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The PSYchology of holidays

Travel Insider We see it on the big screen and we want to go. Movies and other forms of media are driving our destination choices like never before.

South Korea

Popping into Gangnam

Gangnam style, Psy. Seoul, Korea.

Stephanie Wood Stephanie Wood tackles the style-obsessed Seoul consumer district immortalised in the global pop hit.

Asia

Hey, big spenders!

Shopping in Asia

Plastic loaded and flats on feet? Experts tell Belinda Jackson where the bargains are in Asia.

South Korea

Hard bed, 4am wake-up call ... you call this a holiday?

Participants meditating during a temple stay at Jikjisa temple in Gimcheon, 185 kms southeast of Seoul.

As a paying guest at Mihwangsa, there's no need to book a morning wake-up call. It's provided well before sunrise, at 4am to be precise... and it isn't optional.

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Photo galleries

Good, dirty fun

The 15th annual Boryeong Mud Festival kicks off at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Korea, about 190 km southwest of Seoul.

The 15th annual Boryeong Mud Festival kicks off at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Korea, about 190 km southwest of Seoul.

The new seven wonders of nature

Iguazu Falls

Provisional results from a new global poll are in and the 'new' seven wonders of the world have been unveiled.

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Travel News

'Babies belong in the hold': Clarkson sparks controversy after airline tweet

Jeremy Clarkson with baby

JOLYON ATTWOOLL 12:24pm | TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has prompted a strong reaction after suggesting that children should be stashed in the luggage hold during flights.

'Uncivilised' Chinese tourists harming country's reputation: official

10:51am | The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding".

Couple ends up on wrong continent after airline error

JOLYON ATTWOOLL 10:21am | US couple find themselves 11,000km away from their destination, on the wrong continent, after airline error.

Put another kipper in the pan

ROBERT UPE | Determined to lift visitor numbers to 40 million a year by 2020, the British are counting on us, writes Robert Upe.

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