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French kissing in the Lozère

The medieval village of St Chely du Tarn

France's Lozère region is so nakedly beautiful that you’re sure to fall in love. Anthony Peregrine did and married a local

Your Say - Pick of the Week

The big travel debates this week: to climb Uluru - or not; BA's £75 laptop charge and ticket stamping on Italian trains

Timbuktu by motorbike Pt 5: into Mali

It's rough going for Alison Thomson and husband Jez as they squabble over directions and their next meal

Q&A: is Bangkok safe?

Ginny McGrath asks whether it is safe for British tourists to visit the Thai city in light of the declared state of emergency

Chateau de la Barre

Live like royalty in a Loire chateau

website of the week

10 websites to watch out for in September

A cook takes a break aboard the Amtrak Sunset Limited train in Phoenix

Four great rail journeys in the USA

autumn breaks  

The French Parisian restaurant La Tour d'Argent

The best duck served in Paris?

Food-lover Anthony Capella says there's no better canard than the dish served in La Tour d’Argent

21 weekend breaks for September

You’ve survived the bedlam of August, so reward yourself with one of our grown-up escapes, from tepees to shopping trips

best read features

your say today  

An AirSea seaplane

A seaplane flight in Europe

Bob Cassidy loved his Greek islands seaplane flight and wants another go closer to home

Ask our expert: to the US by boat

Alison Thomson wants to take her son to California, but is scared of flying

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Tina Jones, Dusseldorf

travel images  

Thanks to Nancy Carson for this all-users message from the USA

Signs of the times 2008

We're reached the end of the trail to find the funniest travel signs - view the winning gallery and finalists

The Times travel photo competition

Read on to see who won the August competition, and get your entries in now for the chance to win a trip to Budapest

Smugshots special: bonus galleries

Six new entries in our Bolivia salt plains gallery, plus many more smug slideshows worldwide

Travel Images 

Smugshots: the youngest winner ever

In your coffee break

Where was I travel competition

Our winning competition - Where Was I?

ST Travel

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

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More top travel prizes to be won

spas and lifestyle  

A spa treatment at Whittlebury Hall Hotel, Northamptonshire

Chi Mind, Body and Spirit, Devon

A superb value holisitc spa behind the shopfront crystals in the bucolic depths of the West Country

Danai Beach Resort Villas, Halkidiki, Greece

Danai Beach Resort, Halkidiki, Greece

Greek yoghurt massage and colourful spa gadgets at a plush getaway off the European tourist path

After 20 years, I'm back on meat

After 20 years a vegetarian, Carol Lewis was a changed woman at a caffeine and alcohol-free retreat in Portugal

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Times Online Spa Guide

200 reviews of British day and hotel spas

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Travel C Boyd

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Carolyn Boyd, Editor, France Magazine
Does a digital photo ever mean as much as the tactile joy of a glossy print?
Kathleen Wyatt

business travel  

British Airways new Club World seat

Summer business class sales extend into September

British Airways, Virgin and bmi aim to win premium traffic with offers throughout autumn and winter

Airline failure: are you covered?

Airline failure insurance seems like a good idea but it doesn't cover every carrier

BA opens dedicated business check-in at Heathrow T5

Premium passengers will no longer have to share check-in desks with those in economy

Business travel

Martin Dove, Managing Director of Merchants

High flier profiles

Tips and tales from CEOs and celebs like call centre boss Martin Dove and chef Marco Pierre White

The Green Rush. As recession looms, is green still good for profits? Find out in a new six-part series. This week: Jason Gissing of Ocado

best of britain  

Young People Going for Picnic in Meadow

Five perfect minibreaks in Britain

Boutique bolt holes, meadowy picnics, wild walk - the best of both worlds on small-town weekenders

Britain's 10 best dog-friendly beaches

Stuart Kirby, author of Britain's top 100 beaches, picks his favourite beaches for dog walking

Britain's best 50 days out

Going abroad this summer? It’ll be very nice and everything, but here's what you’re missing

British hotel reviews - search maps

Hotel reviews 

Lower End House

Lower End, Eckington, Worcs

a man smiling in bed

Bed down at West Ham FC's hotel

Mystery Guest

Ramada, Salford Quays

long haul travel

Martin Fletcher: convoy into the Libyan desert

A final family fling in Libya

Martin Fletcher woos his grown up children on holiday with promise of an adventure deep in the Sahara

Dhaka Rocket Steamship

Steaming into Bangladesh

Take the Rocket, a steamer trip into the heart of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, and soak up the assault on the senses

Get your head tested in Buenos Aires

John Arlidge gets on the couch in Argentina, where a session of psychoanalysis costs £10

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Sophie, Harriet (the author) and Katie at Barrington House

How to hen party in style

Harriet Long had to organise a hen night for 15 - but how, where - and most importantly, how much?

Confessions of a Tourist: ‘That’s not the kind of room service we offer, madam...’

Lucy Barnet booked a posh hotel for her husband’s birthday, but her romantic surprise didn’t go quite as planned

Face recognition robot tests at immigration

Manchester airport is trialling the new machines that could cut queues, but airport workers may strike

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