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At the Nantucket cranberry harvestIt wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without cranberries but the fruit was revered by Native Americans before the founding fathers arrived. The autumn harvest still turns the fields of Nantucket a glorious scarlet
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‘If you know Brussels, you probably love it’Ignore the sceptics, this is a fabulous city, says a longtime fan – especially Ixelles, the vibrant multicultural quarter where Audrey Hepburn was born -
25 great hotels, pubs and cottagesThere’s still time to book a cosy New Year break in the UK and see in 2018 in style, with our pick of 25 historic hotels, charming pubs and seaside cottages from Cornwall to Loch Lomond -
The rise and rise of Jamaica's Treasure BeachJamaica’s coolest hotel was once the only stay in the village, but its success has led to Treasure Beach becoming a destination, with new stylish cottages popping up, says Decca Aitkenhead
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Gaudí's first house opens to the publicThe exuberant Casa Vicens, built by the iconic architect, will open permanently later this month, spearheading the beleaguered city's comeback. ‘This could be a moment of peace,’ says its manager
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Bologna city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotelsThe opening of a foodie theme park will further elevate Bologna’s reputation as Italy’s culinary capital but the city has plenty more to offer, including superb art, music and medieval architecture
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Bilbao city guide: what to see plus the best restaurants, bars and hotelsIn the 20 years since the Guggenheim opened the Basque port city has not looked back – the museum acting as a magnet for great art and architecture as well as buzzing nightlife and restaurants
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Denver city guide: what to see and do plus the best restaurants, bars and hotelsThe Mile High City gets a little closer with new direct UK flights giving visitors the chance to soak up a wild west boom town with a roaring food and nightlife scene
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Holiday guide to Somme, France: what to see plus the best restaurants, bars and hotelsThe area of northern France known for battlefields and memorials also has pretty landscapes, unspoilt beaches and some of the country’s best cuisine – all just a short hop from the UK
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Portugal’s top 10 hidden beachesCatch some late summer sun on Portugal’s stunning coast. The author of the new Wild Guide to the country, picks 10 beaches for adventure and solitude
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Galicia coast holiday guide: the best beaches, bars, restaurants and hotelsWhite sandy beaches, epic Atlantic scenery and supreme seafood combine to great effect on Spain’s most beautiful coastline
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Instagram snapshots: Isabel Choat at the Lego House, Billund, DenmarkIn our weekly look at people’s travels through three of their Instagram shots, Isabel Choat is wowed by the wonders of the new Lego House in the hometown of the brick
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The Chain Locker, Falmouth, Cornwall: hotel reviewOnce the haunt of drunken sailors, this 17th-century inn has been faithfully restored, and makes a great base in one of Cornwall’s liveliest towns
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São Tomé & Príncipe: a travel adventure that's great, green and diverseA remote, eco-friendly trip reveals a plantation house that’s now a hotel on the smaller of these two islands off the west Africa coast. Hopes are high it will bring jobs, prosperity and highlight the captivating wildlife
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Langland Cove Guesthouse, Mumbles, Swansea: B&B reviewThis smart and friendly guesthouse is a great base for getting to know a possible future UK Capital of Culture, before everyone starts descending on it
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Competition watchdog probes high-pressure tactics of hotel booking sitesAuthority turns spotlight on potentially misleading information and investigates if sites are pushing certain hotels on commission basis
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Take the kids … to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, CheshireJodrell Bank is famous for the monumental Lovell telescope – but alongside all the serious science there are plenty of fun activities and hands-on experiments to inspire kids
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Wild in Walthamstow: Europe’s biggest urban wetlands opensEurope’s biggest urban wetlands open on Friday. Few locals knew of it before but now they, and nature lovers everywhere, can enjoy this amazing bird reserve for free
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Take the kids to … Woodlands Family Theme Park, Totnes, DevonPlay zones and rides – outdoors and in – make this woodland-set Devon attraction a family treat, plus there’s plenty of half-term Halloween activities on the horizon, too
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Take the kids to … SS Great Britain, BristolSet in a glass ‘sea’, Brunel’s revolutionary ship is alive with the sights, sounds and even smells of another age
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Take the kids to … Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwayThis dream of a narrow-gauge railway and its one-third size trains make for a grand day out packing in great coastal views and fine fish and chips along the way
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10 of the best-value family ski tripsWinter sports breaks can be seriously expensive during February half-term and the Easter holidays but there are bargains if you know where to look
readers' tips
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Best overseas breaks at Christmas and new year: readers’ travel tipsOur tipsters go cold turkey on the traditional British Christmas in search of ice hotels, a lantern festival, exotic wildlife and traditional markets, from Brittany to the Japanese alps
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Send us a tip on Malaysia for the chance to win a £200 hotel voucherKnow a fantastic beach, wildlife reserve, remote island or a restaurant serving up delicious local dishes in this diverse south-east Asian country?
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Send us a tip on a Christmas or New Year's escape – and win a £200 hotel voucherAllergic to turkey? Can’t be bothered with New Year’s Eve parties? Tell us about memorable seasonal break you’ve had overseas
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10 of the best wildlife trips around the world: readers’ travel tipsPolar bears, rare wolves, aye-aye and gorillas – our readers share their heart-racing encounters with the world’s wildest animals
you may have missed
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São Tomé and Príncipe – a photographic journeyPríncipe is a photographer’s paradise, as well as a tropical one. Kevin Rushby snapped locals, birds, landscapes and a blind snake to accompany his story on the island
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In Grandpa’s footsteps … on the banks of Carlingford LoughHannah Louise Summers uses a new ferry service – a lake crossing her grandfather once worked – to explore both sides of a lough which straddles the Irish border
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Meeting the locals is a piece of cake in GothenburgFrom jogging in a nature reserve to joining in the Scandi ritual of fika, a new initiative in west Sweden gives visitors the chance to connect with the inhabitants
We're going on a bear hunt In Hokkaido, Japan