Sudan AFRICAN DESTINATIONS

Desert rose

A luxury safari company is about to launch holidays to Sudan, a country known for its hardship and bloodshed but which is also rich in history

Destination inspiration

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**
Explore the world with noted adventurers and award-winning writers such as Bear Grylls, Jan Morris and Lionel Shriver .
Two men on stage playing guitar and singing
Dates and details of global events and spectacles, such as the New Orleans Jazz Festival (above), to build an adventure, a holiday or a short break around
Table Mountain view
A look at what the country can offer to urbanites and adventurers alike
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Constantine Bay, north Cornwall UK DESTINATIONS

North Cornwall in winter

Sophy Roberts enjoys windswept walks, fine food and some luxurious new cottages in north Cornwall - at its best in winter, without the crowds

Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon singing EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS

Postcard from Klosters

The Klosters Snow Polo event stands out with a music festival and an improvised nightclub

Tom Fordyce in the Edwards Valley section of the St James’ Trail in New Zealand ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN DESTINATIONS

Great bicycle rides of New Zealand

A new, 2,000km network of off-road bike paths snaking through mountains, forests and beaches is almost complete. Tom Fordyce makes tracks

Jungfrau Railway EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS

The Alpine railway

One hundred years ago, the Jungfrau Railway helped make the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland one of the continent’s supreme destinations. On board the train Jan Morris finds a world where science fiction becomes ‘science fact’

Dal View Srinagar ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN DESTINATIONS

Postcard from ... Kashmir: Still a hotspot – but for the right reasons

Srinagar’s first five-star hotel since 1957 rides the crest of the tourism wave

Ham factory

Pork on the wild side

In southern Spain, a gastronomic tour devoted to ibérico ham includes visiting restaurants and witnessing a ‘matanza’, a traditional pig-slaughtering fiesta

A diver hovers above a sea fan in Kimbe Bay ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN DESTINATIONS

Treasured island

Papua New Guinea is winning a reputation as one of the world’s best places to learn to dive

Ivy Cottage in Herefordshire UK DESTINATIONS

The expert selection: Hideaways for two

Five British bolt-holes for Valentine’s day, ranging from a windmill tower to a converted tool shed

Tree House Villa at the Shangri-La Villingili resort, Maldives

The Maldives, a rich man’s prison?

Staying in a high-end hotel here can be an isolating experience. But one resort offers a chance to connect with local communities, writes Sophy Roberts

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