Celebrate the 20th anniversary of 80s hit Dirty Dancing at the hotel where much of it was filmed, suggests Sarah Bourn.

  In pictures: See Berlin's famous landmarks lit up during the city's Festival of Light.

  Hidden sculptures, kitsch museums and quirky carnivals are some of the treasures uncovered by Sarah Johnstoneon a truffle-hunter's city tour.

  Celebrate National Curry Week with a tour of London's Southall, where you can pay for a pint in rupees, browse sari shops and, of course, taste traditional dishes. Jini Reddyhits the streets.

  Mat Smithfinds there's more than one way to hurtle down a Slovenian mountain at speed. But whatever method you choose it'll be a lot cheaper than in many neighbouring European resorts.

  Three Britons and one German drowned in an accident in the Algarve in Portugal yesterday, trying to save the lives of three children who had been swept out to sea. Three other Britons are in hospital.

  The Spanish capital has grown up and become one of Europe's leading live music destinations, says Anthony Ham.

  From California to upstate New York, a new generation of 'boutique motels' is shaking off its downbeat image and attracting a cool new clientele. Charles Gandee checks out five of the best.

  The only thing city boy Thomas Quinnhad ever killed was a wasp. Could he really bring himself to shoot a deer on a stalking trip in the Highlands?

  Want to live out your Lawrence of Arabia fantasies but can only spare a couple of days off work? Tom Robbinstravels to Oman for a weekend in the Empty Quarter - 250,000 square miles of nothing but dunes.

  Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, a pretty 18th-century coaching inn in Durham and an all-night kebab shop in London - eating out has never been sexier say Joe Warwickand Rebecca Seal.

  Airbus staked everything on the world's largest airliner. Now at last it's ready for its maiden flight.