From antiquity in Spain to modern art in Denmark, via three Erics in Morecambe, these travellers reveal the places that left them feeling inspired
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‘I didn’t expect to feel so moved’: readers’ favourite cultural trips in Europe
From antiquity in Spain to modern art in Denmark, via three Erics in Morecambe, these travellers reveal the places that left them feeling inspired
Tigers forever: a wildlife hike in north-east Laos
A guided trek on Mount Forever helps protect endangered tigers and reveals an exotic array of other, less elusive, wildlife
In the footsteps of Hokusai on Mount Fuji
Katherine Rundell explores the scenes immortalised in the artist’s masterpieces, from the chestnut fields of Nagano to Fuji itself
Our man in Havana: music, mojitos and swearing in Spanish
The former Observer Magazine editor moved to Cuba to write a book – but with its crumbling elegance and sense of drama Havana presents plenty of distractions from the job at hand
The best sights and bites in Hong Kong: readers’ travel tips
This cinematic city offers iconic views, stunning rooftop bars and, a little further afield, pretty beaches and great hiking.
‘You could say I’m reluctantly retired from writing books’: travel writer Dervla Murphy
In a rare interview, the much-loved author of Full Tilt and Through Siberia by Accident, now 86, looks back on more than 50 years of pioneering, intrepid travel
Travelling in the Andes: travel tips
From subtropical Colombia to Tierra del Fuego in the shadow of Antarctica, our tipsters have explored, eaten, slept and imbibed among these astonishing peaks
Why I swapped investment banking for Buddhism in Bhutan
In Bhutan, humans are not dominant, but a small part of the whole’ says Emma Slade on the Himalayan kingdom she regards as her spiritual paradise
travel photography competition: February – the winners
From Fez and the Taj Mahal to Patagonia and Bondi