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Shop of ages: Faneuil Hall marketplace typifies the city's blend of history and modernity

City Slicker: Why Boston is best for shopping

Still fancy a trip across the Atlantic to do your Christmas present buying? Try the booming retail scene in this east-coast city and enjoy its sights, old and new, says Kate Simon

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Easy riders: Dominica's rainforest can be explored on horseback or by quad bike

It's all go in the rainforests of Dominica

Sunday, 30 November 2008

This Caribbean island isn't about the beach, its lush interior is the main attraction. Nick Boulos reports

Local dancers in their plastic grass skirts

Fantasy islands: Joanne Harris heads to Hawaii

Saturday, 29 November 2008

Novelist Joanne Harris had always longed to visit Hawaii – but would the reality live up to her childhood dreams?

The Solstice arrives in Germany

Liner notes: All at sea with John Walsh

Saturday, 22 November 2008

Modern cruise ships are floating hotels stuffed with sensory delights, as John Walsh discovers on board the brand new Celebrity Solstice

Raising the flag in front of the one-room Sunny Side schoolhouse

Trail Of The Unexpected: House-proud on the prairies of Kansas

Saturday, 22 November 2008

In 1900, one L Frank Baum wrote a book about a farmhouse (with a girl inside) being picked up by a tornado and deposited in a strange land. His book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was popular, but when MGM dropped the "wonderful" and made it into a film in 1939, tourism to the State of Kansas – for that had been the location of Dorothy's farm – received a boost that continues to this day.

The views at the Hacienda de San Antonio in Mexico are magnificent

Five luxury ranches

Saturday, 22 November 2008

Four legs good? Then gallop towards these stylish country retreats, says Sophie Lam

The Landings Rock Resort is a new addition to the hotel scene in St Lucia

There's plenty more room at the inn for the Barmy Army

Sunday, 16 November 2008

Cricket fans will find a bigger choice of hotels on St Lucia next spring, says Andrew Tong

Hot to trot: saddle up for some adventure in Aruba

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Riding through the dusty red earth of Aruba's interior, you could be forgiven for thinking you'd passed on to the film set of a cowboy movie. The flat, arid landscape, studded with giant cartoon-like cacti, looks more Texan than Caribbean, and the sheer number of ranches (there are five on an island just 21 miles long and a few miles across) is equally surprising.

Glade runner: The boardwalk at Corkscrew swamp is great for birdwatching, but the noise is deafening

Life in the swamp (or how I nearly became 'gator bait)

Sunday, 9 November 2008

There's more to Florida than theme parks. It offers natural thrills, too. Steve Connor takes a walk – and a swim – on its wild side

Low roller: Ruby Wax on the Strip

Bright lights: Ruby Wax hits Vegas

Saturday, 8 November 2008

The last time she visited Las Vegas, Ruby Wax got married (it was a work-permitty thing). Now she's back to cast an astonished eye over the most surreal city in the world

Sun seekers: some of the island's best beaches are in the capital

The Complete Guide To: Puerto Rico

Saturday, 8 November 2008

This island of tropical breezes is little known to British travellers, but as Stephen Keeling reveals, it offers wild beaches and historic sites within easy reach of a lively capital city

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