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13 Jun 2024
Liverpool becomes 'Taylor Town' with album-inspired installations throughout city bbc.in/3RrHnFN

Liverpool becomes 'Taylor Town' with album-inspired installations throughout city

A playable, moss-covered piano for Folklore; a sepia-toned mural that calls to the Tortured Poets Department: Taylor Swift's "eras" are all over the city ahead of her three tour dates.

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11 Jun 2024
The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities bbc.in/3xeitCy

The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities

Travellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long and storied history – as well as see the biggest annual pilgrimage on Earth.

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23 May 2024
Sardinia: The Mediterranean isle where hikers stay for free bbc.in/4dQmXQm

Sardinia: The Mediterranean isle where hikers stay for free

An enticing new programme is seeking to transform a rugged corner of the Italian island into an outdoor lover's paradise.

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22 May 2024
The world's revolt against 'bad tourists' bbc.in/3wME0C6

The world's revolt against 'bad tourists'

As Ibiza and Mallorca say no to tourists coming to party, it's becoming increasingly clear that expectations on travellers in the world's most popular destinations are changing.

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21 May 2024
The remote Argentinean community that is saving the stars bbc.in/4aqIBYp

The remote Argentinean community that is saving the stars

In the jungle of Misiones, Argentina's northern green thumb, one Indigenous community is working to save their ancient knowledge of the night sky.

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20 May 2024
Yamashiro: Los Angeles' secret mountain palace bbc.in/4bDd1rK

Yamashiro: Los Angeles' secret mountain palace

Constructed more than 100 years ago, the Yamashiro Historic District is as fantastic as any story that Hollywood could put on the silver screen.

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15 May 2024
A Korean feast that honours Buddha's birth bbc.in/4bERH4V

A Korean feast that honours Buddha's birth

Every year, millions of people celebrate the founder of Buddhism's birth by enjoying free meals at temples.

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15 May 2024
The South American country supplying Mother's Day flowers bbc.in/4bGscQW

The South American country supplying Mother's Day flowers

Every May, millions of flowers make their way to mums across the US for Mother's Day, and the majority come from one nation.

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6 May 2024
An epic 38-mile hike to England's northernmost point: bbc.in/3JPOAuZ

An epic 38-mile hike to England's northernmost point

The latest stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path takes hikers along the enchanting Northumberland coast via imperious castles, eerie mudflats and a tidal holy island.

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3 May 2024
Tawaraya: Sleep like a shōgun-era samurai at Kyoto's finest ryokan bbc.in/4dq7o1x

Tawaraya: Sleep like a shōgun-era samurai at Kyoto's finest ryokan

Run by the same family for the past 12 generations, this more-than-300-year-old inn is considered one of the finest in all of Japan.

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2 May 2024
Why 'biophilia' needs to be part of your next holiday bbc.in/4bnHp91

Why 'biophilia' needs to be part of your next holiday

Engaging with nature on vacation can not only make you feel more rested and restored, it can also enhance wellbeing when you're back home.

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1 May 2024
A full throttle weekend guide to Miami: bbc.in/3wf0DPu

A full throttle weekend guide to Miami

Pietro Fittipaldi is racing royalty and the first Fittipaldi heir to be born and raised in Miami. Here are his picks for enjoying his hometown, during F1 season and beyond.

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30 Apr 2024
Eat your way through Tokyo's best sushi bbc.in/3Wjm4cI

Eat your way through Tokyo's best sushi

Japanese food author, reviewer and guide Yukari Sakamoto shares her picks of the five best sushi restaurants in the Japanese capital.

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30 Apr 2024
The real-life island that inspired the world's oldest travel story bbc.in/3Uo81zW

The real-life island that inspired the world's oldest travel story

Travel writer Laura Coffey sets off on an epic adventure to discover the modern destinations behind The Odyssey, the real places where myths meet geography.

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25 Apr 2024
Peccioli: The stunning Tuscan town even Italians don't know bbc.in/4aTluXM

Peccioli: The stunning Tuscan town even Italians don't know

The winner of this year's national "Borgo dei Borghi" competition blends its medieval past with an eye-catching contemporary art scene and wandering robots.

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24 Apr 2024
The triumphant return of the US' sandcastle championships bbc.in/3Qgyxu3

The triumphant return of the US' sandcastle championships

For three days in April, thousands of people descend on tiny Port Aransas, Texas, from all over the world when it becomes the epicentre of the sand-sculpting universe.

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24 Apr 2024
The barely visited US national park that requires a passport bbc.in/3QfozsW

The barely visited US national park that requires a passport

With the astronomical growth in US national park visitation in the last few years, the National Park of American Samoa is a literal breath of fresh air.

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23 Apr 2024
The ultimate book lover's stay: Sleep in your favourite author's home bbc.in/3xMrHGa

The ultimate book lover's stay: Sleep in your favourite author's home

From Agatha Christie to Ian Fleming to Jane Austen, here are five famous author homes-turned hotels where bookworms can lay their heads.

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18 Apr 2024
An expert's guide to the best banh mi in Ho Chi Minh City bbc.in/4cZuT1k

An expert's guide to the best banh mi in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese American chef and author Andrea Nguyen scours the backstreets of former Saigon for the famed sandwiches, from classic breakfast options to after-dark favourites.

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17 Apr 2024
Palazzo Fortuny: Inside the palace of a modern-day Leonardo da Vinci bbc.in/44aWJUf

Palazzo Fortuny: Inside the palace of a modern-day Leonardo da Vinci

Recently opened to the public, this artists' residence surprises whomever ventures in, making them wonder how such a splendid place exists in an otherwise sleepy Venetian square.

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