Serene dream: Ruby Wax thinks big in Thailand and Laos (Independent)
My dream was always to go to Laos before it got Starbucked to death by my people, before a great deluge of tourism washed over its enchantment. I was told to get there fast, before the crowds came. But you can't reach Laos directly from the UK, which was how I found myself in Chiang Mai – a city in northern Thailand that, I'd heard, was also fairly untouched. Wrong. Chiang Mai, whatever anyone ...
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The Complete Guide to Italian art towns (Independent)
Why not 'art cities'?
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WELCOME (Belfast Telegraph)
Sail away on the Garden Lovers Tour on Jul 15 and 29 or visit the Ayr Flower Show on Aug 8 and 9 with Stena Line. Fare includes return travel on the Stena HSS from Belfast at 7.35am and return from Stranraer at 7.50pm, coach transfers to and from the garden event and admission.
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WELCOME (Belfast Telegraph)
How can you keep the kids entertained in Barbados? Surely that's a no-brainer. At our hotel, Crystal Cove, on the island's "platinum" west coast, you could probably keep them happily occupied for a whole week without even leaving the premises.
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