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When did Barcelona become the victim of its own popularity?
La Boqueria, a colourful, noisy public market is firmly in hand of bodies shoving between fruit laden stalls, fishmongers and...
The long read | The 2011 Christchurch earthquake
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake killed 185 people and destroyed most listed heritage buildings and historic landmarks in the inner city.
Réunion Island – a lush green Creole French paradise
Réunion Island is beautifully lush and green, mountainous, strangely exotic, colourful, very French (but more Creole French), warm and perceptibly...
Is Kruger National Park more safari or drive-through zoo?
Kruger National Park was a less typical safari experience and more of an oversized adventure zoo crisscrossed by tarred roads...
MAGDALENA ISLAND: How to see Penguins in Punta Arenas
Isla Magdalena, near Punta Arenas in Chile, is uninhabited but for birds and around 60'000 pairs of Magellanic penguins that...
Buenos Aires, the Paris of South America
Buenos Aires has been named the Paris of South America and is a mix of buildings in unique styles, thus...