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Yearning for adventure but hampered by the fear of flying solo? Take inspiration from the tale of Emily Hahn, a revolver-carrying, cross-dressing receptionist who single-handedly crossed the Congo on foot. Ailsa Ross reports.

In a city renowned for its culinary prestige, Jack Palfrey heads to San Sebastián’s worst-rated restaurant to test how deep the city’s gastronomic vein really runs.

From strange substances sneaking through customs to brawling cartoon characters, we gather the week’s weirdest travel news in quiz form.

From wonderfully chaotic clubbing in the heart of the Alps to a Japanese Penis Festival and a burning capital city. April needn’t be boring at all.

Not everyone on holiday is looking for a tan. Marius Stankiewicz heads to Thailand’s most notorious red-light districts to speak with tourists who are seeking sex.

From surfboards to cemeteries, via a nibble on a pintxos or three, we select the best activities to sample in San Sebastián, the European Capital of Culture 2016.

From starry night skies to sweeping landscapes, we pick our favourite 10 photos submitted by our Instagram followers this month.

From tales of lost love on the high seas to the touching dreams of a refugee, our resident bookwork, Dan Lewis, rounds up the best reads this February.

What's now hanging above urinals in New Zealand? And, according to tourists, what trait makes the perfect receptionist? All is revealed in our travel quiz.

In the penultimate entry of our strange skiing series, Tristan Kennedy hits the slopes of Kyrgyzstan, sampling fermented horse milk and the bloody sport of buzkashi as he goes.

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