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I took my toddler to Algeria – and we were welcomed warmly everywhere | Algeria holidays
Waking after a night at sea, I was elated to look out of the cabin window and see the city of Algiers, blazing white. The …
Beyond the Tower: the other star attractions of Gustave Eiffel’s Paris | Paris holidays
Gustave Eiffel, who died 100 years ago today, is best known for Paris’s most famous landmark, the tower that bears his name. But over a …
‘A wild swimmer’s paradise’: the beach on top of a Yorkshire moor | United Kingdom holidays
Gaddings Dam was built as a mill pond in about 1833, when the Industrial Revolution positioned West Yorkshire and the north of England as the …
From skiing to spas: 10 of the best Alpine activity holidays | Travel
Hotel Post, Alpbach, Austria One of the most picturesque villages in the Tirol, Alpbach is not the place for a rip-roaring après ski scene, but …
In the Greek midwinter: hiking around the Vikos gorge, Greece’s ‘Grand Canyon’ | Greece holidays
“Daisy,” I say, eyeing the snowy peaks rising heroically before us. “I’ve a feeling we’re not at sea level any more.” The little terrier sniffs …
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Will Reportedly Spend the Holidays Together Despite His Football Schedule
It looks like Taylor Swift won’t be staying at her parents’ house this Christmas…Instead, she’ll reportedly be in Kansas City for Travis Kelce’s football game. …
Rail route of the month: rewilding, polders and Hanseatic beauty by train in the Netherlands | Netherlands holidays
There are train journeys where one just gazes at hills rolling by beyond the carriage window. I love such routes, be they in the Alps, …
‘North Clare and the Burren blew my mind’ | Ireland holidays
One summer, many years ago when I was 17, I met a Dutch girl in a pub who was backpacking around Ireland. She said she …
US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise in Solid Start to Holidays
US retail sales unexpectedly rose in November as the holiday shopping season got off to a brisk start amid deep discounting, likely keeping the economy …
Bravo Toulouse, the French city hitting all the right musical and culinary notes | France holidays
From rubbish comes rhythm, trash turned into tunes. At La Halle de la Machine in Toulouse, I watch Ignacio Herrero, one of La Halle’s staff …
Lululemon’s Sales Growth is Slowing Ahead of the Holidays
Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s fourth-quarter revenue guidance trailed Wall Street estimates, a rare miss for the retailer whose performance routinely exceeds investor expectations. Sales growth at …
‘Just strap on the footwear and walk’: a snowshoeing holiday for beginners in Bulgaria | Bulgaria holidays
‘You lift one foot and you put it down,” says Alf, my guide. “Then you lift the other foot and you put it down.” For …
Rail route of the month: across eastern Germany to the Polish city of Szczecin | Germany holidays
The elegant main railway station in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck is well suited to grand departures, but these are few and far between these …
Cycling runs deep in the culture here: riding the cobbles and countryside of Flanders | Belgium holidays
The Belgians love their cycling, but the Flemish worship it. The Flanders half of Belgium is laced with dedicated cycle routes carefully delineated and signposted. …
How to do Champagne on a prosecco budget: a tour of France’s most famous wine region | France holidays
Forgive me for sounding a little smug. You would too if you were sitting in stylish lodgings sipping a glass of grand cru minutes away …
Google Is Rolling Out New Generative-AI Shopping Features for the Holidays
Google is ushering in the holiday shopping season with a spate of new features powered by generative artificial intelligence. The search and advertising giant on …
Campaign trail: follow Napoleon’s progress across Europe | Europe holidays
Ajaccio, Corsica, 1769-1778 Napoleon was born in Ajaccio on 15 August 1769, the year the French took back Corsica from the Genoese and just a …
Please Stop Body Shaming Over the Holidays
Now that the holidays are upon us, we have a friendly reminder: Body shaming—and/or any general commentary about bodies, weight, or eating habits—isn’t just rude, …
Google Is Rolling Out New Generative-AI Shopping Features for the Holidays
Google is ushering in the holiday shopping season with a spate of new features powered by generative artificial intelligence. The search and advertising giant on …