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The ‘Huilo-Hulio’: Lost in Translation

Zoë Hofstetter places herself behind the eyes of a Dutch tourist living the Huilo-Huilo Experience, then returns to her own shoes to tell the hidden truths of this paradise behind the volcano. As a regular boy from Holland, my childhood encompassed cycling on flat, paved roads from primary school to secondary school and then jumping [...]

Am I There Yet?

            Choosing a good travel guide might be trickier than you think. Stuart McMillan looks at why the For Less Guides are among the best on the market.  Going away for a while? Good. Need help? No, not with the trip, with picking a guide. Gone are the days of [...]

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My first experience with carnival in Cologne was on a certain dreary November 11th in 2011. A flat mate and I had scoured Ryanair for the cheapest place to fly for Reading Week, and it had happened to be Cologne, for a bargain 20 pounds round trip. Little did we know a year and a [...]

Kite surfers and Windsurfers’ paradise

Mandy Caplan on the joys of a misunderstood island in the Canaries.   At the age of 18, I couldn’t think of anything worse than ‘being confined’ to spending a few days away with my family -and only my family. A girls’ holiday on the delightful Greek island of Zayknthos (also known as ‘ZANTEEE’ to [...]