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The great expanses of South America don't faze Lorraine Jenkin. She sets off across the world's greatest flatlands alone - and on foot.

Arrival, by sleeper train is now the ultimate way to greet Italy's most famous Renaissance city, says Christian Cummins, but he still meets the ghosts of 'A Room with a View' on each twisting turn of the narrow streets.

It's not easy to learn how to surf - not least in the modest waves that lap the UK coast. Professional surfer Chris Thomson says it's well worth the effort and offers ten top tips to riding the waves.

Most big-trip travellers go hopelessly over-equipped. Navpreet Amole travels through Tibet on a local-sized motorbike to discover the reality behind the headlines of China's - now-infamous - cross-border population dump. 

Small-town Ecuador bursts to life in an exuberant festival of the annual harvest. Tyrel Nelson is a fascinated bystander.

Lyn Fox says church sucks - and not just as a cheap rhyme on his name - as he looks back on his religious experiences across the US.

when Angela D. Stancar is offered a free holiday in Europe she jumps at the chance. Only one problem: she has to accompany five (or more) American students. Hormones and tiramisu, it transpires, are a potent mix. 

Amid China's relentless tourist boom, Sascha Matuszak finds the minority cultures of the Shaxi Valley still holding on to a traditional way of life.

Aussie Mun Jong flies into the UK with his pregnant wife, only to find the 'reciprocal healthcare agreement' trumpeted by the British government proves to be nothing of the sort.

From elephants to ladyboys, Rachael Wilson discovers the rich variety of life on Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road.