 09)

A selection of LA’s new generation of chefs who favour the winning combination of ’simplicity, sustainability and hands-on craft’, Basically, better, was featured in The ... [read more]
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