Travel Intelligence isn’t just about hotels, hotels, hotels; it’s also packed with some of the finest travel writing on the web. To see a selection of top-class travel writing about archaeology, have a look through the articles listed below...
Articles in Archaeology
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Sicily's Top Archaeological and Ancient Sites
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Solange Hando
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Italy
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Sicily
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Siracuse
"Sicily’s ancient sites reflect the island’s turbulent past and feature among Italy’s top archaeological wonders..."
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Mirador, Guatemala: Lost City of the Maya
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Jini Reddy
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Guatemala
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Central America
"I am standing in the centre of Tikal’s Great Plaza and the heat from its monumental temples is washing over me in waves..."
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An Historical Tour Around Albania
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Jeremy Seal
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Albania
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other regions of Albania
"On a promontory high above the Vjose River valley, among olive trees and turban-topped dervish graves, we came to the ruins of Byllis. We explored the city’s stout Roman walls, its agora, theatre and bathhouse, and pottered about the column-strewn..."
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Beyond the Rose-Coloured City: A Trip to Jordan
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Kayt Sukel
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Jordan
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Petra Region
"We clamber across the rocks to the foot of the waterfalls, looking for an appropriate spot to lower ourselves into the pools underneath. The Evason Ma’in Hot Springs, at a balmy 38C, are where King Herod (of beheading-John-the-Baptist-and-dancing-..."
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Best Towns in Malaga Province: A Guide to Andalucia
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Fiona Dunlop
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Spain
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Andalucia
"Central Andalucía has it all, from a sweep of high density resorts bordering the Mediterranean to cosseting towns of the wild interior like Ronda or Antequera. In summer, glitzy Marbella is the long-standing hotspot for anyone with sailing, golfing..."
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King of the Road: A Peddle Around Penang
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Mark Eveleigh
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Malaysia
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West Coast
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Penang
"As I pedalled 120kg of clattering antique ironmongery through the sultry Malaysian heat, I could feel the muscles in my overextended thighs burning.In the seat in front of me, adding to the weight – and the strain with constant, albeit good-natured..."
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Secret Treasure of the Incas: Wildlife in Peru
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Rebecca Ford
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Peru
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Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu
"In my dreams I’d been to the Amazon. It was a steamy world of luxuriant foliage, beady-eyed monkeys, jewel-bright birds and improbably large insects: a place where anything could happen – and frequently did. I had such high expectations that I..."
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The Weekend Away: Things to Do in York for a Day and a Night
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Ben Cooper
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United Kingdom
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Yorkshire
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York
"Try as it might to be trendy and modern, York will still always have a slightly doyley-ish charm to it: of teashops, antiques, fudge shops and old pubs advertising "Most Haunted filmed here" outside..."
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Little Britain: A Guide to Visiting Malta
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Greg Cook
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Malta
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The Three Cities
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Valletta
"Welcome to Malta, an island of soaring bastions and Neolithic mysteries that somehow retains the dreamlike quality of visiting an England of half-a-century-ago during a summer heat wave."
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Granada: Hidden Highlights
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Ben Cooper
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Spain
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Andalucia
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Granada
""For a small city that sees more than its fair share of visitors, Granada actually manages to keep many of its highlights pretty closely under wraps...""