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Move to improve your standard of living. Lucy Barker has a guide to the best places in the world to live and work.

Some American foreign adventures are actually useful. Jack Barker reports on a new initiative to preserve West Africa’s critically endangered wildlife.

Private jets and some of the world’s most luxurious destinations brought to you in Paul Woollacombe’s expert guide to holidaying like a millionaire.

An already gloomy Lee Ruddin finds Italy’s canal city more sinister than benign.

Magaluf is one of Spain’s most famous destinations for the young to party. But Andres Ong says this resort, on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, is also great for families.

The Trans-Labrador Highway is a challenge for any driver. Eric Whitehead heads out across the developed world’s last remote frontier.

South Carolina is one of America’s lesser-sung states. Susan Meloni sets out on a road trip around some of its stranger attractions.

Glenn Mills steps into history on a cultured tour of Italy’s southern outpost, exploring Sicily’s monasteries, churches and castles.

If your plans to visit Nevada go awry, there are plenty of other American destinations that offer similar opportunities. Paul Woollacombe has a roundup.

Japan’s legendary dry and light powder attracts a growing number of foreign skiers every year. Ryoko Amano shares some insider tips.

The communist era hangs heavy on the newly-fledged Czech Republic. Lee Ruddin takes a tour of the capital city’s KGB museum to learn about life under totalitarian rule.

Charlie Walker’s continuing adventures have resulted in the launch of a new travel book. Here, for the first time, take the chance to read his prologue.

There’s nothing wrong with Bali now Mt Agung has gone quiet. Indonesia’s Hindu outpost charms Lucy Barker again.

Trevor Cherrett books himself a Saga Cruise to complete his attempt to navigate Europe from the North Sea to the Baltic. The age of his fellow passengers comes as something of a shock.

On a volunteering stint in the Republic of Ireland, Keith Perkins finds himself in the sleepy rural outpost of Kilcrohane, where the welcome from the locals makes him immediately feel at home.

It shouldn’t be forgotten that Spain was just as keen to colonise America as Britain. Daniel A. Métraux examines their colonial legacy in the state of California.

With little more time than a long weekend Jarno van Meerendonk flies in to the Canary Islands to explore the largest island, Tenerife, and sets a cracking pace.

Rather than driving from one viewpoint to another, Bonnie Lynn decides to spend two weeks rafting the watercourse responsible for digging out the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River.

Lindsay Salt finds walking a breeze on Britain’s southern outpost, the Isle of Wight. All photos, as ever, by David Grimble.

In Germany’s financial heartland, former banker Elizabeth von Pier feels very much at home. She almost declares, a la Kennedy, ‘Ich bin ein Frankfurter’.

Trevor Cherrett continues his journey along the Danube, but a lack of passenger boats means a lot of his travel is by rail.

Egypt’s tourist industry is in very poor shape. Nick Redmayne travels to the Sinai and finds neither revolution nor coup has done much to improve the lot of the Egyptian people.

There’s more to Canada than maple trees and mountains. Paul Woollacombe says there are gambling opportunities as well.

David Markus finds a visit to Africa defied the norm, exceeded expectations, and opened the door to a whole new world of travel and discovery.

Chasing the eclipse brings Chris Edwards into contact with bits of America she never knew existed.

Business travellers are different. Often the destination hardly matters at all. Mark Eastwood reckons that what they need abroad is a transcription service.

As the ski season approaches, Mary Stuart-Miller has some eminently sensible selection of what to pack – and what to leave behind.

When a ranger in the Southern Luangwa Valley spots a hyena that’s picked up a snare he sends for the Zambian Carnivore Programme, who dart to the rescue. Emily Hayes tells to the fairytale ending.

Paul Woollacombe says there are plenty of places around the world that specialise in offering casinos and gambling facilities.

Trevor Cherrett sets off to follow Europe’s waterways, from the Black Sea to the Baltic. Here he learns the basics of navigations on the canals of the Netherlands.

There’s nothing like a school trip to introduce young minds to the wonders of the world. Jack Carter has some suggestions.

Canada’s remote logging, fishing and hunting communities are still served by a tramp cargo vessel that steams up and down the Gold River and along Canada’s Pacific coast. Alongside 65 tons of cargo Lindsay Salt loads herself. Pictures, as ever, by David Grimble.

Love fishing but also love holidays? Jack Carter says it’s easier to combine both while travelling the world.

It’s not surprising that the world’s greatest geological sites have mystical explanations. Paul Woollacombe discovers the folklore that lies behind some iconic sights.

The daily drama of Africa’s wildlife is on open display when Lesley Pritt heads out into the wilds of Botswana.

Ignoring the advice of friends, Bhupender Gupta visits the lakes of Kashmir, where he finds a warm welcome in a postcard-pretty land now starved of tourists.

There are many advantages to travelling alone. You meet more people and have more fun. Lucy Barker has some thoughts on the special issues that face women going solo.

Digestive problems don’t stop Cole Evanek appreciating the sense of hope sweeping through one of the world’s least visited destinations, the country once called Burma.