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The 15 best-value autumn breaks in the UK – still with availability
In September, it could be ignored. Now, though, it feels certain: autumn is here. Gone is the fleeting heat of summer; here are the rainy afternoons, the Halloween-themed decorations. Do not fear, however: there is still plenty of opportunity to book a last-minute autumn getaway in the UK, whether that’s a half-term hideaway, or a history-filled break in Belfast.
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America’s most dysfunctional city has finally come to its senses
I get off the bus at SW 6th Avenue, a handsome tree-lined street at the heart of downtown Portland. The site of the notorious former open-air fentanyl market outside an abandoned shopping mall, where until last year the strong and very cheap synthetic opioid was being freely traded, is now boarded up. The streets are quiet. On the next block I admire the handsome, historic facades of the US National Bank and Wells Fargo buildings and the securely-fenced new Midtown Beer Garden throngs with smart
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The strange things you probably didn’t know are banned from cruise ships
Try taking a skateboard on a Princess ship and it will be confiscated. Tattoo-making kits are banned by Costa Cruises, balloons by P&O Cruises. And if you attempt to board any ship with handcuffs – even the, ahem, novelty kind – they will be locked away.
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The 10 best restaurants in Cortina d'Ampezzo
There’s no two ways about it, Cortina d’Ampezzo is one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world. Surrounded on all four sides by the craggy, red rock monoliths of the Northern Dolomites, the town’s setting couldn’t be more spectacular. The architecture is elegant, particularly the 19th century old town around the pedestrianised main street, Corso Italia. The resort epitomises a certain kind of postwar, Italian chic.
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The perfect ski holiday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy's chicest mountain resort
Cortina is one of the oldest ski resorts in Europe, in Italy’s north-eastern corner, with grand hotels dating from Victorian times, and is set among the stunning scenery of the Dolomites. It is also one of the few resorts in the Dolomites with an entirely Italian atmosphere, and almost none of the Germanic and Austrian culture and language of most resorts in the region.
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The best après-ski bars and activities in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina is the main host of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but it was the 1956 games that really put this town on the map, helping establish it as the place for wealthy, well-heeled Italians to come for their winter holidays during the postwar boom period. It’s a status Cortina still holds to this day.
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The glorious forest Britain built from scratch
Cycling backlanes and bridleways, down quiet tracks, through pretty villages, my astonishment grew with every pedal. I’d come for a woodland ride, yes. I just hadn’t expected it to be so… green.
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