10 great Christmas getaways

Can’t face another year of turkey and tinsel? Here’s how to enjoy a complete change of scene this festive season

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Medina date – a cookery course in Morocco

In the coastal city of Essaouira, our writer masters the ceremonial art of tea-pouring and learns how to make flaky chicken pastilla and gazelle horns with almond paste and orange blossom water

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The joy and freedom of a solo holiday as an older woman

Letters: Female readers reflect on their experiences of travelling alone in response to an article by Joanna Moorhead

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