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Cavallino Bianco Family Spa Grand Hotel, Italy Travelling the world as a family can be a great experience but it can be made a lot harder if your accommodation isn't up to scratch.
It's not always easy to find the hotels and resorts that will let parents relax in the sun, safe in the knowledge that their children are not only having a great time...
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Where is the best beach in Devon? With two coastlines and a huge and diverse array of sandy stretches, rocky outlets and tiny coves, there are plenty of contenders.
Clean water to swim in, decent services and good lifeguard cover are just some of the things holidaymakers look for when choosing a beach on which to plonk themselves. So opting for...
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With check-in times, baggage and boarding passes to keep up with it's handy to know some inside tips on how to make the most of your opportunities while travelling.
This handy video gives you some insider tips on when the best time to buy a ticket is, which days you should travel on and what you're entitled to if your flight is delayed.
So,...
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A risky new Instagram trend has cropped up on social media.
Wedding Cake Rock in the Royal National Park, Sydney, Australia has become a hot new destination for Instagram fans.
The distinctive flat, white rock has seen a whole host of fun (and sometimes dangerous) visitors with people posing for the risky shots on the cliffs edge.
A...
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The world famous Mona Lisa painting has topped the list of artworks people would pay to see.
Leonardo Da Vinci's famous portrait hangs in The Louvre in Paris where fans have to pay €13.60 to set eyes on it.
The Mona Lisa, (also known as La Gioconda) is thought to have been painted in the early 1500s and is believed to be a portrait of Lisa...
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A new survey has revealed that nearly half of British travellers steal things from hotel rooms.
A poll of 28 nations asked travellers how likely they were to take something from a hotel room - and although Brits scored highly (46 per cent), it found that Argentinian travellers were the most likely to take things home from hotel rooms, with...
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Most diners would demand to see the manager if they found a bug in their food, but shoppers in Cardiff could not get enough creepy crawly insects when a food stall with a difference scuttled into the city centre.
Pest control firm Rentokil set up its Pestaurant in the Welsh capital's Queen Street with a menu which included sour cream and onion...
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Island Proizd, Korcula More and more British sunworshippers are taking holidays in Croatia every year, lured not least by the country's incredible coastline and tiny islands.
While there are a few lovely sandy beaches here and there, most of this exquisite coastline is rocky and/or pebbly - but don't let the lack of sand put you off. The myriad...
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The National Geographic Traveller Contest, one of the best known photography competitions in the world, is already in full swing for 2015, with some beautiful entries.
If you fancy trying your hand at photography, why not enter the competition yourself!
You can enter here and the winner of this year's competition will be lucky enough to win an...
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London has been named the most popular city in the world for the fifth time in seven years in the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index.
The UK capital is projected to receive 18.82 million international visitors in 2015.
Bangkok, with 18.24 million overnight stay visitors expected, was in second place, with Paris third and Dubai...
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An anonymous artist dubbed the 'Banks of the beach' is making waves in Wales.
Locals and tourists have been snapping pictures of his huge designs on Gower beaches and sharing them on social media.
Many have been left scratching their heads, wondering what the meaning behind them is.
Speaking to the South Wales Evening Post, the mystery artist...
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Lundy Island, Devon With summer fast approaching and the weather heating up, now is the perfect time to pack up a hamper, grab a rug and head out for a good old fashioned picnic.
In celebration of National Picnic Week (13 - 21 June) the National Trust has put together a selection of the best coastal picnic spots in the country.
Whether you want...
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This terrifying sea creature has been causing a bit of a panic in Taiwan - because no one knows what on earth it is.
Fisherman Wei Cheng Jian encountered this 'strange alien like snake thing' while fishing in a port in Penghu. He shared the clip to his Facebook page soon afterwards asking if anyone could help him identify it.
The strange green...
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The moment you board your flight (last) and realise your hand luggage has to go about a mile away from where you're sitting because there's no room left in the overhead compartment above you.
Delta Airlines is trying to alleviate the fight for overhead locker space by introducing an Early Valet service - essentially where its staff pre-loads...
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2015 is all about holidays in Europe as the pound remains strong against the euro, new travel routes open up more exciting places to add to your bucket list and Brits look to going off the beaten track and exploring lesser-known regions of popular holiday destinations. We've rounded up six of the hottest places to visit in Europe this year,...
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An entire beach in Cornwall could be yours - if you've got £250,000 to spare.
Polkerris beach, near Fowey, is up for grabs along with a water sports centre at the site.
The beautiful beach attracts around 40,000 visitors a year and is the perfect sport for swimming and water sports.
The business has been run by the Shillito family run...
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Fancy seeing the world - without the jetlag?
Well, a new video by BuzzFeed proves you don't have to jet off to far-off exotic places to get a taste of the world.
It's all here in the UK, apparently.
See also: British holiday destinations that are better than going abroad
You can soak up Ibiza-worthy beach life... in Dorset. And who needs...
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Carry-on travellers flying with British Airways will need to re-think their packing routine as the airline is shrinking its hand baggage allowance over the next few weeks.
The size for handbags and laptop bags will change from 45x36x20cm to 40x30x15cm, meaning passengers will need to pack more of their belongings in their second cabin bag and...
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Neighbours fan? This competition's for you...
For the first time ever, fans of the hit TV show Neighbours will get the chance to sleepover on the famous Melbourne street thanks to a special listing on Airbnb.
Winners of the Airbnb competition will stay at the Ramsey Street listing on Monday 7th September where they will be hosted by...
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A beluga whale has been spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time on record.
The highly elusive whale was sighted off the County Antrim coast near Dunseverick, 2,000 miles from its Arctic home in the Barents Sea, from the island archipelago of Svalbard eastwards.
See also: Humpback whale swims with paddle boarder in Ireland
Photographer...
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