Americas
Winter on the Beach: Barbados
It's our favourite Caribbean destination for good reason – there's more to this island than sun, sea and sand. Kate Simon offers a guide
Inside Americas
Traveller's Guide To: Antigua
Saturday, 12 December 2009
A Caribbean gem with beaches, cricket and luxury resorts galore, say Beth Adamson and Simon Calder
Stay the night: Hacienda Zuleta, Ecuador
Sunday, 6 December 2009
You can live like a president in this Andes mansion. The family home of a former head of state of Ecuador is now welcoming paying guests
Travel challenge: Skiing in Canada
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a seven-night skiing holiday in Canada. Prices are for two people travelling together departing at the end of January 2010 and include seven nights' accommodation, flights and transfers.
I'm no Alex Haley, but this feels just like home
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Was it a holiday or was it the return of a prodigal son? Peter Victor was in two minds about a trip to his parents' birthplace
Jamaica: Cool in the Caribbean
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Jamaica once thrived on sugar exports. Now it imports tourists drawn to luxury resorts, beach hangouts and the seductive sound of reggae
It's time to wake up and smell the coffee
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Colombia's crackdown on drug gangs and rebel forces has opened up areas previously out of bounds to tourists. Adrian Mourby reports
City slicker in Havana
Sunday, 15 November 2009
The pace of change in Cuba is speeding up, so visit soon. Lydia Bell offers a guide for new and returning visitors
Stay the night: Grab a piece of the limelight in Aspen
Sunday, 15 November 2009
A ski lodge has stood on this spot since the Fifties. Three years ago it had a fabulous makeover
City Slicker in Quito
Sunday, 8 November 2009
The capital of Ecuador is celebrating 200 years of independence with a multimillion dollar boost. Sarah Gilbert offers a guide for new and returning visitors
The Big Six: Caribbean green retreats
Saturday, 31 October 2009
From a former sugar plantation that is now an elegant "eco-lodge" and organic farm to a romantic, 10-room hideaway...
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