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A selection of Christmas stocking fillers for the technological traveller. [more]

Paris is a city that has a market for everybody. Every neighbourhood has its own food market, bargain-hunters can choose between the world's biggest flea market, chic antiques or junky bric-a-brac, while there are also more quirky marchés dedicated to textiles, flowers and birds. Out of the dozen... [more]

It’s that time of year again. Whether it’s a decorated tree in the family home, or twinkling lights strewn across the main street, preparations are getting underway around the world to make this year’s Christmas as festive as possible. [more]

What city would be better to go shopping than the fashion capital? Paris is one of the most attractive European cities to make your credit card tremble. Despite its high prices, the variety, the quality and the originality of their products is such, that nobody can resist them. French fashion lab... [more]

The excess baggage fare must have been astronomical, but then no expense has been spared for Mariah's flying visit. The 38-year-old seemed to have brought everything including the kitchen sink when she landed at London's Heathrow yesterday with an incredible 27 bags and cases in tow. It took two ... [more]

Mariah Carey landed at London's Heathrow yesterday with an incredible 27 bags and cases in tow. The excess baggage fare must have been astronomical, but then no expense has been spared for Mariah's flying visit. She and her entourage all flew first-class and are staying at the swanky Dorchester, ... [more]

The old Istanbul neighborhood of Besiktas,which runs along the European side of the Bosphorus, is going seriously cosmopolitan, with names like Marc Jacobs, Jimmy Choo and Jean-Georges Vongerichten now near cramped vegetable stands and rickety tobacco shops. [more]

Upon entering any carpet shop in Morocco you will be offered a warm welcome and asked a series of questions, disguised as small talk. Your answers will be used to calculate how high the starting price will be. The carpet merchant, like any good salesman, is qualifying your spending potential. [more]

Like any other modern metropolis, Madrid has several shopping areas, department stores, shopping malls and local shops to choose from, dotted about the city. Madrid is the best city in Spain to go shopping because of it wide choice. Whatever you wish to buy, Madrid has everything spread aro... [more]

If there is anything distinctive in the city of Madrid, this is the Rastro. Madrid would not be the same without the Rastro Market, which belongs to Madrid's Cultural Heritage. This is the most famous street market in the capital and one of the oldest markets in Spain. On Sundays and public ho... [more]