The capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan region is the town of Gilgit, which is the largest town on the Karakoram Highway before reaching the China border. Gilgit is the starting point to …
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At the northern tip of Pakistan, immediately south of Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor and the wild frontier of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is the autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. It lies …
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Situated along the narrowing of the Saint Lawrence River, Québec City was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. As one of the oldest cities in North America, it has …
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Shibam Hadhramaut is justifiably described as “the oldest skyscraper city in the world” or “the Manhattan of the desert”, and is one of the oldest examples of city planning based …
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We travel in a northwestern direction from the Yemen capital, Sana’a to the rock villages of Thula, Kawkaban, At Tawilan, and Al Mahwit. These villages are interesting and offer some …
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Reading Time: 6 minutesSana’a, the Yemeni capital, is of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world (others being Jericho in Palestine, as well as Damascus and Aleppo in Syria and …
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While Yemen is not a destination for the average tourist, if you are a seasoned traveller and explorer you will find Yemen is a fascinating place in all aspects: nature, …
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Reading Time: 10 minutesAnthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef, author, and popular travel documentarian who took his own life in 2018, once said: “Japan is endlessly interesting to me. After going …
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Reading Time: 4 minutesJapan’s winter wonderland offers a variety of activities that will appeal to everybody who appreciates the beauty of snow and ice, and everything that goes with it. …
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Globerovers Magazine visits Rudolf Nägele and Jean Jaspersen-Naegele who reside in Germany when they are not travelling. During their travels they have built up an incredible collection of ethnographic items…