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Walter Pellow

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Walking

Theth and Valbona, over the Accursed Mountains on foot

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History

Armenia, the first Christian kingdom, and its monasteries

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Journeys

China to Vietnam overland, by Yunnan's rice terraces

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Journeys

Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang and the road towards Shangri-La

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Walking

The Tongariro crossing, over a volcanic plateau in a day

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Seasons

The Albanian Riviera in June or September, not August

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Journeys

Niagara, Toronto and the Great Lakes end of Canada

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Culture

Yogyakarta, the city that still has a sultan

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Seasons

Where is hot in December, for Christmas in the sun

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Journeys

Milford Sound, the fiord that is not a sound

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Journeys

Wadi Rum, a night in the desert Lawrence wrote about

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Culture

Tirana, the capital that painted its way out of grey

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History

Salvador, the first capital of Brazil and its African heart

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Wildlife

Elephants in northern Thailand, and the move from riding to watching

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History

Samarkand, and the Registan that Tamerlane's heirs built

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Rail

Sleeper train or flight: getting up and down Vietnam

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Seasons

Christmas in Andalucía, oranges on the trees and the mountains white

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History

Petra, the city the Nabataeans cut from the cliff

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Journeys

Ecuador from the Andes to the Amazon in under a fortnight

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Culture

Otavalo, and the market the Andes come down to

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Journeys

India and the Maldives: the Golden Triangle, then a week at sea

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Journeys

South Africa and Victoria Falls in one trip

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Journeys

Cat Ba and Lan Ha Bay, the quieter side of Halong

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Wildlife

Chobe, and the elephants on the river's edge

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