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A Japanese artist has created a fog bridge across Bristol's harbourside to celebrate the city's status as European Green Capital.
Pero's Bridge will disappear behind a changing veil of fog to invite visitors to consider a changing climate and how it might disrupt their lives.
Fujiko Nakaya, who has used fog as a sculptural medium for more than...
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A photographer captured an amazing ten-minute battle between a harbour seal and a giant octopus in Victoria, Canada.
Bob Ianson, who owns Heirloom Linens, was walking with his family when he saw the incredible scene and took out his camera.
Speaking to The Huffington Post, he said: "Up popped what at first looked like two seals but once...
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We've teamed up with Accent Clothing to offer you the chance to win a designer wardrobe for your summer holiday. Whether you're going on a beach holiday in Spain or traipsing through the galleries of Paris, you'll want to look good.
The winner will get their hands on £300 to spend on a few statement pieces that will see you through your...
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We've teamed up with Drayton Manor Theme Park to offer one lucky AOL Travel reader the chance to win a Mother's Day package of a family pass for four people to the park, as well as an overnight stay at the four-star Drayton Manor Hotel and a carvery in the restaurant*.
The Staffordshire-based attraction welcomes families looking for a day of fun...
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Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts has partnered with American pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini to create éclair recipes inspired by destinations around the globe. Chef Iuzzini has created a new éclair recipe inspired by his recent trip to the Cote d'Azur region and to celebrate, we've teamed up with Le Méridien to offer you...
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The world's most southerly post office is looking for applicants to run it during the summer season.
Candidates must be "passionate" about Antarctica, as they will spend five months on Goudier, a small island just off the Antarctic peninsula.
With the current Antarctic season due to end in mid-March, thoughts are already turning to...
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Woolacombe in Devon has been named Britain's best beach in TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards.
The sandy stretch beat beaches in Italy, Greece, Thailand and Costa Rica to be named the fourth best beach in Europe and the 13th best in the world.
Located in North Devon, Woolacombe is a three-mile golden sand beach, famed for its Blue Flag...
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Londoners will hear a familiar voice making announcements on the Tube today.
EastEnders star Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter in the soap, is voicing the announcements at Bromley-by-Bow station today to mark the show's 30th anniversary.
He said: "I can't tell you how much I loved sitting in the Bromley-By-Bow control room with them lovely...
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Extreme weather hitting the east coast of America has caused the Niagara Falls to partially freeze over.
Temperatures have reached as low as -14C, and hundreds of tourists enjoyed the amazing sight as Niagara's famous waterfalls froze.
Speaking to USA Today, Michelle Blackley, communications & community relations manager for the falls,...
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A taxi driver has been left "scarred for life" after being slashed in the face with a bottle after coming to the rescue of a woman he heard crying for help.
The driver heard a woman crying out from a parked car, thought to be a blue BMW, in Ashburton, Croydon, as he was driving towards Bromley at 11.45pm on Saturday.
He got out and...
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File under: Beach holidays
With the falling price of the Euro against the pound making Mediterranean beach destinations even more attractive, a whole host of new flight routes launching to coastal locations around the world and ABTA revealing sunshine getaways as the most popular type of winter break among British tourists, we've declared 2015 the year of the beach...
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We've teamed up with Marlin Apartments to offer you the chance to win an overnight stay in a premium four-star serviced apartment in London. The prize includes a stay for two people in a penthouse at one of Marlin's six locations in London, worth over £300.
If you're looking for the smarter way to stay in central London, Marlin Apartments...
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A survey has revealed that the average British holiday in 2015 will be a two-week couple's break in Spain taken out of peak season.
Spain proved to be a very a popular choice in the survey by Monarch Airlines which revealed that over half of all breaks booked for 2015 are to Spain.
Spain is more than three times as popular as next-placed...
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File under: Cheap holidays
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary is the self-styled the king of low-cost flying, generating lots of publicity for his company by hinting at all sorts of radical ways to cut costs, from charging more for being overweight to making us pay to use the toilets. Love him or hate him, he certainly knows how to get our attention (and after all, who isn't...
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Thousands of us are making simple mistakes when booking our holidays - and it's costing us a fortune, according to insurance experts.
Forgetting essential details such as travel insurance, visas and falling foul of online scams are all too common these days - despite the fact that it doesn't take much to protect ourselves, says Lauren Haas, a...
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We've teamed up with Jabra, wireless audio and communication specialist, to give away three pairs of ROX Wireless Earbuds, worth, £99.99.
Selected as a 2014 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Honouree, the new Jabra Rox earbuds are the ideal wireless accessory for those on the go who desire usability, durability and...
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You would be forgiven for thinking this was some kind of mirage, but the amazing oasis town in the middle of one of the driest places on Earth is actually very real.
The town is called Huacachina and is in the middle of the Atacama Desert in Peru, reports the Daily Mail.
It's a haven for tourists, with the lagoon reportedly offering healing...
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Choosing the perfect honeymoon destination can be a tricky task. Do you go for the classic paradise beach escape in the Indian Ocean, or an exhilarating road trip in the USA? Should you opt for a twin-centre holiday so you can take in a city too? And is far-flung really the answer to your trip of a lifetime? We've searched high and low to bring...
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File under: Beach holidays
Ever seen a green sand beach? How about a pink one? At the world's most colourful beaches, you can sink your toes in unique sands offering a beach holiday you're unlikely to find anywhere else.
Some of these public beaches are secluded and difficult to reach but once you arrive on their stunning sands you will be glad you made the trip. The...
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Cheap package holidays are put together to suit as many people as possible, so they can be piled high and sold at a low price. So if you want a standard seven, 10 or 14-night stay in a traditional holiday destination, it's usually cheapest to get a package holiday. However, this isn't always the case.
Sometimes you can save substantially by...
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