Sandwiched between Tibet and Pakistan, Ladakh is one of the highest inhabited regions on Earth and has hardly changed in 1,000 years. Wendy Driver looks back on a magical time spent touring the area's fascinating villages.
The heroic efforts of Team GB at the London Paralympics have inspired a new generation to plan exciting holiday adventures. Here, we find out which companies are on hand to help.
A cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong, via Thailand and Vietnam, seemed like the trip of a lifetime to novelist Philippa Gregory. And it certainly didn't disappoint.
Recently voted among the best resort destinations in the US, Newport Beach is enjoying a tourism purple patch. Gareth Huw Davies lists the six best ways to occupy yourself in this hip enclave of LA.
Wendy Gomersall’s trip to Laos included rescued bears, extreme fishing and sandbank barbecues, not to mention the ever-present spectre of a 10.5ft long, 660lb fish.
At first, it was the Guinness that attracted Max Wooldridge
to Ireland, but now it's the sealife that will make him return, as he encounters seals, dolphins and whales in their natural habitat. And not to forget the twinkling plankton.
Madeira is back to its best, just two years after it was struck by deadly floods. And if anything, this balmy spot is even more popular with the British, says Gareth Huw Davies.
Every year, thousands of revellers cram themselves into Buñol ready to roll in the juices of 150,000 rotten tomatoes. Chris Lawrence puts on his goggles and joins them.
Since shooting to stardom in Evita, Elaine Paige's life has been a whirlwind of travelling - but she always finds sanctuary in Cannes.
The Palais Namaskar hotel is the most lavish place Richard Redd - co-founder of Innocent smoothies - has ever stayed in, it's almost hard to tear himself away from the pool.
It is the state made famous by John Denver's crooning voice, but there so much more than snow in Colorado, discovers Natasha Culzac, as she heads there out of season.
Mark Palmer heads for the living museum that is Venice and discovers the glass-blowers of Murano and 'the most beautiful church in the world'.
In our new, occasional series, we look at some of the lesser known historic houses around the UK. This week, Charleston in East Sussex, where the Bloomsbury Group created a country idyll to share with friends and lovers
What should you expect of a hotel in leafy East Sussex? Probably not dirt and stains. But this is what The Inspector encounters when he visits Flackley Ash Hotel in Peasmarsh.
Oman does not much go in for glitz, despite the antics of its well-known neighbour, but instead celebrates its traditions, vast deserts and rich history, says Martin Symington.
This eastern European country is economically sound and offers fantastic value for visiting Brits. Peter Duncam heads for the Rhodopes mountain range.
You don't have to stick to a package deal to get good value in California, says Frank Barrett, as he books a Palm Springs hotel, a Hollywood villa and a beach break in Santa Monica.
From Elgar to Van Morrison and Led Zeppelin to Ruby Murray, Northern Ireland's capital has a rich musical heritage. Annie Caulfield joins fans on the Belfast Music Bus Tour.
Camping of yesteryear involved erecting your own tent and strip washes. Not any more. Sarah Chalmers breathes a huge sigh of relief as she checks in, with three kids in tow to the poshest tents in Cornwall.
Ask Frank: How to treat your ghoulish teens!
Want to ratchet up the scream-o-meter this Halloween? Then take your (brave) brood to London Dungeon...
Travel deals blog: Grab a quick bargain
Looking for a last-minute break? Try two nights in Venice for £124 or Florida from £990pp in our late deals blog.
UK hotel opens new £7m treehouse suites
Six luxury pods are perched on stilts at the five-star Chewton Glen resort in Hampshire's New Forest.
Swiss bliss in beautiful - and a little crazy - Bern
The rich and famous - from Einstein to Tony Blair - have enjoyed the sophisticated Swiss Capital.
Chinese resort set to be bigger than Dubai
The pretty island of Hainan off the south China coast already offers more jobs in tourism than Hong Kong.
Setting sail for Santorini via Venice
Mavis Cheek is a self-confessed cruise lover, from hopping off at various cities to enjoying Turner-like landscapes...
Finnish town opens restaurant in a mine
Not one for the claustrophobic but a new restaurant inside an old mine is proving popular in Finland.
Travel Chatter: It's a doll's life in Chicago
So popular across the pond are the American Girl dolls that hotels in Chicago are offering packages for them...
Neil Clark sets off on a four-day cruise taking in Holland's cultural highlights, from the elegant Het Loo palace to Keukenhof, the world's largest bulb flower garden.
Saga's classic Ruby ship retires in 2014 and Bridget McGrouther isn't sure she'll take to her successor. But after being whisked around the Baltic on the Sapphire - she's sold.
All good things come to an end. Our Website Of The Week column, for example. After 209 careful reviews, Fred Mawer looks back at the best sites of the last four years.
Rail travel may sound slow compared with flying but - when you factor in travel to the airport and getting through security - taking the train can often be the smart option.
Martine Page pays homage to Center Parcs by making a pilgrimage to the Netherlands to stay at the original parks behind the hugely popular brand.
From unique natural beauty to wonderful wildlife, Amy Williams is captivated by the friendly Philippines, with its diverse 7,107 islands and intriguing Asian-Latino mix.
First-time cruising can wreak havoc on your waistline. Mark Hughes-Morgan sailed around the Med on the Grand Princess and managed to fit in a spinning class amid all the eating.
Dom Joly is on a quest to track down the world's most famous monsters for a new book, but taking a break from his Bigfoot hunt, he takes two smaller terrors on a trip to Frisco.
Winston Churchill was a man who liked to travel. No-one knows this better than Celia Sandys, the granddaughter who accompanied him on many of his adventures.
The meadows, woodland and valleys of this 790-acre site in the capital offer some rare peace and quiet for Londoners - even with seven million visitors a year.
Caroline Hendrie embarks on a seven-night Adriatic cruise aboard L'Austral which offers an added air of sophistication - the presence of a small opera company.
Who needs room service? William Cook has the time of his life as his children muck in with Devon's friendly locals...
Chef Allegra McEvedy is on a mission in her new TV series to show Turkish cuisine beyond its drunken end-of-the-night associations.
In the second of a series of six walks, picked for TravelMail by the National Trust, we take a stroll through the property that starred in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice.
The motorcycling chefs were a tad cynical about the quality of American food until they fired up their Harleys and experienced the Deep South's soul food.
The path from Britain to Tuscany is well-marked. But where many visitors forge east from Pisa to Florence, Ray Connolly heads towards the hills, and the walled town of Lucca.
Spain's financial turmoil has been reflected most painfully in its capital. So have the city's economic woes diminished the style and energy? No, says Philip Norman.
It has been attracting celebrities since the Sixties, and has been a glorious fixture on the map of Africa for centuries. Tangier is a heady, wonderful swirl of a place, says Glenys Roberts.
There is nothing the Queen loves more than setting sail with her family for a Scottish cruise and the Hebridean Princess is certainly fit for the Royals, says Caroline Hendrie.
It is known as the Windy City (thanks to its politicians' ability to spout hot air), but you can be assured of a warm welcome in Chicago, a city of style and cool, says Judith Chalmers.
Olly Smith finds himself with a travel predicament. His wife likes basic camping. He prefers something more luxurious. The answer? Chic 'glamping' in Indonesia.
The veteran popstar has seen it all during a career that has whisked her around the world. But as she relaxes in paradise, she can't believe that it's her first time in the Maldives.
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