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People crowd the sidewalk at Berlin's so-called Checkpoint Charlie, a former border crossing between the former US sector and east Berlin

When East met West: How Germany became one

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany's landscape has changed dramatically. Foreign correspondent Rupert Cornwell returns to his old stamping ground

Inside Europe

Simon Calder at Checkpoint Alpha, near Helmstedt

Writer's bloc: Simon Calder returns to East Germany

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Twenty years ago the fall of the Berlin Wall ended the division of Germany. But the first taste of freedom happened 100 miles away at Checkpoint Alpha...

Mission of the month: How not spoil your trip in Prague? It's written on the beer mat...

Saturday, 7 November 2009

A series by diplomats from UK Embassies and High Commissions from around the world

Sleighbells ring: Santa Claus with his reindeer

Traveller's Guide To: Lapland

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Santa may be the big draw in this vast wilderness, but there is culture, wildlife and a magnificent light show to enjoy too, says Harriet OiBrien

Beautiful city: A view of Prague's Old Town Square

Mission of the month: How not spoil your trip in Prague? It's written on the beer mat...

Saturday, 7 November 2009

A series by diplomats from UK Embassies and High Commissions from around the world

Traveller's Guide To: Lapland

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Santa may be the big draw in this vast wilderness, but there is culture, wildlife and a magnificent light show to enjoy too, says Harriet OiBrien

Writer's bloc: Simon Calder returns to East Germany

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Twenty years ago the fall of the Berlin Wall ended the division of Germany. But the first taste of freedom happened 100 miles away at Checkpoint Alpha...

Make recharging your body a breeze in the Canary Islands

Saturday, 7 November 2009

You'd think the year-round sunshine and the fresh sea breezes of the Canary Islands would be enough for anyone feeling the need of some holiday pampering. But then why leave anything to chance? For a full body recharge, you may well require the attentive services and luxurious surroundings of a spa resort – and here Gran Canaria is ideally placed.

The culinary delights of La Gomera

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Cuisine that’s an island apart

A tradition of wellness on the islands

Saturday, 7 November 2009

The long menu of options at the luxurious Mare Nostrum Spa in Tenerife includes hydrotherapy, aromatherapy and chocolate therapy. How very modern, you might think. After all, we're living in a time when no major hotel worth its Dead Sea salt seems complete without some kind of treatment centre. Don't be fooled into thinking that this penchant for pampering is a newfangled fad, though. In the Canaries, wellness tourism is as old as tourism itself.

A wealth of cultural history to be uncovered in the islands

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Delve into a fearsome past

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The slaughter of his fellow soldiers by Major Hasan was the result of a clash between his profession and his faith

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John Rentoul: Cameron is the new Blair

The Tory leader has learnt from New Labour not to promise too much. There's little danger of that

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