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By MARTI STELLING, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 11:41 EDT, 29 September 2025 | Updated: 11:41 EDT, 29 September 2025 --> --> --> When it comes to packing for a trip, there are few better versed in what to bring - and what to leave at home - than flight attendants. Peta, a flight attendant of 25 years who has travelled the...

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Demand for travel nannies has skyrocketed 20 per cent since 2019, with more luxury hotels and holiday companies now offering childcare as part of the package. British nannies, especially those who trained at Norland College, are particularly popular with wealthy families around the world.   And one British holiday nanny has revealed the highs and lows of working for wealthy families...

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If you suffer from a fear of clowns, better known as coulrophobia, you might want to rethink spending the night at America's 'scariest' motel - where guests sleep in themed rooms surrounded by thousands of clowns.The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, considers itself the creepiest in the world thanks to its extensive collection of 7,000 clowns, spooky horror...

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Holidaymakers heading to Spain have been warned to keep a watchful eye on their luggage whilst unpacking. The caution comes after a woman who had been staying in a hotel in Alcorcón, Madrid, was bitten by a rogue scorpion that had found its way until her suitcase. It is believed the insect, which is now suspected to be dead, had escaped...

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By ALESIA FIDDLER Published: 09:58 EDT, 26 September 2025 | Updated: 07:22 EDT, 29 September 2025 --> --> --> It can often be a pain when you're sat behind someone on a plane who's insistent on reclining their seat back.But one passenger took things into his own hands during an overnight flight and adopted a 'ridiculous' position to...

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