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Forget the short days and cold mornings... a new year offers the chance to plan a whole 12 months' worth of travel and adventure. And we're raring to go. From n…

Crammed with fascinating ancient sites, shaded tea plantations and incredible food, it’s easy to see why Sri Lanka tops the list of so many travellers’ must…

The traces of human civilisation in Peru date back some 20,000 years, to nomadic peoples who crossed into the Americas via the Bering Straight during the last …