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Escape the Winter Blues with a Trip to L.A.
Most of the time, I love living in a part of the country that has four distinct weather seasons. But when winter’s grip is deep and strong, as it is now, I find myself longing for a warm respite. Oh, to be in Los Angeles, where February’s average temperatures range from 49 degrees...
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PHOTO: Hill Tribe Children Meet Our Boat During a Cruise Down the Mekong River in Laos
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A Lake District hike for softies
A wild camping trip in the Lake District is designed to take you out of your comfort zone – and with unpredictable weather and testing terrain, it certainly delivers I'm bursting. Crossing my legs. Trying not to picture rivers or waterfalls. I'll do anything to ...
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Happy Lord Howe
In his 1933 novel LostHorizon , James Hilton immortalizes ShangriLa , an earthly paradise where humans and nature live in perfect harmony – autopia one never expects to find in the real life. But it exists. Lord Howe , atiny island in the vast Pacific about 600 km northeast of Sydney Australia isjust...
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Holiday planner 2012
Booking your summer holiday now can mean much cheaper airfares, great promotional offers and a lot more choice FRANCE Cycling in the Vercors mountains Based in a former 18th-century mill in the foothills of the Vercors mountains, this cycling holiday is more about ...
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Travel on Foot With Country Walkers
Adventure travelers who enjoy exploring the world on foot will find tempting trips at Country Walkers.? The focus is on imaginative travel with 85 itineraries around the globe.? Trips are divided into styles: Guided Adventures, Self-Guided Walking & Biking Adventures, Small Ship Cruising,
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The beautiful south: Antarctica
Following in the footsteps of Frank Wild, Shackleton's right-hand man, Bella Bathurst heads towards Antarctica – a magical land of ancient icebergs and amazing wildlife Each day a fresh newsletter is posted on to the walls of the polar research ship Akademik Ioffe. On rougher sea passages the notes are...
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The beautiful south: Antarctica
Following in the footsteps of Frank Wild, Shackleton's right-hand man, Bella Bathurst heads towards Antarctica – a magical land of ancient icebergs and amazing wildlife Each day a fresh newsletter is posted on to the walls of the polar research ship Akademik Ioffe. On rougher sea passages the notes ...
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Walking on La Gomera
The hikers' Canary Island of choice, La Gomera has long attracted the walking stick wielding brigade and one look at its terrain confirms why.
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