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These itineraries can be combined with the two-day “Visit Mysore” itinerary. Mysore makes a great base to visit nearby sights from the fascinating temples in Belur and Halebid to the giant Jain statue in Sravanabelagola. All sights mentioned here have regular bus connections to Mysore, although many visitors choose to arrange a car and a driver for the day... read more
Mysore is one of South India’s nicest cities: smaller and less chaotic than nearby Bangalore, and a lot more charming.
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Many tourists rush through Kathmandu on their way to trekking in the mountains, but Nepal’s beautiful capital has enough to see and do for days. Don’t run through the main sights and think you’ve seen Kathmandu: take some time to walk around the old part of the city or just to sit in a café and soak in its unique atmosphere. read more
You have little money, everything seems too expensive, and any shopping would be seriously limited by the size of your backpack anyway. What does a backpacker do in Singapore? read more
“What do you do in Singapore if you don’t shop?” asked a surprised Singaporean when I revealed that I hate shopping. I spent a couple of months in Singapore, and found out there is plenty to do that does not involve compulsory shopping. Here are three days worth of things to do for those who don’t want to shop in Singapore. read more
Singapore’s Chinatown dates back to the early 19th century, and although brothels and opium dens are gone, its old buildings and street markets make a nice change from the city's skyscrapers. Some Singaporeans say that Chinatown is nothing like it used to be, but it is a nice area to walk around especially in the evening, when the food stalls lure passers-by wit... read more
If you've listened to some of the common stereotypes about the city of Naples - that it's rife with petty criminals, corruption and dodgy neighbourhoods - you might be tempted to drive straight from Naples airport to the Amalfi Coast. Doing this would mean missing out on one of the real highlights of southern Italy however. Naples is messy, loud, distracting, lawless ... read more
We flew to Miami in June 2004 with American Airlines via Boston and stayed at the Albion Hotel in South Beach Miami. The flights on American were great as on the Manchester Boston flight, they use an aircraft that was previously used internally in the USA, so if you are lucky enough to get book a seat in the first 6 rows, this is the old first class so very big seats... read more
We flew to Girona from Blackpool on 17 November 2006 with Ryanair. The transfer to Girona is about 20 minutes and it is about EUR20 each way in a taxi. We had booked into the Hotel Historic as recommended in the Sunday Times Travel Magazine. The hotel is 4* and has rooms and apartments. It used to be a prison and is family owned and very old and still has a lot of ori... read more