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In the rakish footsteps of Lord Byron
It looks a little incongruous, the moment you set eyes upon it.
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East Sussex or West Sussex – which is best? Cast your vote
Once upon a time, Sussex was a unified kingdom, but these days it is split into two distinct counties: East and West.
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The Andalusian horseback getaway frequented by European royals
Short of setting up an opera house in your stately home, there are few more effective ways of pouring money down the drain than investing in a horse. And once you’ve bought the first one, the temptation to add to your stable is virtually irresistible.
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‘I could buy spices, a goat or a Kalashnikov’: Readers recall trips to places now off-limits
Our recent feature on places now deemed off-limits by the Foreign Office (“10 great destinations lost to modern travellers”) triggered a flurry of correspondence from readers. Scores of you got in touch to recount trips to Roman ruins in Libya, souks in Damascus, jungles in Venezuela and enthralling cities in Iran. The glut of emails revealed two things: how extraordinarily well travelled many Telegraph readers are, and how tragic it is that so much of the world has been struck from travel maps
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Not all travel insurance is the same – here's what you need to know before buying yours
During a cost of living crisis, it is more important than ever to make sure you are properly insured when you travel. The last thing you want is the expense of a medical claim, the cost of a missed flight, or having to replace lost or stolen baggage. But how do you pick the right policy from the myriad options available?
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How a brutal, crime-ridden Naples produced Caravaggio’s final masterpiece
“See Naples and die.” So beautiful, in other words, is this great city that the experience of visiting cannot be topped. It’s an old adage, probably coined by the medieval Neapolitan tourist board. But when you stop to catch a view from a terrace or a balcony, you can see their point. The setting is glorious. The great bay glitters in the Mediterranean sun, the long arm of the Sorrento peninsula stretches out towards Capri and, looming to the south, is the shadowy bulk of Vesuvius. Sometimes sno
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What people don’t tell you before booking an Antarctic cruise
Antarctica, once off limits to all but research-station scientists, is becoming an increasingly popular cruise destination. According to the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), commercial tourism began in the late 1950s when 500 or so fare-paying passengers travelled aboard Chilean and Argentine naval vessels to the South Shetland Islands, on resupply missions to research stations.
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