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The beauty spots ruined by tourists (and the undiscovered alternatives)
A staircase in Hawaii leading to a popular beauty spot is being demolished, after tourists persisted in using the steps that have been off-limits for more than 35 years.
8-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
A musical tour of Manchester: from the Hallé to the Happy Mondays
Every genre of music has made its mark on Manchester, including dialect ballads, classical, TV theme tunes and all the strands of post-punk. Welcome to the north-west sound
9-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The best beach hotels in Turkey for May half term
Sweeping south and east from chic, Aegean-set Bodrum to the beachfront Mediterranean resorts of Antalya and Alanya, Turkey’s gorgeous Turquoise Coast has something for everyone. Think secluded coves reachable only by boat, great strands of white sand where loggerhead turtles clamber ashore to lay their eggs, and rocky headlands marching down into a sea of the deepest turquoise imaginable.
8-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
A new ranking of the cheapest holiday destinations is surprising – and a win for tourists
New research by Which? on the cost of summer holidays has thrown up a few surprises. In its search for the best-value packages this summer, it found that the Greek island of Kalymnos was the cheapest place to book, with an average price of £847 per person for a week’s stay, including flights and transfers, in early August. Two more Greek destinations – the island of Thassos at £862 and Lefkada at £935 – filled the next two spots, followed by the Costa Brava in Spain (£952).
4-min read - OpinionEvening Standard
OPINION - Barcelona could learn a thing or two from London about how to treat tourists
For years, the elderly residents of La Salut, a neighbourhood in Barcelona, have complained about being unable to get home because the number 116 bus was always too full of tourists. While other cities are desperate for tourists, Barcelona has so many of them that it can afford a bit of subterfuge. Sánchez, who has been campaigning for eight years for his council to address the problem, joked: “The next thing we need to do is to get the whole of Park Güell removed from Google Maps.”
4-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
‘We still haven’t cracked it!’ How much does a play change during previews?
It is a fraught time of cuts, rewrites – and alcohol. Our writer goes behind the scenes at The Divine Mrs S just as the official opening night looms and not everyone’s ready to face the music
8-min read - LifestyleThe Guardian
Share a tip on travel in Germany – you could win a holiday voucher
Tell us about your favourite places to visit in Germany – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break
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