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Top Five Picks for Off-Season Hotspots

  • WHL Group
  • 1 September 2010

School is back in session and summer is sadly coming to an end in the northern hemisphere. Luckily many holiday deals are commencing. To help you make a decision about where to go to satisfy any unfulfilled travel cravings, the WHL Group presents here five of its favourite off-season autumn holiday destinations in Antigua & Barbuda, China, Colombia, Lithuania and Tunisia.

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Opening the Book on Literary Locales

  • Natasha Robinson
  • 16 July 2010

Mention literary destinations and many people immediately conjure up images of 19th-century Britain – dingy Dickensian London and the rolling hills of Wordsworth’s beloved Lake District – or the United States, with its Beat poets in New York and San Francisco, and Mark Twain’s tales of life on the Mississippi. Of course, literature has left its imprint far and wide across the globe. Here is just a smattering of other novel (excuse the pun) locations.

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Cartagena, Colombia, Brings Caribbean Colour to the whl.travel Network

  • whl.travel
  • 31 May 2010

THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, PORTIGUESE, FRENCH AND GERMAN. The Caribbean port of Cartagena, Colombia, is an attractive winter escape that lives up to its romantic reputation as a city of rich history interwoven with a vivacious culture full of music, tasty cuisine and good-humoured people.

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Photo of the Week: A Buritaca Sunset in Santa Marta, Colombia

  • Image by Carlos Martín, text by Fabiola Duerig, whl.travel local connection in Santa Marta
  • 13 December 2009

A Buritaca sunset is unique. Here, a local child basks in its glory while walking along the river of the same name that flows into the Caribbean Sea. Buritaca is located at the base of the northern foothills of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada, 50 minutes from Santa Marta. In recent years it has become a popular…

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Santa Marta Is whl.travel’s First Destination in Colombia

  • whl.travel
  • 3 September 2009

THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IS ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE. Santa Marta, known for its beautiful beaches, thrilling festivals, great weather, good value and laid back vibe, is one of Colombia’s most popular resort towns, attracting tourist from around the world throughout the year.

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