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Travel Photographer of the Year 2012 – the best pictures

From Siberia to the Namib desert, and from remote cultures to city streets, scroll through our gallery to see the winners of this year's competition

Readers' tips: Britain's best winter gardens

You don't have to wait for warm sunshine to enjoy beautiful landscaping and clever planting. Readers recommend their favourite gardens to visit on crisp wintry days
- Christmassy days out
Travel news roundup

A hotel for teens, bargain visit to Santa, plus snow watch on Europe's big freeze and your tweets on terrible Christmas gifts
- B&B review: Glandwr, Tresaith, Ceredigion
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Quirky shops for Christmas gifts

Trailing round the stores for presents needn't be a nightmare. Here are 10 unusual shops full of interesting gifts
- Travel gift guide
- Swap malls for stalls
A winter sun retreat in Cyprus

Far away from Cyprus's notorious party spots, a new agrotourism project is saving a dying village. Tim Bryan beds down in a former stable
- Winter sun breaks

Holiday guides to the UK

Holiday guides to the UK

Interactive guides to popular holiday regions in the UK. Browse expert tips on where to stay and eat, local walks, family days out and more

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Win a £250 goodie bag

Best of Indonesia From temples to surf spots, pop a tip on Been there about what to see and do and you could bag yourself an early Christmas present

Hotels

Guardian guide to UK hotels

Our interactive map makes it easier than ever to find your ideal hotel, B&B or self-catering accommodation. It includes over four years of reviews
- Latest B&B review: Glandwr, Ceredigion

Restaurants

Britain's best budget eats

We are travelling all over Britain to find the best cheap eats on offer. Browse an interactive map of our progress so far
- Food and drink holidays
- Restaurant top 10s around the world

Blogs around the world

Food and restaurant tour of Montreal: old school v new school

5 Dec 2012:
Top Chef judge Gail Simmons takes a tour of Montreal, Canada's foodie capital, comparing the traditional, old school haunts with restaurants at the cutting edge
India: five gorgeous getaways

21 Nov 2012:
From a remote desert camp in Rajasthan to cottages right on the sand in Kerala, these five exclusive Indian pads are the perfect antidote to winter
Mescal goes hip in Mexico City

14 Nov 2012:
Think of mescal and you probably picture a worm floating in cheap, rough liquor. But in Mexico City, the spirit has become fashionable, with specialist mezcalerías serving high-quality versions of the drink. And there's not a dead grub in sight …

Latest on Travel

Solo bid to live on Rockall passes survival test

10 Dec 2012:
Next spring, an adventurer based near Edinburgh hopes to spend two months on the most isolated islet off Britain: the uninhabited, storm drenched chunk of stone called Rockall
Virgin Atlantic expands into Scotland as Branson looks to give up control

10 Dec 2012: Airline's move into short-haul industry questioned by IAG boss Willie Walsh, while Virgin chief in talks to sell part of 51% stake
Mikulov, Czech Republic - picture of the day

9 Dec 2012: Picture
A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. Car headlamps illuminate the ground as people pick frozen grapes for a speciality ice wine. With the sun having set, the temperature is a chilly -12°C
Travel tips: Christmas at the Charles Dickens Museum, and the week's best getaway deals

9 Dec 2012: Holiday advice on what to do over Christmas and New Year

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Been there – readers' tips

The Cat's Eye pub, Baltimore, USA

7thhatfield The architecture will take you back to the old whaling days of Baltimore. From the bay you have to take a water taxi to get there. There's something about arriving 'by sea' that makes it all rather magical
Red Lion, Stiffkey, UK

cathos Best of both worlds: eco-friendly modern accommodation with power showers and comfortable beds and a pub dating back to the 1600s with flag-stoned floors, ancient beams and log fires
Wild Grass, Hong Kong

natalierobinson Hong Kong's newest, gastro-opening, Wild Grass, brings simple, nose-to-tail, home-cooking to our bustling metropolis. If you've had your fill of dim sum and Peking duck, this is the perfect spot
Mistral Cafe, Prague

LisettePrague Bright and airy with a stripped-down interior that somehow still remains cosy, Mistral Cafe is a great choice if you want a restaurant which offers both international and Czech cuisine at prices that won't break the bank
Mundo King gallery, Sousa, Dominican Republic

siliconvalleygirl Mundo King is a unique museum in Sosua that promotes local and Haitian art, set in a high land of Camino Llibre. It has a characteristic architecture that reflects its owner's vision of art and life
22 Mill Street, Chagford, Devon, UK

MaxReger House manager Herve Bource offers a welcome which is both charming and knowledgeable with regard to the food and wine. It offers an intimate atmosphere but with plenty of space between tables

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Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Edinburgh, Istanbul, Las Vegas, London, New York, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Mumbai and Hong Kong. The Guardian's guides to the best cities in the world are compiled by local writers and bloggers to help you plan the perfect trip
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Winter sports

Ski six of the best resorts in Utah

A special 27-mile guided route via some stunning backcountry lets you ski all of Utah's six best resorts in just one day, writes Alf Anderson
- Winter ways – great ski journeys
10 cheap ski resorts: in the shadow of giants

For powder snow, world-class après-ski and lodgings at a price that won't steam up your goggles, try the big resorts' little sisters
Skiing and winter sports: readers' tips

From a hand-crafted wooden bar in the French Alps to a former winter Olympics venue in Utah, Been there readers suggest the best spots for skiing, snowboarding and winter sports
The Trans-Canada highway to skiing heaven

From Calgary to Golden and Revelstoke, the Trans-Canada highway takes Susan Greenwood on a road trip of pristine snow and epic scenery
East Tirol – Austria's secret ski destination

East Tirol is little-visited by British skiers but its empty slopes, panoramic views and cheap food and drink make it a hit with Susannah Osborne
10 ski chalets with the white stuff in France

Gallery (10 pictures) The new Go Snow collection from Sawday's features 36 Alpine chalets. Here the founder of the guides picks 10 places to stay in France to treat yourself this season
This season's best holidays, deals and new stuff

Whether you're in search of an adrenaline-fuelled adventure, the perfect family chalet, or tips on the best way to jump off a cliff, there's something new for you this season
- This season's best ski and snowboarding kit – in pictures

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Festive holiday offers

Christmas cottages and markets, festive breaks and trips for 2013 from Guardian holiday offers. Browse all Christmas breaks

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Chasing Ice in the Arctic - video

Video (2min 02sec) Chasing Ice is an award-winning film of one man's mission to provide undeniable evidence of climate change in the Arctic
- Chasing Ice: glacial melting in the Arctic - in pictures