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Szechenyi
Budapest’s bathing hub

FLIGHT: We shall be honest, this is not the
world’s easiest journey. With just one stop in
the US, Áights to Lima that are partly operated
Etihad can be had for just over Dhs9,000,
or add another stop to bring it down to
Dhs6,000. The bus journey from Lima to
Arequipa is part of the fun, with airline-style
meals, Àlms and low lighting overnight (or you
can Áy it in just over an hour).

SPRING FOR A TRIP TO BUDAPEST
Did you know that the Hungarian capital took
its name from the fact that one side of the
river is Buda and the other is Pest? Yeah?
Well… so did we. Thanks to its dozens of
Arequipa Peru with a view
geothermal springs and a huge thermal water
cave system, the city is littered with spas,
restaurants that serve guinea pig, a local the Grand Canyon. The city itself is a Unesco including the largest medicinal bath in Europe,
delicacy. If, like us, you are horriÀed by the World Heritage Site. the huge Szechenyi thermal bath, which is
idea of eating a cute, squeaky critter, try the HOTEL: You won’t Ànd much more beautiful kind of a party spa, if such a thing exists (we
eatery that is devoted to potatoes (in a country bang for your buck than La Hosteria checked, it does). Budapest is one of Europe’s
that claims to grow more than 3,000 types of (www.lahosteriaqp.com.pe) at just over most beautiful cities, and is best-viewed
the starchy crop). As for the scenery, the Colca Dhs200 a night – or you could go the during a river cruise on the Danube in the
Canyon, on the nearby Colca River, is one of backpacker route and stay in a beautiful evening. Culture vultures should not miss a
the biggest on the planet – and deeper than colonial hostel for about Dhs35 a night. trip to the Museum Of Fine Arts, while the city
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