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Top sites for booking tours

25 January 2013 | By Sean O'Neill

Travellers can save time – and sometimes money – with several new websites that book tours or activities in advance.

In Dubai, spring is a time for polo

25 January 2013 | By Georgina Wilson-Powell

In a country known both for its love of Arabian horses and for all things expensive, polo has risen from a niche sport to an annual fixture on the city’s social calendar.

London’s last word in Peruvian food

24 January 2013 | By Malika Dalamal

Coya, an upmarket restaurant, bar and member’s club in Piccadilly, has cemented Peruvian cuisine as much more than a passing fad on the city’s food scene.

Travelwise

Roads without limits

24 January 2013 | By Suemedha Sood

Only half of Germany's nearly 13,000km autobahn is regulated by speed limits

As Australia’s Northern Territory debates the prospect of reinstating limitless roads, we uncover the places where you can already accelerate to your fast-beating heart’s desire.

A Taiwanese stinky tofu tour

24 January 2013 | By Robert Kelly

This fermented odorous dish, known affectionately as the blue cheese of tofu, is a national obsession in Taiwan and is best tried on the newly restored Shenkeng Old Street.

Which countries deserve your money?

23 January 2013 | By Lori Robertson

Barbados World’s Best Ethical Destinations

The 2013 list of the World’s Best Ethical Destinations gives travellers guidance on where their dollar is most needed and best spent.

The summertime scoop on Buenos Aires ice cream

23 January 2013 | By Tim Fitzgerald

Cadore Tribunales heladerías Buenos Aires. (Tim Fitzgerald)

One of the most pleasurable ways to manage the city’s intense summer heat is to indulge in a scoop (or three) of world-famous Argentine helado.

Worldwide Weird

Amsterdam hotel proud to be the world’s worst

22 January 2013 | By Lindsey Galloway

Advertisements for the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam.

The Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, located within walking distance of the red light district and many of the city’s museums, is about as comfortable as a minimum security prison.

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