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  • Where's Hot in November?

    “Escape for a sunny holiday in November and get in some heat and maybe even a beach break before Christmas on one of our Hot November Holidays.”

  • Where's Hot in December?

    “Hot December holidays: A sunny, beach break on a December afternoon? Swimming on a December morning? Why not? Crowded Christmas holiday shops, hardly any light and miserable weather aren’t much fun - get the work done early and duck off to warmer climes.”

  • Learn to Ski Here: Top tips and the best resorts for newbies

    “A lot of people love skiing, so it's time you found out what you've been missing out on by learning to ski! These are the best places to learn and some top tips for beginner skiers.”

  • Piste for less - Skiing the Credit Crunch

    “The credit crunch has done away with your credit and the euro has shot up in value-suddenly your ski holiday pot is looking small-but that doesn’t mean you have to skip the slopes: here are some credit crunch travel tips for getting piste on the cheap.”

  • Where to go in January

    “Lara Piegeler has some great ideas for January holidays to keep the January blues at bay and welcome in the new year with some January cheer... or at least some January distraction from all the Christmas cheer. January, begin as you mean to go on!”

  • Where's Hot in February?

    “Why wait till summer to catch some sun and some heat, what about a February holiday? Check out our top hot spots for warm, sunny February break and maybe make your loved one's Valentines that bit more heated. World Reviewer's Best February Holidays.”

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  • Firespinning in Thailand

    I had first witnessed fire spinning during our first trip to Thailand in 2000. I had never seen anything like it before and over the years I have watched it grow. I had seen people in Toronto practicing twirling these baton like things on the streets, b

  • They stepped up to the plate and overpaid for my hotel — now what?

    Dale Nielsen did everything he could to confirm his Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. He booked the trip through an online agency that offered a notification of flight schedule changes. He called his airline.

  • Sunsets and Storms on Malaysia's Perhentian Kecil

    I have seen a slew of stunning sunsets during my trip, but none as achingly beautiful and consistently colourful as those from my 2.5 weeks on the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. An easy trip from Kuala Lumpur, the Perhentians were a perfect place for me

  • Your Black & White Opinion

    On a recent road trip, this old warehouse was photographed. The sky was beautiful, the leaves made such a lovely carpet, the light was just right. Notice how it falls on the gate leaning against the fence.

  • Sky Harbor’s luggage scandal: Who’s to blame for a thousand stolen bags?

    The Unclaimed Baggage Center would have to be ten times its size if every piece of lost luggage ended up there.

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