US holidays
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Should travellers boycott the US over Trump's policies?Holidaymakers are already turning their backs on America – as travel organisations and tour operators condemn Trump’s ban. Are you reconsidering your travel plans?
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‘The East Village is one of the few places in Manhattan hanging on to some character’As a struggling musician and native New Yorker, Tor Miller knows all the best dive bars and thrift stores – and the neighbourhood deli to get breakfast for $3 -
On the SoCal food trail with Curtis Stone: sunshine, Santa Ynez wine and celebritiesA self-proclaimed culinary simpleton takes a food safari through Californian wine country on a tasting trail inspired by one of Australia’s favourite TV chefs -
Fatbiking in California: could the cycling trend be as big as snowboarding?Fatbiking is booming, with more and more ski resorts introducing the sport, including Tahoe Donner in the Sierra Nevada where our writer tries it out
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Welcome to Lombardi's, America's oldest pizzeriaIn Little Italy, the godfather of New York pizza joints serves up no-nonsense ‘slices of history’ (no pineapple or tandoori chicken toppings here) from an old coal-fired oven
road trips
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In search of the funkiest little town in AmericaOn a quest to find the best alternative town in the US, our writer takes a road trip through the north-west. Along the way he finds plenty of contenders with great diners, bookshops and easy access to the outdoors, but which place gets his vote?
national parks
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Call of the wild: can America’s national parks survive?America’s national parks are facing multiple threats, despite being central to the frontier nation’s sense of itself, says Lucy Rock
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Animal jams and selfies: Yellowstone deals with record number of tourists – videoYellowstone national park is trying to manage crushing tourism that tangles roadways, spawns traffic accidents and provokes clashes between humans and the park’s natural world
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10 of the least-visited US national parksWith US national parks such as Yosemite and Yellowstone facing overcrowding, we take a look at 10 beautiful but little-known parks where you’re more likely to see a bear, moose or ‘champion tree’ than another human
adventure holidays
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Escape from Alcatraz: a swim from the Rock to San FranciscoThe cold water and tricky currents of San Francisco Bay make the crossing from Alcatraz a daunting one, but a group of expert guides is helping hardy souls complete the ‘impossible swim’
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Movies and mountains: mixing film and skiing at the Sundance festivalFor a film-loving skier, this Utah festival makes a perfect winter trip. With everyone at the movies (or in their own VR show) you have swathes of Park City, the US’s biggest ski area, almost to yourself
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Surfing heads inland, to Austin, TexasNLand, the first artificial surf park in North America, opened in landlocked Austin last month, inspiring a new generation of surfers who live miles from the ocean
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Eowyn Ivey on Alaska: ‘I was told never to run from a charging bear. Yet I did just that’The sparsely populated US state’s austere beauty is a magnet for creative people, says the Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer of The Snow Child
food and drink
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A tour of New Orleans' thriving restaurant sceneNew Orleans has become one of the best places to eat in the US, with a thriving restaurant scene that’s doubled in size since Hurricane Katrina and driven by a new wave of chefs giving classic regional dishes a modern twist
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2017 travel planner: where to go on holiday … and whenWhether you’re looking for a dream holiday or a last-minute city break, here’s the lowdown on how to find bargains and late deals for all types of getaway from now until December
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Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2015Looking for inspiration for this year’s holiday? We’ve selected 40
hot destinations for 2015, each with a fresh reason to visit, from new budget flights, hotels, arts events and festivals to a solar eclipse … -
Top 10 family-friendly New York summer activities
Discover New York City summer activities that are perfect for families … Angela Hederman and Michael Berman, authors of a new guide to New York with kids, pick their top 10 things to do
top 10s
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La La Land locations: 10 of the best to visit in Los AngelesShot in more than 40 locations in LA, the musical La La Land is ‘a love letter to the city’, according to its producer. To coincide with the UK release, we asked a local writer to pick some of the film’s iconic settings
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10 top tips from our New York correspondentOur insider tells us where to find cutting-edge art, amazing views and cheap beer away from the crowds – and why a baseball game is a must-do
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10 of the best small towns in the US: readers’ travel tipsTo get a real feel for the diversity and quirkiness of America, visit its small towns – where fascinating history, regional cuisine and great scenery are just some of the attractions
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10 of the best new affordable hotels in New York CityFrom bargain-price rooms in midtown Manhattan to swish boutique hotels in Brooklyn and Queens, our top 10 makes it possible to explore NYC to the max
All aboard the new Denver ski train