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![A Belgian town that started the wellbeing sensation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
A Belgian town that started the wellbeing sensation
Spa. That's where I am headed. No, not to the spa - to the Belgian town.
![London's best kept secret hotels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
London's best kept secret hotels
London character hotels, for when a budget lodge just wont do.
![Queensland: The green behind the Goldie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Queensland: The green behind the Goldie
Tamborine Mountain and Lamington National Park are a change of pace on the Gold Coast.
![Italy: Gladiator school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Italy: Gladiator school
A novel history lesson in Rome grabs the attention of Sally Peck's children.
![Spain: City-central Toledo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Spain: City-central Toledo
Thrillseekers and art lovers alike can enjoy this hilltop Spanish treasure.
![Vienna's Jewish quarter: Past futures present](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Vienna's Jewish quarter: Past futures present
Leopoldstadt, once again, is a visible Jewish community in Vienna.
![Switzerland: Last night a DJ saved my life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Switzerland: Last night a DJ saved my life
Eli Orzessek goes off piste on an art-lover's trek from Switzerland to Germany and back.
![Albanian Riviera: The Med coast at cut-cost prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Albanian Riviera: The Med coast at cut-cost prices
Not a blow-the-bank vacation, but an adventure affords plenty of beaches.
![Amsterdam: The old master](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Amsterdam: The old master
Amsterdam is still the wonderful place Anthony Horowitz remembers from his student days.
![Morocco: Into the Blue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Morocco: Into the Blue
The world of blue has a breathtaking home in Morocco's ancient Rif Mountains.
![Prague cobbles turn over new clues on missing Jewish headstones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Prague cobbles turn over new clues on missing Jewish headstones
The cobbled streets are a top attaction but few realise they are walking on a dark secret.
![Azure Window: Russian architect plans to rebuild fallen Maltese star](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Azure Window: Russian architect plans to rebuild fallen Maltese star
When the arch collapsed into the sea it was a tragedy, for film and beach lovers alike.
!["No new shops" as Amsterdam turns on tourism trade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
"No new shops" as Amsterdam turns on tourism trade
It's not only the city's souvenir vendors targeted by the backlash against over-tourism.
![London Crimes: New York Times Twitter appeal backfires](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
London Crimes: New York Times Twitter appeal backfires
Travellers can be assured the London sense of humour is still criminally on point.
![White Christmas: Looking for Lapland's white reindeer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
White Christmas: Looking for Lapland's white reindeer
This conspicuously lucky encounter with a white reindeer is less rare than you think.
![Europe, Train vs Plane: Pitting the Eurostar against a budget carrier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Europe, Train vs Plane: Pitting the Eurostar against a budget carrier
Travellers on Europe's budget airlines migh not be bagging the bargain they thought.
![Amsterdam you are not: 'I Amsterdam' sign removed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Amsterdam you are not: 'I Amsterdam' sign removed
On Monday a crane team dismantled the letters and loaded them onto trucks.
![Copenhagen's Mermaid a little disappointing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Copenhagen's Mermaid a little disappointing
At Langelinie pier, the people are more interesting than the statue.
![Cut-price castle in Italy could be yours for $150](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Cut-price castle in Italy could be yours for $150
This fantasy castle in Italy comes at an equally fantastic price.
![Glen Lindores 1494: World's oldest whiskey still uncovered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Glen Lindores 1494: World's oldest whiskey still uncovered
The world's oldest whisky still was found in an abbey with a Braveheart connection.
![Spain: Ancient waterway still reigns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Spain: Ancient waterway still reigns
Segovia is a fairytale Spanish city that inspired Disney, writes Annie Bennett.
![Istanbul: On the cheap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Istanbul: On the cheap
Once the marketplace of the world, the Turkish city can still be a bargain destination.
![Embarrassing menu mistakes we make](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Embarrassing menu mistakes we make
When travelling in Italy, foreigners tend to make mistakes when they order food.
![Nazaré: How extreme surfers broke Portugal's big-wave secret](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Nazaré: How extreme surfers broke Portugal's big-wave secret
This ancient fishing village was quiet in the winter - but big-wave surfers changed that.
![Austria: Good fun on reflection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Austria: Good fun on reflection
Kate Roff encounters obstacles on the bike trail from Austria to Slovakia.
![Big mistakes tourists make in this world city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Big mistakes tourists make in this world city
We think we know everything about this city - but there's a lot we keep getting wrong.
![Switzerland: Eating Zurich](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Switzerland: Eating Zurich
A culinary tour of the nation's biggest city brings surprises, writes Eli Orzessek.
![Armistice day: Lest we forget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Armistice day: Lest we forget
It can be rewarding to take time out and pay respects, writes Jude Dobson.