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Peru: Above the clouds by day, under a soft duvet by night

Published: 06 January 2008

A new chain of lodges offers the chance to trek across Peru's peaks and ridges in comfort. Stephen Goodwin reports

Washington DC: Capitol gains

Published: 05 January 2008

As the US presidential race gathers momentum, Leonard Doyle launches the Independent Traveller's year-long guide to America with an insider's view of Washington DC – the nation's capital

Patagonia, Argentina: On the edge

Published: 05 January 2008

The Parque Nacional Los Glaciares in Patagonia is Argentina's adventure tourism playground. Chris Moss explores a frozen frontier

New Year in Brazil: get the party started

Published: 30 December 2007

Brazilians need no excuse for a celebration – it's part of the national spirit. Fashion designer Inacio Ribeiro tells Ian McCurrach where to have fun

New Caledonia: Cast away

Published: 29 December 2007

Charles Rangeley-Wilson travels to New Caledonia in search of some of the most prized and elusive of angling catches

The Catskills: Music of the mountains

Published: 29 December 2007

The Catskills, just two hours from New York, have inspired many artistic types – Thoreau and Dylan included. Alex Hannaford can see why

24-Hour Room Service: Hosteria Hacienda Pinsaqui, Ecuador

Published: 29 December 2007

Turn left along a stretch of the Pan-American Highway at Pinsaquí in Ecuador's Northern Sierra, and immediately you are transported far from the thundering trucks and fume-belching buses into tranquillity. A driveway leads between whitewashed gateposts into the manicured grounds of Hacienda Pinsaquí, framed by bright bougainvillea and home to a pair of peacocks.

Behave yourself! This is New York's Land of No

Published: 23 December 2007

They're a bossy bunch on New York's Fire Island. But despite the long list of don'ts, Sarah Barrell warms to the place

Family Breaks: Let's go and play with the Cayman stingrays

Published: 16 December 2007

Long a favourite with divers, these Caribbean islands also have much to offer families, says Amar Grover

Wax in Miami: Excess all areas

Published: 15 December 2007

Opulence is everywhere in Miami, where bling is big, and everything from the food to the furniture is larger than life. Ruby Wax visits the place where God said, 'Go for it!'

A sweet and sour history of Boston's Chinatown

Published: 09 December 2007

This ethnic enclave is home to the third largest Chinese community in the US, yet it's little explored. Kate Simon takes a new culinary tour to gain a rare insight

48 Hours in: Buenos Aires

Published: 08 December 2007

Argentina's capital blends European sophistication, colourful history – and a dash of Latin spirit, says Aoife O'Riordain

Francis Ford Coppola: Guatemala & Belize – the director's cut

Published: 02 December 2007

He's one of the biggest names in Hollywood but making movies isn't Francis Ford Coppola's only skill. He also runs successful hotels. Julie Eagleton finds out about his three resorts in Central America

Golden wonder: Any road trip in California has to take in its celebrated parks

Published: 01 December 2007

Margaret Campbell hit the highways for the drive of her life

24-Hour Room Service: Mandarin Oriental Miami, US

Published: 17 November 2007

Life, wags have a habit of suggesting, is a beach. But this aphorism actually rings true in Florida's southern hub.

Squaw Valley: the hangout for America's most extreme skiers

Published: 17 November 2007

The home of extreme skiing, California's Squaw Valley is also a great modern resort with an impeccable pedigree. Plus a 100ft leap into oblivion. Mike Higgins catches air

Ben Miller on Los Angeles: I love the glitz, the glamour, the quirks, the beauty

Published: 11 November 2007

It's glorious, it's shabby, it's the Californian city that the actor and comedian Ben Miller just can't resist returning to. In fact, he's been a regular visitor for the past 25 years. Interview by Jenny Cockle

24-hour room service: Hotel Unique Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published: 10 November 2007

The biggest city in South America is rarely visited by tourists. But the rumours of heavy industry, pollution, traffic gridlock and obliterated colonial heritage are patently untrue.

Independent Families: 'Is Costa Rica suitable for a family holiday?'

Published: 10 November 2007

Q. Fifteen years ago, we went backpacking through Central America, and loved Costa Rica. We'd like to return there with our six- and nine-year-old girls, but – since we weren't focused on child-friendliness when we were last there – we're not sure how suitable it would be. James and Erica Ross,Guildford

Miami's South Beach: Get yourself on the A-list in America's party town

Published: 28 October 2007

So you don't have the connections to get into a top South Beach party? Kate Simon tries a new package where you pay to hang with the stars

Syracuse: the perfect base for exploring New York State

Published: 27 October 2007

When Kristina Ferris revisited Syracuse with her family, 20 years after studying there, she was pleasantly surprised

Hotel of the week: The Jalousie Plantation, St Lucia, West Indies

Published: 21 October 2007

St Lucia is a spectacularly beautiful island and the Jalousie Plantation dominates its prime location. Constructed in 192 acres of rainforest, the hotel cascades down the mountainside between the Pitons, the lava spikes for which the island is famous. Its owner, Colin Tennant, aka Lord Glenconner, bought Jalousie in the days when you could reach this part of the island only by canoe. He now lives next door and sometimes pops in for breakfast. The resort has the usual five-star facilities – a spa, gym, watersports, kids' club etc – but at heart it is a quiet place for the well-heeled to relax.

California's vineyards: the road movie

Published: 14 October 2007

When the BBC asked 'Top Gear' presenter James May and wine writer Oz Clarke to make a second series about their grape-fuelled adventures, this US state provided the obvious destination. Superb wines and one of the greatest drives in the world. Oz explains ...

Barbados: Don't let its reputation as an elite playground put you off

Published: 13 October 2007

The Caribbean island has enough beauty and warmth for us all – and a keen sense of its troubled past

Luxury Breaks: Now you can buy a piece of the American Dream

Published: 07 October 2007

A new trend in holiday-home ownership harks back to the days of the Great Camps. Sarah Barrell heads for the Adirondacks
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