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London in summer: the city worth seeing the way locals do, not through a postcard

Warmer weather, long evenings, new hotels, restaurants from around the world, and Frida Kahlo and Schiaparelli exhibitions. In summer, London...

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Salzburg at the Peak of Summer: The City of Mozart and the Most Prestigious Music Festival in the World

The Austrian jewel among the Alps is getting ready for 250,000 guests. A fortress over the city, Mozart's birthplace and...

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The Greece border live: 3 cameras and wait times travellers report themselves

Before you set off for Greece, check the border live - cameras from all three crossings, real wait times and...

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Orosi: The Valley in Costa Rica Where the Water Has Heated Itself Since 1743

Seven thermal pools between tropical forest and volcanoes, water hotter than 70 degrees rising from the ground. Sometimes the best...

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Porto in One Day: The City of Wine, Orange Rooftops and the Bookshop Everyone Ties to Harry Potter

It doesn't take much time to win you over. A one-day guide through Portugal's second city - from wine cellars...

11 July 2026 Read more →

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The Greece Border, Live: Cameras and Wait Times Reported by Travellers Themselves

Live cameras from the three border crossings into Greece, plus the waiting time travellers report themselves - check before you...

11 July 2026 Read more →

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Kimolos: the Secret Greek Island Where the Beaches Are Empty Even in July

A small volcanic island in the Cyclades with a thousand residents, reached by two ferries - and precisely why it...

10 July 2026 Read more →

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The Greek border and Thessaloniki live: check the queue before you set off

Live cameras from all three border crossings, waiting times on a weekday versus a weekend, and the Thessaloniki ring road...

09 July 2026 Read more →

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Petra: The Pink City Carved Into Rock That Waited 2,000 Years for You to See It

One of the new seven wonders of the world, hidden in Jordan's desert. A narrow canyon, a facade carved into...

09 July 2026 Read more →

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The City That Made Ronaldo: Funchal Is an Atlantic Pearl That Doesn't Ask You to Understand Football to Love It

Portugal crashed out of the World Cup, but the home city of Madeira's most famous son stayed put - with...

08 July 2026 Read more →

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The Greece Border Live: How Long the Wait Is at Bogorodica Right Now

The queue at the Greek border changes by the hour. Bogorodica is empty tonight, but the morning wait was far...

07 July 2026 Read more →

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Xi'an: the City Where an Army Waited 2,200 Years Underground, Found by Accident With a Single Strike of a Shovel

China's Xi'an is a living museum - a 14-kilometer wall, Muslim markets and the Terracotta Army, hidden for centuries until...

07 July 2026 Read more →