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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 12: Mallory Pugh #2 of United States takes a shot against South Africa during their International Friendly at Levi's Stadium on May 12, 2019 in Santa Clara, California

May 31, 20194 min read

Women’s World Cup: what to do in France’s host cities

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May 30, 20195 min read

Laureles: Medellín's under-the-radar culture hub

The Empire State Building at sunset is a beautiful site, but it is a New York City landscape you can skip. Instead watch the sunset from another New York City building

May 30, 20193 min read

The New York landmark you can skip, according to a local

Pride in London parade participants carrying a huge rainbow flag along Regent Street

May 30, 20196 min read

The best places to celebrate Pride in the UK

A young man with a bright green baseball hat and blue t-shirt plays a trombone in the street with other revellers, some donning Venetian masks, others feathers in their hair

May 30, 20193 min read

Best things to do in Johannesburg in June

A female musician stands on stage, with her right hand holding the microphone to her face, the left raised high with her index finger pointing skyward; she's wearing a bright yellow jacked and red hat; the blurred heads of the audience are in the foreground

May 30, 20193 min read

Best things to do in Nairobi in June

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May 29, 20194 min read

Shopping local in Havana: the city's best boutiques

A bread roll sits on a wooden-plank table next to a white plate topped with white rice and a traditional ste of potatoes, carrots, greens and beef; sat next to both is a traditional three-legged cast iron pot (aka potije)

May 29, 20193 min read

Best things to do in Cape Town in June

Empty road leading toward the snow-capped mountains in Jackson Hole valley.

May 28, 20193 min read

The perfect playlist for your mountain drive in the US

A blue and white and silver train on an elevated track curves around a building with a range of snow-covered mountains in the background

May 28, 20195 min read

A day out on the Vancouver SkyTrain

Munich society - Residential inhabitants of the two residential buildings at Müllerstrasse stand with the cafe team from Bellevue di Monaco ©2019 Bellevue di Monaco eG

May 28, 20195 min read

Food for the soul: Munich restaurants that are serving society

The town of Albi is dominated by the enormous redbrick Cathédrale Ste-Cécile, which sits on a hill above the rest of the town and the River Tarn

May 28, 20193 min read

How to do a long weekend in France's Tarn region

A rendering of the new redesign of the area around the Eiffel Tower.

May 28, 20192 min read

Paris plans a huge pedestrianised garden around the Eiffel Tower

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May 28, 20192 min read

Glimpse inside some of London's most famous buildings

November 1, 2018: Girl in consume and face paint standing in front of an altar for the Day of the Dead festival.
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May 28, 20194 min read

Top 10 festivals and fiestas in Mexico

The brick facade of The Lower East Side Tenement Museum; a New York City Museum; the street in front

May 27, 20192 min read

5 museums to check out when you're not at the Statue of Liberty

Actor Suranne Jones dressed as Anne Lister, stands holding her top hat with the Yorkshire landscape as a backdrop

May 26, 20194 min read

Gentleman Jack filming locations: follow in the footsteps of Anne Lister in Yorkshire

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May 24, 20195 min read

San Juan nightlife: best spots to drink and be merry

Cape Reinga Lighthouse at sunset.

May 24, 20193 min read

Nature, surf & culture: 7 things to do in New Zealand’s Northland

Travel News - Mayfair Flower Show at Sketch 2

May 24, 20191 min read

This London restaurant has been transformed into a floral oasis

Celebrities West End Braodway - Gwendoline Christie leads the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bridge Theatre, London. Gwendoline stands in front of the other cast members, posed around a wrought iron bed, in a floor-length, white silk gown © Perou

May 24, 20195 min read

Celebrities on stage: what and who to see in the West End and Broadway

Features - Vegetable Seller in the Basurtp Market

May 23, 20195 min read

A regional road map to Colombia's food culture

The sun sets over a valley in Ojai, California casting orange, yellow and pink bands in the sky

May 23, 20199 min read

Quirky small towns in California to visit this summer

Features - Electric Forest Festival - Day 1

May 23, 20193 min read

5 amazing US music festivals in unique locations

Features - Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, Inti Raymi, Festival of the Sun

May 22, 20193 min read

Inti Raymi: South America's Inca solstice celebration

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May 22, 20195 min read

Hot in the city: top ways to stay cool as Delhi heats up

Two monks hunch over paperwork at Eko-in

May 22, 20195 min read

Exploring Kōya-san: staying at Japan’s sacred mountaintop temple complex

A man stands on a rocky ledge looking down on the ruins of Tintern Abbey

May 22, 20194 min read

Offa's Dyke: a walk along Britain’s longest ancient monument

A series of clouds overlooks twin blue and green lakes of Lake Sete Cidades from Vista do Rei viewpoint in Sao Miguel, Azores.

