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World Cup 2010 travel guide: South African actives

The Elephant Sanctuary at Hartbeespoort Dam, an hour from Johannesburg in the Magaliesberg mountains, is the only one in South Africa that operates as a "halfway house", taking in young elephants who need a temporary home, with the aim of releasing ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, KEVIN RUSHBY, Guardian Unlimited,  26 Feb 2010

Driving into the heart of the Turkish countryside

The Turkish countryside is perfect for a road trip. Photograph: Lawrence Manning/Corbis Lunchtime in Mugla was a simple affair. Sara and I parked the car and settled in at one of a long line of wobbly trestle tables outside a row of low-roofed kebap ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  13 Feb 2010

Top 10 Austrian village ski resorts

Board time... a cabin in St Anton Photograph: Henrik Trygg/Corbis Hardcore skiers go to Switzerland, groups of mates go to France, the budget-conscious go to Bulgaria or Andorra... so who goes to Austria? Those of us clever enough to realise that the ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  9 Feb 2010
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Llancayo Windmill, Usk | Hotel review

We drove out of Usk peering into the darkness, turned a corner and suddenly there it was; an entirely unmissable five-storey windmill, standing alone in the middle of an agricultural plain. Floodlit, it was quite a sight – particularly as we saw it ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Jan 2010

20 perfect getaways for Valentine's Day

Snowflakes blowing across the Charles Bridge, music recitals in candelit churches, underground bars, firelit restaurants serving huge plates of comfort food and fine red wines... How could your lover fail to be won over? Forget worries about rampaging ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Jan 2010
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30 fantastic new trips for 2010

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious fesitval. It is held four times every 12 years, and in 2010 will be in Haridwar, India. Photograph: MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP European ski resorts are seeing some fantastic powder, but those on a tight budget ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  9 Jan 2010
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Bargains galore as holiday homes flood the market

Renting a holiday home may be the best way to find a bargain in 2010, with property rental sites being flooded with cottages, villas and apartments as second-home owners feel the credit-crunch pinch. "We've seen an increase of 25% in homes advertised ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Dec 2009

The unknown emirates

For most people, the United Arab Emirates means just one place: Dubai. The glitter on the world's most famous city state may have faded a little recently, but the mix of ambition, money and outright hubris has created a 21st-century playground that has ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Dec 2009
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Dubai finds that small can be beautiful

The XVA Gallery is about as far from the image of a Dubai hotel as it is possible to be. Situated in an old townhouse in the historic Bastakiya quarter, it has two storeys and just six bedrooms. There is no vast pool area, no glitzy bar, just a neat ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, The Observer,  19 Dec 2009
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Dining at New York’s top hotel tables

Supper in Café Boulud, a stylish eatery on the Upper East Side of New York, and I have become mesmerised by the woman at the next table. She’s eaten, drunk, laughed, complained, even got up to go to the restroom, and not one hair on her head has ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Times Online,  11 Dec 2009
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