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Barbara Taylor Bradford, 78, is a best-selling novelist. Born in Leeds, she now lives in Manhattan with her husband Robert, writes BRIAN CLARIDGE

MAX WOOLDRIDGE strays from the gaming halls and super casinos of the former Portuguese colony which is a beguiling fusion of Asian and European influences

Away from its dazzling skyline and teeming harbour, this former British territory offers a very different appeal. DUNCAN CRAIG ventures out in search of tranquility and tradition

YASMINE GIBSON flies off to New Zealand for awesome sights, adrenaline-pumping adventure and film-star footsteps...

Twenty-five years after his first visit, JOHN CRAVEN returns to find a different country where ancient sites and natural wonders sit alongside soaring skyscrapers

JAMES WEBB ventures out of the former British colony, Hong Kong's modern air-conditioned shopping malls in search of the authentic side of the intoxicating city

MOST of my mates were baffled when I told them I was off to Cambodia for a fortnight's holiday says HALINA WATTS

THE SIGNS are strangely familiar in New Zealand. One road points towards Aberdeen, another leads to Allanton, and the likes of Berwick, Bannockburn and Portobello also appear on the map says DEREK LAMBIE

The Far East island of Taiwan is one of the least known destinations in a part of the world that thrives on international tourism. GARY KEOWN jets to Asia, the other side of the world, to discover his own island of dreams in Tapei