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‘Love your planet’ is the message from environmental charities this Valentine’s. Ahead of the day, our car-free columnist maps out trips by train and bus -
Fantastic food is waiting just a short stroll from these city terminals, so swap chain restaurants for some locals’ favourites
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Share your experience of a restaurant that’s just a short walk from the trains. The best tipper wins a pair of Interrail Global Passes, worth up to £768 -
Share details on your visits to France, recommending places off the tourist trail. Send us a tip to win £200 towards a Sawday’s break -
Parks with city views, great-value restaurants and lesser-known museums rewarded our tipsters who wandered out of touristy city centres from Dublin to Budapest
Beach on a budget
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When Uncle Ted has a few drinks and starts screaming that the world is flat, have a few tactics ready to counter his bizarre rants -
Four days spent alone in Florida pushed me to the limits of boredom. But it was just what I needed, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
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The Alhambra marks the start of a drive taking in historic cities, a river valley and mountains – and ends in Almería’s spaghetti western desert
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With the annual summer dash under starter’s orders, we suggest how to turn a schlep into a road trip, staying in treehouses, chateaux and cool hotels en route -
Get beach ready with our week-long planners to 10 glorious seaside spots, covering everything from secluded coves to surf lessons, boat rides and places to stay -
Electro music fans are heading to Turin for this weekend’s Kappa Futurfestival, but this also one of the best cities in Italy for culture and affordable restaurants
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Our readers’ photo competition winner travelled to Greenland with small, specialist tour operator Wild Photography Holidays. His images reflect threatened landscapes and remote communities
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There are must-sees, of course, but to really get under the skin of Europe’s great cities go for our pick of less-touristy districts -
Old-fashioned comforts and service, scones for tea and superb gardens … this grand Buckinghamshire hotel makes a wonderful escape -
A clutch of websites has sprung up to capitalise on an old trend – daytime hotel ‘microstays’ -
Rooms with a brew: vineyards, breweries and distilleries where you can raise a glass and spend the night in a hotel or cottage
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Memories of summer fun and family adventures come flooding back to our tipsters as they recall halcyon days on the beach, under canvas and on the road -
We pick fun, affordable accommodation in hills, coast, countryside and city with lots to do on the doorstep
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Fill your kids’ 2020 school holidays with car-free day trips and holidays around the UK, which include bus and train options, camping, wild coasts and wildlife -
‘The prospect of cajoling my kids to cycle from Vienna to Budapest filled me with dread – but the only drama came from the scenery’ -
Who needs Center Parcs? Well, some of us do – but our writers’ families also have fun on trains, up mountains, at standup-comedy gigs and, of course, with buckets and spades -
Give the fly and flop a miss this summer and consider these more sustainable places to visit – and stay – by train, ferry or bus
Readers' tips
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Share your experience of a cultural institution that’s just a short walk from the trains. The best tipper wins a pair of Interrail Global Passes -
Share details of achievements including walking, caving, kayaking, running, sailing and climbing. Send us a tip to win £200 towards a Sawday’s break -
From dashing down coastlines to traversing mountain passes, our tipsters came up with some spectacular train journeys in our new competition, with a prize of two first-class Interrail passes worth £768 -
Share your experience of a local rail route – the best tipper wins a pair of first-class Interrail Global Passes
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