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A group of fishermen made waves a few years back, after revealing that their secret weapon while out at sea is none other than condoms. Several news outlets reported that the Kenyans are relying on the little latex sheaths to protect themselves. But not in the way you might expect.…

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A coastal town in Scotland has been named one of the most 'charming' in the whole of Britain by well-known travel publication Lonely Planet.

Five of the more unusual trees you might want to spot on your travels

The Sunny Coast – as locals know it – has a get-up-early culture, says Lonely Planet editor Jessica Lockhart. Between the busy beaches, bustling markets and afternoon live music, it’s also possible to find yourself alone in nature

Half-timbered houses, artistic wool towns and coastline strewn with beaches helped this English region onto the coveted Lonely Planet list of destinations for travellers – Daniel Stables uncovers what makes it so special

Next year’s hot picks include Toulouse, Cameroon – and East Anglia

A novelist meets a financier two decades her junior at a writers’ retreat in Morocco, in this welcome addition to a flurry of age-gap romances released this summer

Lonely Planet sees a reclusive writer suddenly fall for a younger man while in Morocco