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US holidays

  • A performer at the Trans-Pecos festival

    Volunteering at music festivals supported my post-retirement trip to the US and Canada

    Working in exchange for tickets from Vancouver to Texas was an ideal way for a 60-year-old solo traveller to find friends, fun and an instant community
  • black and white overhead panorama of river, road and peaks

    I became a man in the Alaskan wilderness – just not in the way you might think

  • A green river bordered by large boulders in a steep, forested ravine.

    From hot springs to rivers, five secret California swimming spots to ‘declutter your mind’

  • Brooklyn for all budgets: 10 places to stay in New York’s coolest borough

  • Are Europeans actually less enthusiastic than Americans - or just dehydrated?

    Emma Beddington

  • A fake volcano, an ice-cream, a dog dressed as a shark: how I holidayed in the Aeolian Islands – without leaving Philadelphia

  • ‘Sun-powered orgasms are fantastic’: why I went to live in a desert cave

  • Vlogging and fishing: a YouTuber goes wild camping in the Cascade mountains

  • David Reynolds’ playlist: 10 songs from my travels

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Cities

Road trips

  • Exterior shot, in bright sunlight, of rooms at Amigo Motor Lodge, Salida, Colorado.

    Roadside revival: 10 of the best motels in the US

    These revamped US motels combine modern style with retro touches and new features, such as DJ sets and yoga classes
  • A car drives along the newly-opened section of Highway 1, along the coast near Big Sur, California.

    California Highway 1 reopens after flood and mud slide repair work

  • Nina Simone performs on stage at Newport Jazz Festival in 1968

    Civil rights road trip – music playlist

  • The most underrated US attractions: readers’ travel tips

  • Keys to the backwaters: a coastal Florida road trip

  • North Carolina town used in Three Billboards film launches location itinerary

  • Taos, New Mexico: a road trip of highs and pueblos

  • Parks and recreation: discovering Utah’s lesser-known wildernesses

  • Five of the best distilleries on the American Whiskey Trail

National parks

  • A lone bison feeds on sun-cured grasses next to a cluster of hot springs and fumaroles above Yellowstone Lake

    Yellowstone at 150: a journey into the heart of America’s first national park – in pictures

  • The mountains of the Great Western Divide reflected in Moraine Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, US.

    Sky-high trekking: taking on California’s High Sierra Trail

    This demanding trek amid granite domes and giant trees culminates in a climb up 4,421-metre Mount Whitney but it’s worth every lung-busting step
  • The Grand Canyon’s South Rim (pictured) is often heaving with tourists, but there’s plenty of spots to find solitude.

    The secret Grand Canyon: 10 hidden gems to escape the crowds

    The canyon, which turns 100 this year, sees 6 million annual visitors – and sometimes it can feel like you’re stuck behind all of them
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Adventure holidays

  • The south side Desolation Peak Lookout cabin in Ross Lake National Recreation Area Washington. lake would be left.<br>D0F0NN The south side Desolation Peak Lookout cabin in Ross Lake National Recreation Area Washington. lake would be left.

    'You could see it all from that marvellous glass cabin in the Cascade mountains'

  • Jemima Kiss with her husband, Will, and sons Artley and Herbie in the Sierra Nevada mountain.

    After our 112-mile hike in the Sierra Nevada, I won’t underestimate my kids again

  • Michelle Paver by the moulin, on the glacier - Mendenhall Glaciar

    Michelle Paver: Alaska's ice cave left me fizzing with ideas

  • The Northwest Angle is 80% water, the remainder a rectangle of land.

    The corner of Minnesota that’s there by mistake

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Food & drink

  • Colourful Townhouses, Portland, Oregon, USA.

    A local’s guide to Portland, Oregon: 10 top tips

    • A brined and smoked watermelon on the menu at Ducks Eatery, New York.

      Watermelon 'ham' – the vegan alternative to turkey this Thanksgiving

    • Partly enveloped in mist, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, US.

      10 of the best restaurants near San Francisco's main attractions

    • Corona Plaza subway station, New York

      The world on a plate: the diverse kitchens of Queens, New York

    • USA, California, Avila Beach. Coastal mountains backdrop for warm spring day beach goers.<br>J2G8YK USA, California, Avila Beach. Coastal mountains backdrop for warm spring day beach goers.

      San Luis Obispo, California: America's happy valley

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Family holidays

  • Crystal clear water and unspoiled Canarian landscape at the beautiful fishing village of Sardina del Norte with its colourful houses.

    2017 travel planner: where to go on holiday … and when

  • Mandrakia village, Milos.

    Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2015

    Looking for inspiration for this year’s holiday? We’ve selected 40
    hot destinations for 2015, each with a fresh reason to visit, from new budget flights, hotels, arts events and festivals to a solar eclipse …
  • Girl on Staten Island Ferry

    Top 10 family-friendly New York summer activities

    Discover New York City summer activities that are perfect for families … Angela Hederman and Michael Berman, authors of a new guide to New York with kids, pick their top 10 things to do

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Top 10s

  • Historic homes on The Battery in Charleston.

    A local’s guide to Charleston, South Carolina: 10 top tips

  • 1950s car parked outside a mid-century modernism design house on a sunny, blue-sky day in Palm Springs, California, US.

    10 of the best things to do in Palm Springs, California

  • Aerial view of North Chicago and Lake Michigan, Illinois, USA<br>M4140E Aerial view of North Chicago and Lake Michigan, Illinois, USA

    A local’s guide to Chicago: 10 top tips

  • A 1978 photo of Bruce Springsteen with his Corvette in Haddonfield, New Jersey

    10 of the best Bruce Springsteen landmarks in New Jersey

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