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Vancouver: Coast, mountain and warm rain make for a confusing climate

Saturday, 9 October 2010

Predicting the weather in Vancouver can be a meteorologist's nightmare. The variations between the coast and the mountainous terrains, the influence of sea breezes, and the "Pineapple Express" (a phenomenon that brings warm rain in the winter and which produced the distinct lack of snow during this year's Winter Olympics) all add to the challenge.

Turn over a new leaf in Canada's capital

Sunday, 3 October 2010

City Slicker: Ottawa - This city has a reputation for being boring. Not any more. Amy Watkins offers a guide for new and returning visitors

Maine event: Autumn in New England

Saturday, 2 October 2010

Fifty years ago novelist John Steinbeck toured New England and was impressed by what he saw. Visit this autumn and you will be too

The North-west Passage: A 21st-century expedition

Sunday, 19 September 2010

A cruise, led by Inuit people, follows the early explorers around the Canadian Arctic in waters that are still largely uncharted. Sarah Barrell went aboard

Travel By Numbers: Caribbean cruising

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Desperate to drift away this winter? Hannah Capella counts up the opportunities

Traveller's Guide: French Caribbean

Saturday, 18 September 2010

With their distinctive Gallic flavour, the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, St-Barts and St-Martin offer a unique take on the tropics

Puerto Rico: All things bright and beautiful

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Puerto Rico has everything you'd expect from a Caribbean holiday, plus a luminescent bay, salsa dancing ... and ants that taste of peppery sprouts

Trail of the unexpected: Colombia’s Caribbean

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Simon Calder: El Cliff is just one attraction of Colombia's islands - which deserve a better press

Traveller's Guide: Alternative New York tours

Saturday, 4 September 2010

From birdlife to biking, tombs to tunnels, sign up for an adventure that gets under the skin of the Big Apple, says Claire Prentice

On The Road: Beach bliss revisited on Oaxaca's coast

Saturday, 4 September 2010

In an attempt to relive my backpacking days and catch some rays, I'd decided to follow the trail of small beach resorts that dot the Mexican Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca.

Traveller's Guide: Uruguay

Saturday, 28 August 2010

This varied country has an elegant capital city, calm and wild beaches, unspoilt wetlands, horseriding, surfing... and world-class beef, says Tim Burford

Ain't no city like New Orleans

Sunday, 22 August 2010

Music is helping to revive the fortunes of this town five years after Hurricane Katrina. Richard Holledge reports

Patagonia: Try a Chilean adventure

Saturday, 24 July 2010

The landscape of Patagonia is the perfect place to test your wild side, says Will Gray

Rocky season in the sun: Vail also offers a range of summer activities

Saturday, 24 July 2010

"Present it to him. Set the hook. Pull your rod up to 12 o'clock. Now, snag him, snag him!" There follows about 10 seconds of giggles from my ponytailed fly-fishing instructor, Ryan Schmidt, who up until this point has been the epitome of laid-back fisherman cool, standing waist-deep several yards away from me downstream. But not now. Ryan has transformed into an excited child as the large rainbow trout he's had his eye on for the past half-hour has decided to gobble my fly and disappear to the depths of Eagle Creek.

Roll up for Montr�al's first circus festival

Saturday, 17 July 2010

The festival celebrates the Canadian city's long-held love for big tops, acrobats and high-wire extravaganzas

Traveller's Guide: Maine

Saturday, 17 July 2010

With an extensive coastline, a dramatic interior and historic towns, this New England state has plenty to offer, says Aoife O'Riordain

Out of the city: New York State's top ten attractions

Thursday, 15 July 2010

So many visitors to New York never make it out of Manhattan, let alone out of the five boroughs of the city. While NYC is a vibrant and exciting place to visit, there is so much to see and do in New York State. So, for a taste of this country's real culture and beauty, spread your wings and take some time out from the bright lights.