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India
A first trip to Rajasthan: the royal cities route from Jaipur to Jaisalmer and Udaipur, the Taj Mahal as your gateway, the e-visa, trains, private drivers, the scams to avoid and a realistic budget.
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South Korea
Two weeks in South Korea for a first trip: Seoul and its palaces, the DMZ, Jeonju, Gyeongju, Busan and Jeju Island. Visa-free entry with no…
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Cambodia
A first trip to Cambodia in two weeks: the temples of Angkor, Battambang, Phnom Penh, Kampot-Kep and Koh Rong Sanloem. E-visa, dollar budge…
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Namibia
A self-drive 4x4 trip across Namibia: the dunes of Sossusvlei, an Etosha safari, Damaraland and Fish River Canyon. Routes, budget, gravel-r…
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Vietnam
From Hanoi to the Mekong Delta, everything you need to plan a first trip to Vietnam: a 2 to 3-week itinerary, entry rules, the country's th…
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Italy
Mount Etna smoking above Greek theatres, golden baroque towns and street food unlike anywhere else in Europe: Sicily packs 3,000 years of h…
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Greece
Sarakiniko, Kleftiko, fishing villages and volcanic beaches: the 12 best things to do in Milos, with budgets, 3- and 5-day itineraries and …
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Paris tops out at 8.6°C (48°F) in December with thirteen rainy days. Luxor sits at 25°C (77°F) and has not recorded a single millimetre of …
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A travel eSIM installs in five minutes from a QR code and costs €8.50 (about $10) for three days of unlimited data in Thailand. But inside …
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Paris tops out at 11.2°C in November with twelve rainy days. In Muscat it is 30°C and three millimetres of rain all month. Ten destinations…
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Your Visa Premier or Gold Mastercard does insure you abroad — just not the way you think. The assistance/insurance split, the 90-day rule a…
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The EU voted for free cabin baggage in July 2026, but the law does not apply yet and only guarantees the small under-seat bag, not the trol…
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Thailand has just cut visa-free stays to 30 days, Vietnam gives many Europeans 45 days, daily costs run about a third lower in Vietnam, and…
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