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Mi Casa frontman’s life on road

J’Something opens up on experiences during his group’s travels – from favourite places and food to funniest moment.

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Time to pack: do you fling, fold or roll?

Love it or hate it, we all have our own way of packing for holidays.

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Top 10 gay wedding destinations

Some of the latest locales to honour gay marriage are also some of the most picturesque and romantic places for couples to exchange vows.

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HOUSE MAN: JSomething

Mi Casa frontman’s life on road
June 19 2013 at 12:37

J’Something opens up on experiences during his group’s travels – from favourite places and food to funniest moment.

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Do you stuff your case with things you don't need or carefully fold every piece of clothing you own?

Time to pack: do you fling, fold or roll?
June 18 2013 at 09:02

Love it or hate it, we all have our own way of packing for holidays.

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An activist wearing gay pride colours stands outside Parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Same-sex marriages are expected to start in July in Uruguay, 90 days after the law is promulgated.

Top 10 gay wedding destinations
June 14 2013 at 14:37

Some of the latest locales to honour gay marriage are also some of the most picturesque and romantic places for couples to exchange vows.

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Fireworks illuminate the sky in the bay of Geneva. The city has overtaken Paris as the most expensive city in the world in a league table for holidaymakers.

What's the world's most expensive city?
June 14 2013 at 08:31

The Club Sandwich Index uses the most common item on global hotel menus as a barometer of the cost of living in a destination.

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Arguably, taking out insurance with the gadget provider offers the most comprehensive cover because it protects you against all types of accidental loss.

Travelling light on gadget cover?
June 13 2013 at 14:49

It seems that travel insurers are still stuck in the past. Chiara Cavaglieri shows you how to get the best out of them.

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Honolulu, where a room for two in a four-star hotel costs an average of $389.36.

Want a holiday bargain? Cape Town it is!
June 12 2013 at 08:03

Travellers looking to get the most for their money on vacations may want to avoid Honolulu and Oslo.

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GOING GREEN: Carver is always entranced by the beauty of the Drakensberg in summer.

How Louise Carves off bliss
June 12 2013 at 14:42

Busy songstress likes nothing more than relaxing with a book or two, accompanied by good food and company, on a chilled-out island.

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NO INSURANCE: Thobeka Madiba-Zuma claims she had jewellery worth R500 000 stolen on a flight. File photo: Jennifer Bruce

Take care when travelling with jewellery
June 11 2013 at 08:00

Jewellery is often the most expensive thing to go missing while travelling. Here’s some advice.

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Room service is one of life's few uncomplicated pleasures.

Room service? Don’t count on it
June 7 2013 at 13:11

Despite the high menu prices, room service just isn't that profitable...

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TRAVELLING ZAPPS: Herman and Candelaria of Argentina hit the road 14 years ago on a round-the-world trip. Since then they have had four children, from left, Tenhue, 8, Pampa, 11, Wallaby, 4, and Paloma, 5, all born in different countries along the way. Picture: JEFFREY ABRAHAMS

Life's an adventure for world travellers
June 7 2013 at 07:57

More than 55 countries, 250 000km and 14 years later, Herman and Candelaria Zapp are still living their dream.

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