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Agra

Juliet's House, Verona. The Casa de Giulietta throngs with tourists eager to have their 'Romeo, Romeo' moment on its fabled balcony.

Ultimate sights

The world's most romantic places

Come over weak-kneed and misty-eyed at the planet's best places to fall in love. From Lonely Planet's new book, 1000 Ultimate Sights, out now.

India

A hard-won glimpse of the Taj Mahal

India, Agra, boys walking with camel in front of Taj Mahal.

Steve McKenna IT'S nearly pitch-black and the air is buzzing with insects, spiked with the sounds of rickshaw engines and the jabber of Hindi.

India

Passage through India

Moveable feast ... flower offering at Varanasi.

Clover Stroud offers the inside track on the country's finest rail journeys

India

Opulence in one of the world's best hotels

The opulent Oberoi Amarvilas in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is rated as one of the top 10 in the world.

Heather Tyler finds the Taj Mahal isn't the only impressive building in Agra.

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Photo galleries

The 10 best things in the world

Taj Mahal

Backpacker blogger Ben Groundwater names the 10 best things he has seen around the world.

Inside one of the world's best hotels

The opulent Oberoi Amarvilas in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is rated as one of the top 10 in the world.

The opulent Oberoi Amarvilas in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is rated as one of the top 10 in the world.

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Map of Agra

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The world's most popular international airline is ... Ryanair?

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

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World's best airline named as Qantas soars back into top 10

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Airline introduces 'XL' class for obese passengers

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