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We asked you, our well-traveled readers, to divulge your worst packing disaster stories — and it turns out you’ve got some doozies.

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Written by Andrea Wotherspoon (One of two winning entries in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) Caithness, the Kingdom of the Cats, is also known as the lowlands beyond the Highlands. Indeed not many people realise it’s possible to travel …

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Do you really need to buy expensive specialty clothes to explore the world? We examine which travel clothes are worth buying.

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The Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition closed on September 30th. Over 300 entries were received with about a quarter of them being fictional. Most of the entries were of publishable standard and it was clear that a lot of time and thought had …

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Even the most experienced traveler can sometimes be tripped up by tipping. Manners maven Lizzie Post answers our tough questions about tipping etiquette at restaurants, hotels and beyond.

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Traveling with back pain can make sitting on a long flight or lugging a heavy suitcase feel like torture. The following tips will help you support your spine and reduce back pain when you travel.

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Maybe the world is still recovering from recession and maybe the pound sterling has dropped since the Brexit vote, but that doesn’t seem to bother senior travellers in the UK. According to a recent Saga report, UK travellers aged over 50 are spending …

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Travel stores have made a fortune selling things you can get for free. A number of items you might normally throw away make excellent replacements for expensive specialty travel products. See how to turn your trash into travel essentials.

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Want to get through airport security as quickly and painlessly as possible? Don’t make these 10 mistakes.

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Written by Justin Miller (A highly commended runner-up entry in the Travel and Water Writing Competition.) Zanzibar, Timbuktu, Calcutta, Malacca. For me and probably for many British people, those names carry an air of exotic mystery. They bring to mind …

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