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The best hikes around the world |
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A multi-day hike is for many people the highlight of their visit to a particular country. It offers a chance to slow down, soak up the scenery and in most cases get to know at close quarters a little of the local culture and cuisine. So where are the world’s best hikes? Here are six strong candidates among the many that lay claim to this title: |
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Last chance to see endangered wildlife around the world |
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The Bali tiger and the Tasmanian wolf has gone the way of the dodo. The mountain gorillas, Sumatran rhino and Bengal tiger are not be far behind and unless we, as travellers, are all prepared to take a responsibility in their welfare many more will follow. |
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Where’s the most disappointing place you’ve ever been to? |
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David Whitley looks at the places he’s most willing to launch into a diatribe about, and questions whether he’s really being fair.
Doing what it says on the tin is something of a curse for tourist attractions. It’s a natural human reaction to talk up our own discoveries – we’re always more likely to want to talk about the places that aren’t stonkingly obvious rather than rave about the same spots that everyone else bangs on about. The surprises stick out in the anecdote bank; anything that’s great that you expected to be great before you got there manages to slip back into the pack. |
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Top festivals and events to plan an RTW around |
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David Whitley takes a look at a few of the world’s greatest parties that you might want to fit into your adventure.
A lot of planning where to go when is about the weather. But there are other factors too – not least what’s happening. And if you can catch some of the world’s greatest events and festivals while you’re on the road, it may be worth staying for a couple of days longer… |
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Increasing the country count: The easy extras |
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David Whitley takes a look at the extra countries you can easily add to your tally from popular RTW destinations
Travel isn’t a competition. There is something pathetically childish about people who measure their importance by how many countries they’ve been to. But, let’s face it, sometimes it’s nice to be able to say you’ve been somewhere – even if it’s just for a day or two. And there are a few countries that are tantalizingly close to popular round the world flight hubs that you can easily sneak off to without taking a massive detour. Such as… |
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