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Soviet markets, sunshine and beer steins: This beautiful former USSR city is opening up to tourists

Nearby Tbilisi is still enjoying its moment and now – thanks to new flights from London – Yerevan in Armenia is ready to welcome more visitors, finds Rich Booth

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Controversy behind ‘world’s largest Jesus statue’ that’s become an Armenian village tourist attraction

IN FOCUS: The giant aluminium figure lies behind an iron fence in a village on the outskirts of the Armenian capital. Rich Booth visited the site to find out whether it would ever be finished

The Independent UK · Jun 14

This surprise Baltic capital proved to be the perfect winter city break

History, geopolitics, snow, markets and a giant Tony Soprano statue. Rich Booth discovers that Vilnius at Christmas has it all

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

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Valmar Corfu by Louis Hotels, Greece, hotel review

HOTELS: On the Greek island of Corfu, Rich Booth checks into this newly opened hotel to discover if it lives up to its luxury promises

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Summer holidays in Greece may never be the same again

TRAVEL FOCUS: From Santorini to Corfu, Greece is changing and how we visit will need to change with it. Rich Booth asks what the future holds for the country and for the tourists still planning to go

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

A holiday in the isolated Faroe Islands is the perfect solution to overtourism – for now

The Atlantic outpost is the perfect getaway for those who want to escape the crowds, writes Rich Booth

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

The Oberoi Beach Resort Sahl Hasheesh hotel review

HOTELS: Rich Booth checks in

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

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