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<p>Watching the fleet of hot air balloons is a Cappadocia favourite </p>

Cappadocia, Turkey guide: Where to stay, eat and visit

<p>Amman is a busy, vibrant and ever-changing city </p>

The ultimate guide to Amman, Jordan

<p>Around 14 million people come to Cairo each year, to explore mosques, museums, pyramids and more </p>

The ultimate city guide to Cairo

<p>The charm of the coast is just a few miles from Edinburgh’s city centre </p>

How to spend a day in Portobello, Edinburgh’s swinging seaside suburb

<p>Colourful Victorian-style buildings can be found on the streets in Haight-Ashbury</p>

Haight-Ashbury: A guide to San Francisco’s home of counterculture

<p>Valencia has been named European Green Capital for 2024</p>

The ultimate city guide to Valencia

<p>Fewer crowds await in the coastal city of Sibenik</p>

The ultimate guide to Sibenik, Croatia’s untouched coastal city

<p>There’s plenty to discover behind exquisite facades in Principe Real </p>

How to spend a day in Principe Real, Lisbon’s coolest district

<p>There’s plenty to discover in the modern city of Abu Dhabi </p>

The ultimate guide to Abu Dhabi

<p>The heart of Amsterdam is furnished with photographic backdrops at almost every turn </p>

The ultimate guide to Amsterdam

<p>Ad Deir, or The Monastery, is one of the most-visited monuments in Petra </p>

The ultimate guide to Petra

<p>Meander through Muscat to uncover centuries-old city walls, crumbling watchtowers, and fascinating museums</p>

The ultimate guide to Muscat

<p>Sophisticated with a hipster edge, Melbourne is consistently ranked as one of the world’s best places to live</p>

The best things to do in Melbourne, Australia’s capital of cool

<p>Whether city or countryside, Argentina delivers dramatic vistas </p>

Argentina travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

<p>A holiday in Madagascar means getting to see some rather impressive creatures </p>

Madagascar travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

<p>Howdy, partner: Williams has plenty of Wild West history </p>

Williams, Arizona city guide: What to do in the Grand Canyon gateway

<p>Piazza del Duomo, home to Milan Cathedral and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II </p>

The best things to do in Milan, Italy’s northern powerhouse

<p>The Williamsburg Bridge anchors the area to Manhattan </p>

How to spend a day in Williamsburg, NYC’s trend-setting neighbourhood

<p>Hạ Long Bay is one of Vietnam’s hottest sightseeing spots</p>

The ultimate Vietnam travel guide

Welcoming friends: islanders on the shore of Socotra

Socotra: Could the first crowdfunded guidebook save a remote island?

The new Belmond Andean Explorer will call at Cusco

Travel Agenda: where to go and what to know in travel this week

The Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. Millions of years ago the pale peaks and pinnacles of the Dolomites lay on the seabed; now they are among the world’s most distinctive mountainscapes.

Breathtaking images from the 'Lonely Planet's Beautiful World' book

Thomas Cook seeks new heartland

My next book: a dog in a bag, and me. Can’t fail

Fishing boats in the harbour of seaside town, Brixham

A fishy business: TripAdvisor falls victim to fake Brixham seafood

BBC headquarters at New Broadcasting House

Lord Patten to leave after true scale of ‘dark days’ laid bare as