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Walter Pellow

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Culture

Bangkok by its river and canals

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Culture

Bhutan's festivals, and the masked dances in the dzong courtyards

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First time

Australia on a first visit, and what three weeks actually covers

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Journeys

Australia and New Zealand in one trip, and whether it is worth the extra fortnight

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Journeys

Victoria Falls, the smoke that thunders, from both sides

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Wildlife

Kangaroo Island, where the animals had the place to themselves

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History

Dunhuang and the Mogao caves, at the western end of the wall

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First time

South Korea for the first time, Seoul to Busan in a week

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History

Jerash, the Roman city the sand kept

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Journeys

The Great Ocean Road, and the limestone the sea is taking back

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History

Kanazawa, the castle town the war passed by

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Walking

Pu Luong, walking the terraces south-west of Hanoi

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Wildlife

Sloths, and how to actually see one

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Slow travel

The Gili Islands, where nothing has an engine

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Seasons

Where is hot in November, from the Red Sea to the Cape

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History

Khiva, a walled city kept almost whole

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Journeys

The Karakoram Highway, through the Hunza valley

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Walking

Baltistan on foot, below the highest mountains on earth

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Journeys

Southern Laos and the four thousand islands of the Mekong

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Seasons

Christmas on the Istrian coast, out of season and the better for it

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Journeys

The five Stans in one journey, from Ashgabat to Almaty

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History

The DMZ, the most watched border on earth, a day trip from Seoul

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Slow travel

Up the Mekong from the delta to Angkor

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History

Easter Island, the moai and the people who moved them

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