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How accommodating! Hostelworld reveals its best budget stays with the 2018 ‘Hoscars’
The world’s best hostels get their moment in the spotlight with the booking site’s annual awards. This year honours go to Madrid, St Petersburg and Galway. Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia Travels through HistoryContinue reading “How accommodating! Hostelworld reveals its best budget stays with the 2018 ‘Hoscars’”
20 of the best adventure travel challenges for 2018
Marathon cycles meet epic swims and uplifting hikes in our guide to the best breaks that, from the Lake District to the Sahara, will get you off the sofa and into the great outdoors
Five fantastic mind, body and soul festivals for 2018
Relax, restore and reset yourself at these festivals that feature yoga classes, spa treatments, healthy food, live music – and, yes, occasionally, a little alcohol Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia Travels through History –Continue reading “Five fantastic mind, body and soul festivals for 2018”
Where to party in 2018: a clubbing, nightlife and festival guide
Fill your ears and your year with the sweetest beats at the best music and clubbing events – from Berlin and Reykjavik to New Orleans and Cape Town
Five gorgeous short hikes in Europe
The ‘man who hiked the world’ is an Instagrammer from London who travels the globe in search of great walking routes. Here he picks his favourites in Europe, all under five hours
Action stations: 12 months of fitness holidays for 2018
Let this year be one of get up and go rather than fly and flop with our pick of activity holidays for each month – around the UK and abroad
Great canoe and kayak trips around the world.
Sea kayaking off Mallaig is a very different experience to gliding down a river in tropical Nicaragua but these travellers have encountered wonderful scenery on all these adventures
Best photographs of the day: Adele in a black cab and an earthquake drill
A selection of highlights from around the world, including the three bears and lightning in Poland
Hippy hangouts around the world
Fifty years on from the Summer of Love, here are some laid-back spots around the world where it’s still possible to turn up and drop out
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