Museum of Islamic Art, Doha ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN DESTINATIONS 6:24pm

Dazzled by Doha

Art and architecture are turning Qatar into much more than a place to change planes, writes Claire Wrathall

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Hotels and holiday homes that are perfect for a short break from the city
Survival expert Bear Grylls during the shoot for the Dos Equis Most Interesting Academy webisodes which feature Grylls? top urban survival tips and will be available online at MostInterestingAcademy.com on June 18. Bear Grylls is a distinguished instructor for the Dos Equis Most Interesting Academy?s ?Survival in the Modern Era? course. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for Dos Equis) **EXCLUSIVE****EXCLUSIVE**
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A Jaguar C-Type passes through Rome during last weekend’s Mille Miglia rally ©Mike Dodd EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS 4:58pm

Great Drives: Italy’s Mille Miglia

In the final part of our series, Sam Knight joins the Mille Miglia in Italy, once a death-defying race and now ‘the world’s flashiest classic car meeting’

An old magazine cover of a red racing car ©Corbis EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS 6:42pm

Motor racing’s 24-hour party people

Le Mans celebrates its 90th anniversary next month, prompting thousands of fans to gear up for a high-octane holiday. By Jeremy Taylor

Cacao beans are spread out to dry in the Plaza de Secado ©Alamy AMERICAS DESTINATIONS 6:25pm

Postcard from ... Venezuela

The most sought-after chocolate comes from Chuao, a village accessible only by sea

Hawke and Delpy in the film Before Midnight ©Kobal EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS 6:43pm

On Location: Before Midnight

The sequel to two much-loved indie films catches up with the charismatic couple on holiday in Greece

Temples at Lalish ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN DESTINATIONS May 17, 2013

Iraq: A Kurd’s eye view

As two British tour operators launch holidays to northern Iraq, Mike Carter explores a region where the horrors of Saddam’s tyranny are being replaced by hospitality and hope

Marettimo ©Corbis EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS May 17, 2013

Marettimo: a mountain in the Med

Teeming with wild shrubs and birdlife, an island off the coast of Sicily is a spectacular and serene destination for a spring walking trip

A penguin ©Dreamstime NORTH AMERICAN DESTINATIONS May 17, 2013

March with the penguins

The ‘world’s coldest theme park attraction’ opens this week, bringing a piece of Antarctica to central Florida. Gretta Schifano has a preview

The new Museu de Arte do Rio ©Humberto Teski AMERICAS DESTINATIONS May 17, 2013

Postcard from ... Rio de Janeiro

A grand urban regeneration project – beyond samba and soccer – is going on all around Brazil

White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, the land where ‘the Great Plains meet the mountains’ ©Alamy NORTH AMERICAN DESTINATIONS May 10, 2013

Great drives: New Mexico

In the third in our series, Henry Shukman heads for the empty roads of the south of the state, where the Great Plains meet the mountains

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