The very best British music festivals to get to in 2023

It's not been the best start to the year in Great Britain with wild winter weather and a wild rental market (not to mention cucumber rationing). Fortunately, in the near distance, blue skies await, bringing with them a whirlwind of music, theatrics, bell tents and fairground rides at this year's summer festivals. Tickets to the headline…

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10 best beaches in Corsica

The French call Corsica L’Île de Beauté (the Isle of Beauty) for good reason: with 20 peaks topping 2000m the Mediterranean island combines dramatic mountain scenery with beautiful beaches, hidden coves, age-old stone villages, and vegetation that ranges from Alpine to dry Mediterranean. The mountains dominate the island’s western and central regions and form the…

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The best time to visit Ghana: dry vs wet season and the country’s top events

Being just a few degrees north of the equator, Ghana has an average temperature that remains balmy all year.  Its mild tropical climate boasts two distinct seasons: wet and dry. Both of them offer their own perks and setbacks. The wet season is an excellent time to visit the country’s north because the heat can…

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Yankees or Mets?

New York City loves nothing more than a good rivalry. And everyone here has an opinion about everything. Is the best food in Queens or Brooklyn? The best art scene uptown or downtown? The best neighborhood the West Village or Jackson Heights? While we won’t dare to take a side on these existential questions, we’ll…

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The 10 best things to do in Malawi for a magical experience

For first-time visitors to Africa – and for anyone who is drawn to nature and outdoor adventures – Malawi is a wonderful destination. This tiny sliver of a country has many superb places to visit, offering scenic diversity, from the vast, idyllic Lake Malawi and the zebra-dotted high plains to the epic heights of Mt Mulanje and…

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France’s wine runs: Marathon du Médoc is fun but Beaujolais is the boozy race to beat

How do you make a marathon fun? Add wine. Lyon-based writer, wine aficionado and runner (in that order) Anna Richards argues that the best wine marathon in France takes place in Beaujolais.  These days, bar crawls have gotten a whole lot more physical. The world’s first wine marathon, the Marathon du Médoc (near Bordeaux), started…

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The 14 best things to do in Panama City

Panama City? It's only got that canal, right? Well, no, actually. The Panamanian capital has way more to offer than that: world-class museums, wildlife spotting in tropical forests, paddleboarding in the Pacific.  With soft-sand beaches, a buzzing craft beer scene, and bounteous – burp! – belly-filling food trucks,  it's got way more to offer than its…

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