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Long weekends are out. Big holidays are in. Now, where did you put your large suitcase?

This week’s dream: the forest of rock in ...

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

From picturesque Charleston to urban Atlanta, the American South has so much to discover, says Griff Rhys Jones

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Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return