With surveys repeatedly suggesting that travellers see the French as impolite and unwelcoming, we see if the stereotype is really true.
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Until 28 September, Propstore – a pop-up riverfront cafe and bar built using scenery and props from recent National Theatre productions – is stealing the show.
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Discover the surprising history of this well-kept archipelago; situated between England and France is a land rich in legend and lasting tradition.
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While the Thames is well known, at least five waterways have disappeared under the city’s pavement over time, becoming watery ghosts whose rumbling waters can still be heard.
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Renderings of a high-speed route connecting London and Birmingham have garnered both controversy and enthusiasm throughout the country.
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With a long coastline and an abundance of mountains, valleys, rivers and rolling farmlands, food foraging in Wales is big business.
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Germany’s northernmost island
Germany
Welcome to the new Toronto
Toronto
BA’s past, told through street art
Buenos Aires
Jackson Hole: The best of the West
USA
Mini guide to activities in Wales
Wales
Navigating Laos’ treacherous roads
Laos
Florence’s unlikely artistic win
Florence
Africa’s land of delta and desert
Africa
Jersey Shore reopens post Sandy
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Our favourite images of the week
Mini guide to Croatia’s islands
Croatia
Riding the wave of change in Munich
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A street food tour of Yangon
Burma
Sydney’s kaleidoscope of art
Sydney
On the road: San Pedro de Atacama
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