autumn breaks  

Six of the best breaks for autumn colours

Poland, Spain, England, Italy, Romania or France - take your pick for the best blazing leaves

21 weekend breaks for September

You’ve survived the bedlam of August, so reward yourself with one of our grown-up escapes, from tepees to shopping trips

• 8 breaks to solve the summer holiday blues

your say today  

My first singles holiday

Sally Royale has separated from her husband and fancies a short break with like-minded people

• Your Top 10 solo traveller questions

A honeymoon safari

Emma Langley wants advice on a luxurious land and water-based safari around the Zambezi

Your Say - Pick of the Week

The big travel debates from last week: to climb Uluru - or not; BA's £75 laptop charge and ticket stamping on Italian trains

wintersun

Away from the beach in Cape Verde

The tourists come for sand and sun, but the soul of the islands lies deep in the hidden valleys

• Cape Verde, it's closer than you think

• 10 classic wintersun destinations

A family travel adventure to Thailand

Children, animals and holidays can be good together. Especially if you throw in kick-boxing, massages and cookery classes

• Family adventures in Laos & Vietnam

Timbuktu by motorbike Pt 5: into Mali

It's rough going for Alison Thomson and husband Jez as they squabble over directions and their next meal

travel images  

Your travel smugshots

A gallery every week of your holiday images - the winner receives a Lonely Planet guidebook

• The Times travel photo competition

Signs of the times 2008

We're reached the end of the trail to find the funniest travel signs - view the winning gallery and finalists

• Signs of the times 2007

Smugshots special: bonus galleries

Six new entries in our Bolivia salt plains gallery, plus many more smug slideshows worldwide

france  

The French version of a boot camp

Fine food, fine wines and only the slightest bit of accidental exercise at a fitness retreat near Toulouse

Live like royalty in a Loire chateau

For a taste of life as a pre-Revolutionary aristocrat a stay at Chateau de la Barre is just the ticket

• The smart guide to the Loire Valley

French kissing in the Lozère

France's Lozère region is so nakedly beautiful that you’re sure to fall in love. Anthony Peregrine did and married a local

• Biarritz: the complete guide

best of britain  

Five perfect minibreaks in Britain

Boutique bolt holes, meadowy picnics, wild walk - the best of both worlds on small-town weekenders

• 12 great madcap British weekends

Britain's 10 best dog-friendly beaches

Stuart Kirby, author of Britain's top 100 beaches, picks his favourite beaches for dog walking

• Camper van man: my British coast highlights

Britain's best 50 days out

Going abroad this summer? It’ll be very nice and everything, but here's what you’re missing

• Britain's best 25 family days out

business travel  

Summer business class sales extend into September

British Airways, Virgin and bmi aim to win premium traffic with offers throughout autumn and winter

Airline failure: are you covered?

Airline failure insurance seems like a good idea but it doesn't cover every carrier

• No such thing as a free lunch for US business travellers

• Why your airfare is different from your neighbours

BA opens dedicated business check-in at Heathrow T5

Premium passengers will no longer have to share check-in desks with those in economy

spas and lifestyle  

Chi Mind, Body and Spirit, Devon

A superb value holisitc spa behind the shopfront crystals in the bucolic depths of the West Country

• Aquae Sulis Spa, Worcester

Danai Beach Resort, Halkidiki, Greece

Greek yoghurt massage and colourful spa gadgets at a plush getaway off the European tourist path

• In:spa Ksar Massa Hotel, Morocco

After 20 years, I'm back on meat

After 20 years a vegetarian, Carol Lewis was a changed woman at a caffeine and alcohol-free retreat in Portugal

and finally.....

Naples chefs slam over-priced pizza

Restaurant owners accused of ripping off tourists by charging £3

• Perfect pizza in its Neapolitan home

Confessions of a Tourist: In Canada, our writer found the local bikers to be very ‘friendly’

Hoggs Tavern looked just about right. It had a flashing neon sign and a few Harleys outside - both okay in my book...

Our man in ... Seville

Will Heslop, 22, from Lincoln, is spending six months in Seville - here are his tips