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Travel: Holidays, news, inspiration & expert advice - The Telegraph

How to make the most of May

With its balmy climes and two Bank Holidays, May is the perfect time for a break – and needn’t cost the earth, if you know where to look

Emma Thomson

GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS A family photo album sent me on a unique pilgrimage to Kenya
IN TENERIFE We should stand in solidarity with anti-tourism protesters in the Canaries
REMOTE ESCAPISM Britain’s best cabins, shepherd’s huts and treehouses
German Nightlife How I got into the world’s most exclusive nightclub
MEMORABLE TRIPS ‘I could buy spices, a goat or a Kalashnikov’: Readers recall trips to places now off-limits

Destinations

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UK holidays

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Hotels

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Ultimate Itineraries

City breaks

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We’ve judged the contenders on 25 criteria, from green space and listed buildings to crime rate, to reveal the country’s finest city breaks

Expert city guides

Cruises

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Trips of a Lifetime

Essential advice

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Guides

Activity holidays

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