21st
September
2007
by Adam Singleton
Every year thousands of Brits decide to shun the national hobby of visiting the local D.I.Y. store on a bank holiday or long weekend and opt for a well earned break instead. Many people choose to stay in this country, but if you are prepared to hop over the Channel you can transport yourself into another world entirely – and enjoy the many delights the City of Light has to offer.
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posted in Europe, France, Getaway, Vacation, Western-Europe, weekend getaway, holiday |
21st
September
2007
by Adam Singleton
Dubai is an incredible feat of human engineering; a showground of modern architecture and a symbol of forward thinking. With its impressive towers of modern steel and glass it is easy to forget that the city has erupted out of the baron landscape of the Arabian Desert.. Careful city planning and ambition has created some of the world’s tallest buildings and the largest man-made island in the world; Dubai is a city designed to impress.
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posted in Beach, Coast, Asia, Southwest Asia |
21st
September
2007
by Don Saunders
Mexico’s Copper Canyon National Park (Parque Nacional Barranca del Cobre) is one the true unspoiled wilderness areas of our world which provides the seasoned hiker with an experience of a lifetime. In particular, a system of six magnificent canyons in the Sierra Tarahumara region of the State of Chihuahua provides some of the most awe-inspiring views in the world, none more so than those witnessed from the town of Divisadero which is perched high up on the rim of Urique Canyon.
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posted in Mexico, Hiking |
21st
September
2007
by Tom Carter
Xiahe by Tom Carter
In these over-publicized times of China’s new railroad to Tibet, one might be better off avoiding the tourist circus than rnning away with it. Indeed, unless the reader has a certain fondness for overbooked hotels and intrusive, red hat-wearing tour groups, Lhasa is hardly the Tibetan delight that travel agencies continue to bill it as.
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posted in Adventure, Asia, East Asia, China |