May 22, 20194 min read

Why São Miguel is the perfect island for discovering the Azores

A sound and light show is projected on the Eiffel Tower on May 15, 2019 in Paris, France.

May 21, 20192 min read

Visitors flock to the Eiffel Tower as it celebrates turning 130

Features - Street sell of handcrafted traditional bags at the walled city of Cartagena de Indias

May 21, 20195 min read

The Wayúu: Colombia’s most famous weavers

An immersive experience and exhibition will open to the public in London.

May 21, 20192 min read

A Good Omens-themed secret experience will open in London

Travel News - Artists Turn Useless Venezuelan Currency Into Handicrafts

May 21, 20191 min read

Artists are making beautiful crafts from Venezuela’s devalued currency

Travel News - What New York Could Have Looked Like 2

May 20, 20192 min read

How NYC could have looked if some proposals went ahead

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May 20, 20199 min read

Where to eat in Estonia's capital: Tallinn you all about it

Tokyo summer - Fireworks explode over the Sumida river at night

May 20, 20195 min read

Tokyo in summer: the best things to see and do

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May 20, 20199 min read

Top 15 free things to do in Tel Aviv

The white cubic structure of the museum grows out of an island with a boat in the forefront

May 17, 20193 min read

Where to see I.M. Pei architecture

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May 17, 20195 min read

Honduras road trip to Copán Ruins

Above a blur of waving hands from gathered crowds is the open-topped carriage carrying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle; Harry in uniform looks forward while Meghan has her head turned towards to crowd and camera, with a bright smile and wave; a blurred British flag flies in the background against a forested backdrop © DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / Contributor / Getty Images

May 17, 20195 min read

Where Harry wed Meghan: royal wedding venues you can visit

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May 17, 20193 min read

Where to find Game of Thrones tours and attractions after the finale

May 17, 20190 min read

I.M. Pei: 10 of his most iconic structures in pictures

The Atlético Madrid badge on the pitch in the Wanda Metropolitano stadium

May 16, 20194 min read

Champions League Final: a guide to Madrid for football fans

The coast of red-roofed Dubrovnik next to azure waters.

May 16, 20196 min read

6 Game of Thrones filming locations you can actually visit

Waterfront buildings in The Hague illuminated at night..
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May 15, 20195 min read

Take a culture trip through The Hague

Colourful autumn leaves on the trees in Majors Hill Park in Ottawa form a frame around the National Gallery of Canada building in the distance.

May 15, 20194 min read

Canada’s can’t-miss capital: how to spend 24 hours in Ottawa

A huge crowd of concertgoers are seen behind a white haired man playing on stage

May 14, 20193 min read

Rock and rose at Portland's best summer festivals

Cars and taxis pass by the facade of a museum as people congregate on the steps

May 13, 20194 min read

20 sometimes-free New York City attractions

Kendall Jenner poses in a dress on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival in 2018

May 13, 20193 min read

Cannes Film Festival 2019: why the city’s new makeover will steal the show

Travel News - Inauguration Of Lorenzo Quinn's Building Bridges Sculpture During Venice Biennale 2019

May 13, 20191 min read

An incredible sculpture of human hands has been unveiled in Venice

The traditional Miao village of Zhaoxing © Megan Eaves / Lonely Planet

May 13, 20196 min read

Highlights of Guizhou, China’s secret southwest province

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May 13, 20196 min read

Uncovering Lithuania’s little-known Muslim heritage

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May 10, 20192 min read

Best things to do in Rio in May

Travel News - Nanjing Honeycomb Hotel

May 9, 20191 min read

Inside China’s incredible new honeycomb hotel

Travel News - Andy Warhol

May 9, 20191 min read

Rare Andy Warhol art coming to London for 2020

A man on the side of a cliff, crossing a via ferrata.

May 8, 201913 min read

Explorers wanted: a great escape to Colorado

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May 7, 20192 min read

See inside Al Capone's prison cell at this new Philadelphia exhibition

Three performers with grey robes and hair and blue wings hold lanterns during the night time parade.

May 7, 20197 min read

25 of Ireland's best festivals

Crowd of people relaxing on the grass at Kelvingrove Park during the Glasgow Mela.

May 7, 20193 min read

What to do in Glasgow in the summer

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May 6, 20193 min read

5 best things to do in Bogotá in May

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