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Gold leaf temples and long afternoons – Three days on the other side of Phuket
Destinations Tours Vacations

Gold leaf temples and long afternoons – Three days on the other side of Phuket

Beyond the beach clubs lie hilltop shrines, tin merchant mansions and the best meal you will eat standing up. Harmeet

From Misty Peaks to Wild Shores: Traversing Sri Lanka’s Sacred Highlands and Southern Coast
Destinations Vacations

From Misty Peaks to Wild Shores: Traversing Sri Lanka’s Sacred Highlands and Southern Coast

Ascending from spiritual sanctuaries into cloud draped mountain estates before sweeping down to wild, ocean facing ramparts, this journey captures

Shadows of Kings and Sacred Rocks: An Unforgettable Journey Through Ancient Sri Lanka
Destinations Tours Vacations

Shadows of Kings and Sacred Rocks: An Unforgettable Journey Through Ancient Sri Lanka

From the salt washed shores of Negombo to the towering granite monoliths of Sigiriya, the cultural heartland of Sri Lanka

Destinations

Bern Switzerland’s essential sights

Bern Switzerland’s essential sights

What should you see and do in Bern, Switzerland? Mike Yardley hops on a Globus escorted coach tour to soak

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Brilliant in Blenheim

Brilliant in Blenheim

Sun-drenched Blenheim might well be brilliant every day. Bluebird skies and gentle sunshine faithfully bathed my late winter fling with

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Embraced by Amman
Destinations Jordan

Embraced by Amman

Like a refuge of relative calm hemmed in by raucous neighbours, pint-sized Jordan is a smash-hit destination, chock-full of head-turning

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Take me to the Mackenzie

Take me to the Mackenzie

Strung across the vast reaches of the Mackenzie Basin, connecting Fairlie to Tekapo, Twizel and Aoraki/Mount Cook, State Highways 8

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Sunshine Coast’s greatest natural hits

Sunshine Coast’s greatest natural hits

Sunshine Coast’s compact layout serves up a spoil of nature-based experiences in close proximity to each other, writes Mike Yardley.

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Tours

Classic Arizona on Route 66

Classic Arizona on Route 66

Last year I took a romp down America’s Mother Road, Route 66, from Chicago to St. Louis. The Illinois section

Spirit of South Westland

Spirit of South Westland

Heading south from Hokitika on the forest and fern-fringed State Highway 6, South Westland’s natural splendour seems to grow in

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Gold leaf temples and long afternoons – Three days on the other side of Phuket
Destinations Tours Vacations

Gold leaf temples and long afternoons – Three days on the other side of Phuket

Beyond the beach clubs lie hilltop shrines, tin merchant mansions and the best meal you will eat standing up. Harmeet

Destinations Vacations

From Misty Peaks to Wild Shores: Traversing Sri Lanka’s Sacred Highlands and Southern Coast

Ascending from spiritual sanctuaries into cloud draped mountain estates before sweeping down to wild, ocean facing ramparts, this journey captures

From Misty Peaks to Wild Shores: Traversing Sri Lanka’s Sacred Highlands and Southern Coast
Shadows of Kings and Sacred Rocks: An Unforgettable Journey Through Ancient Sri Lanka
Destinations Tours Vacations

Shadows of Kings and Sacred Rocks: An Unforgettable Journey Through Ancient Sri Lanka

From the salt washed shores of Negombo to the towering granite monoliths of Sigiriya, the cultural heartland of Sri Lanka