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When to go to the Seychelles
The islands are warm all year, but the wind is not. Why we run the Island Hopper in March, May, October and December, and never in July.
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The Cinque Terre path, village by village
Riomaggiore to Monterosso is twelve kilometres, and we take four days over it. Here is how the Blue Path goes, stretch by stretch.
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How we choose a guesthouse
Every night on a Martine tour is spent somewhere family-run. Four questions we ask before we send a group anywhere.
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Snorkelling from the beach in the Maldives
You do not need a boat, a resort or a dive licence to see a Maldivian reef. On the local islands, the reef starts where the beach ends.
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A morning on the Sete Cidades rim
The best walk on São Miguel follows the edge of a crater five kilometres wide. Start early, before the cloud comes in off the Atlantic.
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Sunrise over Phang Nga Bay
The day boats leave the bay to itself until nine. We go out at dawn, by longtail, while the water is still flat.
