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  What's the best pub in the Highlands? The most scenic walk on Skye? The most romantic hotel? Pete Irvinehas the answer to all these questions and more

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  Tom Hallof Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travel

  Last winter was the worst season in the Alps for years, but there have already been heavy falls this year and there are deals to be had, writes Tom Robbins

  The Czech capital is reinventing itself. The stag parties have moved on and the chic hotels and bars are moving in, says Annabelle Thorpe

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  Nikita Lalwani'sbook, Gifted, has been shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. Here she sends a dispatch from Rajasthan, where her book is partly set