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Excursions from the City of Lights provide plenty of inspiration. Our guide on the best Paris day trips gives an insider's look at what to do and how to get there.

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France

9 Day Trips From Paris When You Need to Escape the City

From small boutiques selling handmade fashion to quirky spaces peddling unusual designs, these are the best independent businesses in Paris.

Paris

A Guide to Paris’s Best Independent Shops and Businesses

Paris is home to some of the most elegant places to stay in the world. From rustic furnishings to more regal, plush interiors, here’s our pick of the best Airbnbs in Paris.

The 6 Best Airbnbs in Paris

These 10 cool neighbourhoods in Paris have infused their rich histories with a vibrant new generation of innovative creatives.

The 10 Best Neighbourhoods in Paris

Brittany’s coastline is packed with historic sites worth visiting. Here are nine beautiful locations to add to your travel list.

9 Stunning Places That Will Make You Want To Visit Brittany

Insider Travel Guides

Beacon for architecture. Capital of haute couture. Epicentre of culinary excellence. Paris sits at the cutting edge of culture: for every world-renowned museum, big-name fashion house and Michelin-star restaurant, there’s a contemporary art gallery, an up-and-coming designer boutique and an innovative young restaurateur doing things very differently.

Introducing Paris

Newsflash: France’s capital is popular. Overcrowded tourist hotspots are still worth visiting if you’re smart about it, but there are some worthwhile alternatives. Take the Mona Lisa: it might be the most famous painting in the world, but the Louvre has 35,000 artworks worth seeing that aren’t blocked by selfie sticks. And while the Champs-Élysées is beautiful, these days it’s your standard high street – complete with a McDonald’s. Instead, try Rue de Marseille and the nearby Canal Saint-Martin, an area popular with young Parisians for its bars, boutiques and concept stores.
Another lively, under-the-radar area is Porte de Clignancourt, with its large flea market and fantastic views of the Sacré-Cœur. Of course, there are some quintessentially Parisian experiences that’ll never get old: a stroll along the Seine, a trip up the Eiffel Tower (try a ‘stairs and lift’ ticket) and settling down with a bottle of wine and steak frites at one of the City of Love’s many brasseries.

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Discover the best places to go for a light lunch and a great cup of coffee in Windhoek, Namibia.

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Namibia

Windhoek

Top Cafés and Coffee Shops in Windhoek

Windhoek is a cosmopolitan and colourful city with a lot more to see and do than you may think. Here are some of the top things to see and do here.

11 Top Things to See and Do in Windhoek

There is no need to ever go hungry in Windhoek, as the city has a wide selection of great restaurants. Here are some of the best in the city.

11 Top Restaurants in Windhoek

Solo travellers are often drawn to Namibia's vast landscapes that lend themselves to going nowhere, slowly. Here are some tips for the solo explorers.

A Solo Traveller's Guide to Namibia

Understand more about the OvaHimba people in Namibia, an ethnic group that still continues their traditional practices.

An Introduction to Namibia’s Himba People

Take a stroll through the varied history of Namibia with a visit to some of the most interesting museums in the country.

Namibia's Most Notable Museums

Read about Namibia's Herero people and learn about their rich history, culture, leadership structure and traditional practices. 

An Introduction to Namibia's Herero People

The Herero people have a long and proud history - discover the role fashion has to play in their cultural identity.

Oppressor Fashion: Meet The Herero Women Wearing Their History

Read our guide on how to spend 24 hours in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, a great city with an urban buzz and a laid-back vibe.

How to Spend 24 Hours in Windhoek

Whether you want to go on safari or do some star gazing, read our guide to the to when the weather is right to travel to Namibia.

When Is the Best Time of the Year to Visit Namibia?

Learn all about some of Namibia's most inspiring photographers, who are capturing amazing and thought-provoking images of their country.

11 Photographers From Namibia You Should Know

Explore the seaside city of Swakopmund that has plenty to offer visitors including a breathe of fresh air from the dry and hot desert surrounds.

10 Top Things to See and Do in Swakopmund

Namibia's deserts are inseparable from its identity, yet it is not only the land that shapes its culture, but also its memory of the past.

Buried Memory In Namibia's Seas Of Sand

Preserve the magnificent sand dunes and desert adapted wildlife of Namibia by choosing a sustainable safari option

A Guide to Sustainable Safaris in Namibia

Read our overview of how Namibians in all corners of the country celebrate Heritage Week.

How Namibians Celebrate Heritage Week

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