Welcome to the Flyer. This week:

Last month we launched the Been there photo club, our very own Flickr group where travel snappers can share their photos, experience and inspiration. Check out the first gallery of photos from the group and join in the debate on our weekly photographers' blog.

Download our audio guide to Oxford Street's architecture - the latest in our series of London walks; find out why Cuba is great for teens; and read our experts' guide to seeing the Northern Lights. Plus the latest news, comment and more.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

London walks podcast: Look up at architecture above Oxford Street's shop windows with the Guardian's architecture and design correspondent Jonathan Glancey

Outside art: England's sculpture parks and trails make for an enlightening winter walk. Here are 10 of the best

Insiders' guide to the northern lights

Children of the revolution: Cuba for teenagers

Britain's Best Views: London

THIS WEEK'S NEWS AND COMMENT

Qantas plane turns back because of suspected electrical fault

Mecca makeover: how the hajj has become big business for Saudi Arabia

National Express gets on board the US high-speed rail revolution

Pontin's goes into administration

Record number of British beaches reach highest European standards

ON BEEN THERE

Flickr Friday
It's all go in Been there photos - our very own readers' photography club. Take a peek at our gallery of some of the groups' best images this month and find out the inspiration behind Nick Board's favourite image

Northern magic
Been there tipsters give their best advice on catching the marvellous natural phenomenon of the aurora borealis

TRAVEL BLOG

Flying in the face of Google Travel
Competitors join forces to prevent Google from 'owning' the skies

Ask Tom
Lonely Planet's Tom Hall on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Madagascar, Berlin with the family, surf holidays, and a laid-back Istanbul break

GUARDIAN COTTAGES AND VILLAS

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COMING UP

On the way on theguardian.com
Coming up: Looking ahead to the Ashes Down Under we check out hidden Brisbane; Lebenon in pictures; plus 10 of the best Christmas choral concerts

DID YOU MISS ...

In Saturday's Travel Guardian
My Travels: writer Isabella Tree discovers the amazing town ruled by Mexican matriachs; Prague's gourmet revolution; walking with dinosaurs in the Isle of Wight; plus the best ski deals from small operators

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