Located south of China in the Himalaya Mountains, Tibet is perched on the highest plateau in the world. With Tibetan Buddhism ingrained in everyday life, the country is known for …
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Road-trip the remote outback and coastal landscapes of north-western Australia’s Kimberley region, one of the most sparsely populated places on earth. In this large area are beautiful land formations, waterfalls, …
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The side-trip to Fort Resolution, the Chipewyan and Métis town on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, was one of the highlights of my trip to the Northwest Territories …
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The 741 km long Dempster Highway stretches from Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory up north to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. It is one of the world’s most spectacular …
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The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offer great adventures. While both states are geographically among the country’s smallest, and equally low in population, they have no shortage …
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Reading Time: 4 minutesFifty kilometres to the northwest of the Moldovan capital, Chișinău, lies the town of Old Orhei along the Răut River. Old Orhei (locally known as Orheiul Vechi) …
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Despite its name, Keno City is the smallest community in the Yukon, hidden far off the beaten track. Not many travellers venture this way. To get to this old historic …
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Getting to Australia’s Cameron Corner can be tricky. Long stretches of all roads leading to this remote Outback junction in the heart of “Corner Country” are rugged; rocky enough to …
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South Australia isn’t called the driest state of the driest continent on earth for nothing. But just because a lot of South Australia’s 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 miles²) is outback …
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Reading Time: 2 minutesSuchitoto is a small town set among the Cuscatlán mountains of El Salvador. The town is adorned with cobblestone streets and vibrant colonial buildings. It truly is …