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Portugal opens its doors to travellers from the UK today! But rather than jet off to the Algarve, have you considered a holiday to the Azores? "If you managed to capture a rainbow and pin it to a building, it would probably look a little like the Abdulaziz Khan Madrassa." Did you know Kazakhstan boasts some 48,000 lakes? Given that the country spans some 2.7 million square kilometres that number is probably not that surprising, but for anyone who loves a lakeside landscape, this is the destination for you! We were so pleased to see one of our favourite destinations on England's Green List when it was announced last week: the Faroe Islands! These remote, windswept and truly magical Danish isles are open to anyone who has been fully vaccinated or had Covid and recovered, and for everyone else there's only a short 4-day quarantine period. In Mongolia's far west lies Bayan-Ölgi, a vast, wild and mountainous province famous for its remarkable eagle hunters -- a way of life so precious that it has been inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. "The Portuguese are wise, they keep the best for themselves: their finest wines, their choicest olives and the beaches of the Alentejo." Who loves a mosaic archway as much as we do? Fans of exquisite tilework will want to make time to visit Muscat's glorious Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, which has them in spades. Which of these is your favourite? ➡️➡️ Our vote is for #5! Welcome to the Bath of the Midlands! "Almost as iconic an image of East Africa as the elephants and lions they share the plains with, the Maasai have fascinated me ever since my first visit to the region in 1994." OUT TODAY: May's issue of The Travel Club! And it's another absolute corker (if we do say so ourselves).
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