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Simon Busch on a region of Portugal – in the middle of the Atlantic – where the islanders dwell in dormant volcanoes, the pineapples are the sweetest on the planet and locals in the capital are fashioning their own hyper-creative downtown before your very eyes

Simon Busch on fresh-fish burgers on the banks of the Bosphorus, one very old cistern and a heavenly dessert...

This under-the-radar Caucasus jewel just got more accessible, says Simon Busch – here's how to make the most of every minute there

Adventure beckons in Georgia's capital, says Simon Busch

Simon Busch explores one of the few places in the Mediterranean to remain fairly untouched by rampant tourism… so far

Simon Busch visited Varosha in northern Cyprus which, thanks ironically to the contentious Turkish invasion, has retained its charm

Simon Busch revels in the retro travel oddness of the internationally unrecognised "Turkish Republic" of Northern Cyprus

Simon Busch explores a surprising corner of Morocco...

Northern Cyprus has amazing beaches, ruins and scenery, but its uncertain political status means tourists have tended to favour the south. With reunification and development on the cards, now's the time to go, says Simon Busch

Possibly the world's most impressive paper plane - ...

Prehistoric murals of Altamira revealed to a lucky ...

From 'squatting' in the overhead bin to 'feet nudism' and those things babies do, Simon Busch surveys the worst inflight misbehaviour

London beats Paris as top tourist city. Really? - C...

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Modern cinema has taught us pretty much everything we know, but can it inform our spa behaviour for the better? Simon Busch deliberates the silver screen’s sharp-edged influence on spa-goers in his latest column