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Where to stay in Munnar makes all the difference to how much you enjoy this beautiful tea country stop in Kerala itinerary. Munnar town itself is a scruffy, traffic-filled junction. The reason you’ve come, the rolling tea estates and the cloud forest above them, starts a few kilometres outside of the town. That’s where the

Where you stay in Varkala decides what kind of trip you have. Stay on the North Cliff and you’re in the middle of the restaurants, the shops and, at the weekend, the party zone. Stay in Odayam or on the South Cliff and you’re a short walk from all of it, with rice paddies or

The South Downs Way is a 160-kilometre National Trail along the chalk ridge from Winchester to Eastbourne, usually split into eight stages. It is one of the few long-distance walks in England you can do without a tent, without a car and without taking a week off work, because the trail crosses railway lines at

Why is everyone wearing Trader Joe’s tote bags? I bought four Trader Joe’s tote bags in Boston. The classic big cream canvas one with the navy straps and the red logo. One for me, and three as gifts for my mum, my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law. They were $4.99 each. A great value souvenir. Just