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25 of the Worst Travel Tattoos Ever: Think Before You Ink!

25 of the Worst Travel Tattoos Ever: Think Before You Ink!

13. August 2012

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It's known as a backpacker's initiation - getting your first travel tattoo, but what happens when holiday tattoos go wrong? Take a look at the worst travel tattoos ever and then try and tell me you 'just wanted to mark the holiday'...

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21 Signs You’re a Real Backpacker

21 Signs You’re a Real Backpacker

11. August 2012

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Life as a backpacker is the best life there is – it’s friends, freedom and fun every day – but something starts to happen when you’ve been on the road for a while. How far have you fallen into the backpacking web? Let’s see how you score…

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15 Cemeteries to Visit Before You Die

15 Cemeteries to Visit Before You Die

5. August 2012

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There's nothing like a nice romp in haunted cemeteries on Halloween to give you the heebie jeebies. But putting the spooks to one side, cemeteries are also ideal for escaping the crowds so check out our favourite 15 cemeteries that you, simply, must see before you die on land, sea and (almost) in the sky...

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5 Alternative Christmas Markets

5 Alternative Christmas Markets

1. August 2012

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We love Christmas Markets - they're perfect for unique stocking fillers... and a cheap festive getaway! From a German Christkindlmarket to a parade of the turkeys, an artsy alternative and a 'market on a boat', check out five of our favourite cheap (and offbeat!) Christmas markets...

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50 of the World’s Best Breakfasts

50 of the World’s Best Breakfasts

20. July 2012

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Pancakes, cereal, eggs, toast, muffins, healthy breakfasts, greasy breakfasts, dirty breakfasts, I'm not fussy. I'd eat it all if I could, but I can't, so I'll just admire it instead. Here's a look at early morning cuisine from around the world...

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Friday 13th: 13 Fun Facts

Friday 13th: 13 Fun Facts

12. July 2012

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Ooooooh it's Friday 13th (in fact there will be three in 2012) you superstitious lot! But did you know...

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Boryeong Mud Festival: Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!

Boryeong Mud Festival: Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!

11. July 2012

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Come on you mucky pups get slipping and sliding at the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea, one of the weirdest festivals in the world. But it's not all about reverting back to the kid in you, apparently it's good for the wrinkles too...

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