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How solo travel can help you find (platonic) love this Valentine’s day

As supermarket shelves fill with cheesy greeting cards and heart-shaped chocolate boxes, it can be easy to feel a little…

Greener, faster, more accessible: A sneak peek inside France’s new generation of TGV trains

TGV’s new high speed, low carbon train is preparing for its 2024 launch far from the passengers it will serve.…

Slow and sleepy travel: Why overnight trains are the best way to go

Imagine stepping into a room that’s not much bigger than a large closet and instead of despising your landlord, you…

Snowless ski resorts turn to tobogganing, surfing and walking with eagles as climate warms

Snow-topped chalets and skiers schussing down pristine slopes spring to mind when you think of winter in the Alps. But…

‘Unspeakable botch’: Spain spends €258 million on trains that are too big for its tunnels

Spain has spent €258 million on trains that are too big to pass through its rail network’s tunnels. Since the…

Florence unveils new way see 10 million tile mosaic up close. Here’s how to plan your visit

Artworks are usually hidden from the public while they are being restored. But not in Florence’s famous Baptistery. Thanks to…

Iceland’s ice caves are incredible, but the glaciers are ‘melting like there is no tomorrow’

An incredible natural phenomenon has got tourists sliding by their dozens into deepest Iceland. The country’s ‘ice caves’ are a…

End of an era for passport stamps? New EU entry system will register travellers digitally

Passport stamps are badges of honour for many travellers, forming a paper trail of their adventures. But they could soon…

These athletes in Canada are braving -20°C and heavy snow to race canoes across the ice

Canoes line up at the foot of Old Quebec City in Canada. 50 teams are getting ready to brave dangerous…

I skied for the first time in four years and it didn’t end in disaster

A ski trip in the rarefied air of the French Alps can be an amazing way to spend a week’s…

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