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Every book is a journey

Some suggestions of which books you can read - in full - on a single flight.

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Spanning the world’s best bridges

It’s the romance, legend and spectacle of a bridge that led Cheapflights.com to create its list of the Top 10 most impressive bridges around the world.

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Air travel ‘no risk to pregnant women’

Healthy mothers-to-be having pregnancies without complications should be able to fly until the 37th week, the latest advice reveals.

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It appears we modern travellers have to rely almost entirely on external sources such as maps, cellphones and GPSes. Picture: Andrew Ingram

Seeking direction? Forget the GPS
April 4 2013 at 12:23

Have we lost our innate path-finding abilities when travelling, asks Kate Turkington.

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AWARD WINNER: Gina Shmukler

Mamma Mia star goes places
April 3 2013 at 14:06

Gina Shmukler finds the theatre world takes her to delightful places she would not normally visit.

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A Tintswalo boutique lodge. The company says hotel credit card fraud can be averted.

How hotels can protect against fraud
April 2 2013 at 07:55

In South Africa, credit card fraud is becoming far more prevalent among guests who make hotel bookings.

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Belize's largest island, Ambergris Caye, a popular destination for scuba divers, came top of a list of the world's 10 best islands.

Belize's largest island crowned best in world
March 28 2013 at 13:48

TripAdvisor's inaugural list of the world's best islands was based on millions of reviews and ratings by international tourists.

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Souvenirs are displayed for sale at the Giza Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo.

A tourist trinket or a memory?
March 27 2013 at 14:03

Travel isn't just about the tangible things; it's about the experiences, too, writes Sophie Lam.

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The size of your minibar bill depends more on where you stay than how many mini-bottles of alcohol and packets of crisps you eat.

If it’s Moscow, don’t open the minibar
March 26 2013 at 08:15

There is a huge disparity in the price of hotel room extras around the world, with South Africa offering value for money.

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Masai Mara, Kenya: Horowitz says a family holiday there was his most memorable.

The real life around tourism
March 25 2013 at 13:07

Anthony Horowitz travels in order to write – and he’s done a lot of both.

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Popular Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has released his latest album Passione. Picture: Cara Viereckl

Andrea’s love song to Italy
March 22 2013 at 12:38

Andrea Bocelli travels all over the world, touring as an artist and holidaying with his partner and children.

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A hundred miles or so to the west of Accra is Elmina, a 15th-century fort - the oldest European building in Africa.

Shhh! Sounds like a nice place to visit
March 22 2013 at 07:52

If we were to go very deliberately in search, not of stimulating landscapes but of novel soundscapes, which places should grab our attention?

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Low-cost carrier Mango has become the first African airline to launch a booking, payment and brand engagement application on the BlackBerry 10 platform. PICTURE: Matthew Jordaan

Purchase airline tickets on your phone
March 20 2013 at 07:45

Mango has become the first African airline to launch a booking and payment application on the BlackBerry 10 platform.

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