Darwin’s Kent home and garden immerses visitors in his work and life, and proves a day trip where learning is also fun
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‘Dynamic’ Dundee earns place on Lonely Planet’s Best in Europe 2018 hotlist
The Scottish city has a top 10 slot on this year’s list – along with Emilia-Romagna and Cantabria – as the guidebook publisher looks to reflect concerns about overtourism
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Australia’s largest outdoor gallery: the Silo Art Trail, Victoria
Victoria’s ‘cowboy’ country is being rediscovered through a series of towering portraits on disused silos that form a road trip with a difference
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Ibiza in winter: unplugged but still on song
Off-season, Ibiza reverts to its beguiling, unhurried self and its history and culture resurface.
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Thailand’s Maya Bay, location for The Beach, to close to tourists
The bucket-list beach on the island of Koh Phi Phi Leh became famous when it featured in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, but environmental concerns mean it will close to tourists from June
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10 of the best eccentric attractions in Europe: readers’ travel tips
Weird wonders, including a prowl around Amsterdam’s cat museum, a truly deep Transylvanian theme park and ‘Stalin’s World’ in Lithuania, have made readers embrace the quirky.
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 – Northern Ireland and Scotland
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‘Blissfully unhurried’: hopping around Germany’s ‘forgotten’ islands
The Halligen Islands are so low-lying that high tides flood them each winter, but the laid-back inhabitants are more than equal to the challenge
