Whatever your kids are into – James Bond, Dr Who or Shaun the Sheep – there's a fun family outing to suit CHINESE NEW YEAR IN SHROPSHIRE The Coalport China Museum in the Ironbridge Gorge is celebrating Chinese New Year (which is today) from tomorrow until Friday. Create clay model tigers at the...
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Exciting days out for half-term
Essential travel accessories and gadgets
Our contributors choose the must-haves for their journeys abroad.
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The travel gurus’ guide to 2010
Where are the people in the know heading this year? We asked the experts to tell us their plans and tips The adventurers BEAR GRYLLS Expedition leader and Chief Scout This August, as the summer melt comes to the Arctic, I'm leading an expedition to explore the Northwest Passage – which links the...
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Ski chalets with star appeal
The editor of a new online guide to the best ski chalets in the Alps picks her favourite boutique retreats Best for location Chalet de la Cloche, Tignes Les Brévières If you're looking for a gorgeous chalet which is located in a properly French, Brit-free, village but linked to a giant ski area,...
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The best … gap-year gadgets
From an indestructible phone to an iPod guidebook, Nicola Iseard picks the latest hi-tech accessories you should find room for in your rucksack Traakit GPS tracker Remember reading about the mother who ordered her 19-year-old son to carry a GPS tracker during his gap year? That might sound overprotective, but if you're heading...
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