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Most Costa Rica advice starts with the dry season, which runs roughly December to April. That is true, and it is only true of one coast. The Caribbean side runs on a different pattern altogether, and …

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By September, much of Botswana has typically had little or no meaningful rain since around April or May. Across the late-dry-season landscapes of northern Botswana — and around Dinaka’s pe …

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Palawan keeps appearing near the top of the world’s island rankings, and the limestone lagoons of El Nido are a big part of the reason. But the thing worth understanding before you fall for the …

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Cherry blossom gets the headlines; koyo gets the connoisseurs. Japan’s autumn colour season runs from late September into early December, moving gradually from Hokkaido and the high mountains do …

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The Victoria Falls–Chobe–Okavango triangle is Southern Africa’s greatest hits itinerary, and it lives or dies on one decision most travellers don’t know they’re making: w …

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Peru pulls off a double act few countries can match: Machu Picchu, one of the world’s great archaeological sites, and Lima, home of The World’s Best Restaurant. Maido took the No.1 spot in …

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South Korea is often introduced to Australian and New Zealand travellers as a 48-hour stopover — and that’s a shame. Stay longer and the country opens up into a remarkably varied trip: pal …

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The American West is where the scale of the United States stops being a statistic and starts being a view. Our national parks hiking tour strings the greatest hits — Zion’s canyon walls, B …

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The Great Migration is the most requested safari we book — and the most misunderstood. Travellers arrive imagining a single event; what exists is a year-round, 1,000-kilometre loop of nearly two …

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Vietnam is the destination we most often hear described as “the best trip we’ve ever taken” — and the one where tour style matters most. The same fortnight can be a greatest-hi …

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Here’s the quiet truth about Portugal and Spain: the peak-summer months everyone fights over can be the least enjoyable time for sightseeing, particularly inland. Seville hits the mid-40s in Jul …

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Most Australians and New Zealanders picture one Canada: turquoise lakes, glaciers, the Rockies. It’s magnificent — and it’s only one of three very different Canadian holidays we book …

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