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The world is a pretty extraordinary place, and The Skinny loves to explore it. Our travel writers share their stories from travels around the globe.
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FeaturesJourneys in Kurdistan
An intrepid Skinny wanderer ventures into Iraq Read more »| 09 Jun 2010 -
FeaturesGoing Offroad for Father's Day
Want to find out if Daddy's a wimp or well 'ard? Get him to drive a 4x4 down a cliff Read more »| 01 Jun 2010 -
FeaturesA Skinny Take: The danger is everywhere
Once in a generation anything up to 20,000 curlers and spectators convene at Scotland’s only Lake – near a tiny Trossachs village called Port of ... Read more »| 10 Jan 2010 -
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Croatian Clubbing: Brighter Than White
Forget the White Isle. Petrcane evokes the true Mediterranean party spirit without ruining your budget. Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Get Me Away From Here...
Certain parts of Scotland (cough, Edinburgh, cough) throng almost unbearably with bodies in the summer- escape the madness with a bit of splendid isolation... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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Norway: Fjord Sierra
Norway: Fjord Sierra Gallery Read more »| 06 Jul 2009
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Norway: Fjord Sierra
Norway has some of the most incredible scenery in the world, and it's really close. Think about it. Read more »| 25 Jun 2009 -
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Benicassim: The Voyage with a Soundtrack
With more and more Brits merging music festivals with a holiday abroad, Gordon Bruce debunks the critics and explores why Benicassim is becoming an essential for any musical zealot. Read more »| 10 Jun 2009 -
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Get up and Go-Goa
Forget mouldy dreadlocks and sweaty swedgers, take the true path to enlightening travel Read more »| 19 May 2009 -
FestivalsPrimavera Sound: Sun, sea and shoegaze
So the recession may be biting, but one festival is worth consolidating your debts for. Nick Mitchell looks forward to Primavera Sound. Read more »| 27 Apr 2009 -
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Berlin again
Sipping a Becks by the railway tracks on Warschauer Strae watching the sun set, it’s hard to imagine Berlin divided in two. In Friedrichschain, an up a... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Volunteering abroad with Platform 2
Louise Devlin reports on a remarkable opportunity for young people to do some good in faraway cultures - for free Read more »| 02 Apr 2009 -
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Tuk This
Three wheels, 12 countries and 12,500 miles in a tuk tuk from Bangkok to Brighton. Two English girls devise a new way of travelling and raise £50,000 for a charity very close to one of their troubled pasts Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
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Holiday Snap-shorts
Five Skinny writers are given the challenge of regaling us with their favourite travelling tales. We asked them to keep it short Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
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The Great Holiday Footwear Debate
Roll up, it's boys versus girls on this one. Yes, we are being fatuous, and we don't care. Read more »| 02 Jan 2009