5 h. ago I'm a solo traveller who has been to 60 countries. These are the places you MUST visit and the very popular destinations to skip

Boarding a flight to Bangkok in 2016 - the beginning of my first ever solo trip - I remember thinking: I don't think I can do this. Sixty countries later, I've never looked back.

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11 h. ago Tourist dies in mysterious Dominican Republic drowning after beach walk

While the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean’s most popular tourist destinations, several tourists have been found dead under suspicious circumstances in recent months

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30 h. ago The WRONG 'Jeff Bezos' is followed by camera crew and tourists in Venice ahead of tech boss's star

As the billionaire gears up to wed his 55-year-old bride, Lauren Sanchez, in Venice today, holidaymakers in the popular destination are keeping their eyes peeled for celebrity sightings.

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30 h. ago People left shocked by solo traveller's 'wild' European trip

Rome wasn't built in a day - but this traveller's extreme 12 hour adventure was.US solo traveller, Kevin Droniak, has shocked the internet with a video of his wild day trip.

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44 h. ago Dozens evacuated as forest fire rages near Athens just days after blaze ripped through another Greek holiday island

A violent forest fire devastated several seaside towns east of Athens on Thursday, damaging homes and prompting dozens of evacuations in a popular destination tourists

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52 h. ago Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump

As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration campsAt the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, more than 200 miles (320km) outside Los Angeles, in what feels like the middle of nowhere, is Manzanar national historic site. It marks the place where more than 10,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during the second world war, crowded into barracks, surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers with searchlights, and patrolled by military police.Since then, Manzanar, which now has a museum and reconstructed barracks that visitors can walk through, has been transformed into a popular pilgrimage destination for Japanese Americans to remember and teach others about this history. (Manzanar was one of 10 concentration camps where the US government forcibly relocated and held more than 110,000 people of Japanese descent during the second world war.) Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Foreign Office tells UK travellers holidays may be 'disrupted'

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for a number of countries including some popular holiday destinations

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3 d. ago Brit electrocuted while doing DIY for woman who gave him place to stay on holiday

Al Brown was due to fly home to meet his newborn grandson hours after the accident which happened at the property in Tepoztlan, a popular tourist destination near Mexico City

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4 d. ago Greek wildfires: Hundreds of people evacuated from villages on Chios island as wildfires rage on for third day

Chios, in the north east of the Aegean, is a popular holiday destination in the midst of its tourist season right now

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4 d. ago How safe is YOUR summer holiday? As bombs fly in the Middle East and flights are cancelled around the world, read our ultimate guide to the travel hotspots at risk

Unrest in the Middle East this week has caused great confusion among many holidaymakers - but it's still safe to visit most popular destinations.

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4 d. ago British tourist says popular holiday spot feels like 'ghost town' with bars 'shut down'

Huge crowds of tourists have flocked to a popular holiday destination in recent days, but some have claimed the region is now a "ghost town" and is "dead" after seeing videos online

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5 d. ago Spain remains under amber alert for scorching temperatures as 40C forecast

Popular holiday destinations including Alicante and Majorca are under weather warnings for high temperatures

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5 d. ago Dead bodies with shackled hands and feet wash up on beach in Majorca horror

An investigation has been launched in Spain after a number of bodies were found in the sea at a popular holiday destination, with hands and feet shackled

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5 d. ago The one change that worked: A friend pulled out of a trip – and it left me with a newfound love of solo travel

As my friends started getting married and having kids, I’d have to wait for anyone to be free to go away with me. So, I started booking solo jaunts and I’ve not looked backI used to find airports stressful. I mean, I still do – I’m the sort of person who glides mindlessly through security only to be swiftly apprehended (“Er, madam, why is there a litre of water and four bottles of sun cream in your bag?”). But I find them a little less stressful these days. I put it down to the fact that I mostly travel alone. I can arrive as early or as late as I want, drink as many overpriced coffees as I fancy and not go into total unadulterated panic mode when I grossly underestimate the distance to the gate. Because this is my holiday – and my holiday only!Travelling solo is a pleasure, a tonic, and occasionally a character-building experience (more on that later ). I started doing it by accident. I was 29 when a friend couldn’t make a trip to Paris at the last minute. I went anyway, and also d...

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6 d. ago US issues latest India travel advisory with warnings about solo women travellers, conflict and crime

Updated advisory from State Department has an increased emphasis on regional unrest and potential terrorist attacks

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6 d. ago Europe's 'hottest city' is a major tourist hotspot but could be a desert in 30 years

Seville is a popular tourist destination in Europe and is famous for its hot weather - but it could be set to become a desert in the next few decades

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6 d. ago Could this Greek resort make solo parenting a baby on holiday feel like an actual break?

Can you really relax while solo parenting a one-year-old abroad? Lucy Halfhead has high hopes as she checks into Eagles Resort

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7 d. ago Revealed: The popular tourist destination where Brits will get the best exchange rate

Post Office Travel Money looked at how sterling is performing against its 30 bestselling currencies compared with 12 and three months ago, and found where you'll get the most for your money.

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8 d. ago Urgent warning over worrying surge in killer virus in four holiday hotspots

Health officials have warned a highly contagious, and potentially deadly, liver infection is spreading through popular holiday destinations.

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8 d. ago Jet2 issues travel warning to UK tourists flying to popular European holiday destination

The warning applies to anyone planning to visit the destination or travel around the country tomorrow

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