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Around the world in beer

TOPICS: Wine and dine Melbourne Mexico Austria Munchen Australia Victoria Germany Land Brandenburg For your average Aussie holidaymaker, beer is going to make some kind of appearance on most trips. But why not make your favourite beverage the centrepiece of your travels? If the sight of a frosty glass of amber ale with a nice fluffy head gets your mouth watering, you won't want to miss our list of the ultimate attractions for any beer lover.

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The world's top choc spots

TOPICS: Wine and dine Paris Switzerland Belize Venezuela Ghana Hershey Flanders Grenada United States France Region Ile-de-France Belgium Pennsylvania Love chocolate? Discover how to feel full of beans on this nonstop choc tour of the planet. To get you started, here's an extract from the new book, Lonely...

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Roaches, rodents and reptiles: $650 dinner in NYC

TOPICS: Wine and dine Weird New York City United States New York Every year members of New York's exclusive Explorers Club gather at the posh, palatial Waldorf Astoria hotel for their annual gala dinner. Only foie gras and...

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Drinking games of the world

TOPICS: Wine and dine Australia United States China Spain Are you a dedicated bar crawler looking for the ultimate icebreaker when partying with the locals? Then start practising these fun drinking games from around...

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World's most expensive restaurants

TOPICS: Wine and dine London New York City Paris Tokyo Barcelona Maldives Macau Gstaad Napa Valley United States United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Japan England France Spain Switzerland California New York Region Ile-de-France Tokyo-to Catalunya These shrines to dining belong to another world. Fancy eating underwater? Or accompanied by an extraordinary firework display? We discover which restaurants...

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Trip tips: the Clare Valley

TOPICS: Wine and dine Mintaro Kapunda Australia South Australia With so many options for Aussie vineyard hopping, it takes a lot to impress. In a boozy quest for the very best,

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Six wine destinations you've never thought of

TOPICS: Wine and dine Canada South Africa Argentina Hungary Portugal Canary Islands Spain Ceuta Beyond the well worn paths of the wine regions of Italy, France and Spain lie several undiscovered international destinations that produce exceptional wines....

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Melbourne: Where the locals dine

TOPICS: Wine and dine Melbourne Restaurants Australia Victoria Melbourne is certainly no slouch when it comes to "big night out" restaurants. But locals love the city's current crop of places that loosen up the strict...

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Lunch your way around the world

TOPICS: Wine and dine London New York City Amsterdam Bali Singapore Tokyo Fiji Islands Switzerland New Orleans Istanbul Madrid Ho Chi Minh City Napoli United States United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Japan England Italy Vietnam Spain Indonesia Turkey New York Netherlands Comunidad de Madrid Propinsi Bali Provincie Noord-Holland Singapore Tokyo-to Istanbul Ili If you're a traveller and a foodie (which often go hand in hand), you're probably already aware of the signature dishes and most celebrated restaurants in...

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A new take on tea

TOPICS: Wine and dine London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England That old British tradition is undergoing the most delicious transformation this side of 18th-century Versailles.

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Top 10 global meaty treats

TOPICS: Wine and dine Weird Sydney Iceland Peru Caribbean Sea Seoul Tallinn Ljubljana Shenzhen Australia New South Wales China Europe Korea Africa Antarctica Asia South America Estonia Slovenia Guangdong Sheng North America Soul-t'ukpyolsi Harjumaa Part of the fun of going on holiday is testing out new cuisines and for the fully fledged carnivore a trip away can take the tastebuds on a tantalising tour...

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Top 10 yummy experiences

TOPICS: Wine and dine Browse the following varied menu of food and drink experiences, and savour every last moment. Bon appetit!

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Drink in the (near) midnight sun in Scandinavia

TOPICS: Wine and dine Stockholm Helsinki Reykjavic Scandinavia Iceland Sweden Finland Denmark Etela-Suomen Laani Anyone who wears their sunnies on a boozy night out is usually labelled a pretentious idiot, but when you head out for a summer drinking session in...

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From screaming babies to loud drunks — these are the most annoying things about flying.

<i>Dictator</i> travel: Where to find the real palace of Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen

Dictator travel: Where to find the real palace of Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen

May 21 2012 2:45PM

So you enjoyed getting oppressed by Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen in his new film The Dictator? Why not take the tourist trail to the fictional bearded ruler's real-life digs?

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