Traditional Greek fishing boats © Clare Thomson Lonely Planet Pathfinder, Clare Thomson of Suitcases and Sandcastles, spent a week exploring the tiny island of Koufonisia in the Small Cyclades, one of our 10 best places to visit in Europe. The Small Cyclades are some of the smallest islands in Greece. It’s no surprise that they’re […]
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Koh Samui is Thailand’s second largest island. Less famous than its big sister Phuket on the Andaman side of Thailand, Samui is at the southern end of the Gulf of Thailand, a short flight from Bangkok. The island has its own character, a little more quiet and natural. Samui is big enough to offer a
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Train platforms have arrived as a destination with amazing architecture to stop a passing traveler in his tracks. Now the site of flash mobs, oyster bars and urban farms, train platforms have arrived as a destination. – Katharine Sohn Designed by Jorge Colaço, 20,000 vintage azulejo tiles adorn São Bento station in Porto. Each octagonal coffer
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The 2007 comedy is set in a fictional British town – but where was it filmed? In the mashed-up world of 21st-century comedy, where every joke is a callback to childhood viewing and every plot a pastiche of unconnected genres, 2007’s Hot Fuzz stands apart, a delight on every rewatching. At the heart of its
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Hokkaido’s Hakodate to Shikoku’s Kochi Japan’s most rewarding cities are ones you never thought to visit. Discover storied castles, glittering panoramas and delicacies you won’t find anywhere else. When you think of urban Japan, you think of Tokyo—and maybe Osaka, or perhaps even Hiroshima. Regardless of the Japanese city in question, you probably imagine a
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Along a cobblestoned street in Cusco, offset by the stone façade of a colonial-era building, there is a green door—easily missed by many, but hard to ignore for those who catch a glimpse of its intricate wood carvings and iron embellishments. This enchanting doorway is a portal to the past, and what lies beyond its
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Orchard Rendezvous Hotel, Singapore With Singapore’s most beloved treasures and attractions on its doorstep, the newly renovated Orchard Rendezvous Hotel is the ideal base of explorations for your next foray into the city and, surrounded by lush foliage, makes for a welcome escape from the urban buzz. Formerly Orchard Parade Hotel, your sanctuary in Singapore
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