North America

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in north America, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Insider Guide to Bermuda

01/07/2019 by .
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Sitting on a terrace in Hamilton, Bermuda, afternoon tea is being served. The waiter is wearing immaculately pressed Bermuda shorts and there is an air of gentility and refinement.

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Amelia Island. Discover regal beauty in North Florida

25/05/2019 by .
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For a strip of barrier land just 4 miles by 13 miles, Amelia Island has had its fair share of suitors battling over it.

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Missouri Music on Route 66. Immerse yourself in the history of brilliant blues.

13/05/2019 by .
You can get your kicks on Missouri Music before you hit Route 66 if you start in St. Louis in the far east of Missouri.

You can get your kicks on Missouri Music before you hit Route 66 if you start in the far east of Missouri.

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On the trail of polar bears in Manitoba

12/05/2019 by .
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A lone polar bear plods towards us. He’s one of a thousand or so bears populating the western shore of the Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada.

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Kentucky, the Bluegrass State

08/01/2019 by .
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Bourbon, bluegrass and horse racing, plus the home of a sporting legend, are some of the many reasons to visit Kentucky. Even though it’s known as the “front porch” to the South, its pretty white clapboard towns seem more attached to the north, nestling in undulating green pasture, and the state was officially neutral during the civil war.

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22nd Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

18/12/2018 by .
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It’s an audience like no other. The musicians are surrounded by children in wheelchairs. They all have some kind of mental handicap but really do seem to be enjoying the music, some of them joining in.

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Guide to Havana. 500 years of enchantment

07/11/2018 by .
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In his guide to Havana, Andy Mossack shows just why it has been enchanting people for 500 years

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Green Adventures in Vermont

17/09/2018 by .
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I’m standing near the top of Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest mountain contemplating a descent down the world’s fastest and most exhilarating zip line experience. It’s around two miles to the bottom and, although I’m the timid type, Vermont is spurring me on to all sorts of outdoor craziness.

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Cuba for first-timers

07/09/2018 by .
Cuba for first-timers

Isabel Conway explains what to expect when you visit Cuba for anyone who hasn’t been there yet. This is Cuba for first-timers.

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Whale watching in New Brunswick

28/08/2018 by .
Whale watching in New Brunswick

My Whale watching in New Brunswick skipper went by the name of Mackie Greene. The expectation of a ‘Quint’ look alike (Robert Shaw’s boat captain from Jaws) quickly evaporated when he met me at the wharf on Campobello Island.

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