With its neoclassical buildings with long balconies, this could be any European capital. But you only need to look at the skyline, decorated with the minarets of the mosques to realise that you are in Istanbul.
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Oslo, a frequent high-flyer on the lists of the most expensive European capitals, has a generous and affordable soul: its parks, its museums with the Oslo Pass, and its streets that boast thousands of years of history or a contemporary design.
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The democratisation of tourism has an ugly side. An excessive number of visitors has led authorities to control and close of some the most popular spots on the planet. But alternatives are available.
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"A 365-day Alpine experience." That is what Austria can and does promise. This Central European country is known for its winter landscapes.
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AA 12-metre tall elephant comes out of a warehouse on the banks of the Loire in the city of Nantes. These machines are undoubtedly beyond the dreams of anyone, child or adult.
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The city lies at the southernmost point of Jordan, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It enters the Red Sea and, as a result, it is in a strategic location where three continents meet: Asia, Europe and Africa.
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Europe’s second largest glacier is on the move. Every year, Vatnajökull shifts and changes, creating complex cave systems that last for just a few weeks.
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Covering the entire course of the Mekong would take us over 40 days. However, an eight-day voyage allows us to discover up to 4 countries.
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Over recent years, the Dashanze district of the Chinese capital has become known as the SoHo of Beijing – and with good reason.
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When we speak of auroras, the association we make is almost automatic: auroras boreales, snowy landscapes and winter cabins. Yet there is no need to travel to Lapland, the Lofoten Archipelago of Norway or Alaska to enjoy the spectacular light show.
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Green copper oxide, white calcium carbonate and red clay all combined to create a palette that is completed with the phenomenon of the flowering desert –even if it does only happen every five years.
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"Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before”. Following the advice of the Dalai Lama, I arrive at Lofoten, an archipelago composed of seven islands to the north of Norway and the Arctic Circle.
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In the 17th century, the Dutch called it De Bogt Zonder Eyndt, the endless bay. Today, the coastal town of Grand Baie is the most popular tourist destination in Mauritius.
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‘Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free (…) Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts’. The poetic lyrics of the Australian national anthem could easily refer to the Great Ocean Road.
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They are not listed in the ‘10 most romantic places in the world’, nor are they among the first Google-hits when you search for ideas for Valentine’s Day.
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And here, there’s a valley”, or so they thought. But no, when this area to the south of Reykjavík was discovered in the 1970s, they found that in these black volcanic lands a lagoon with blue waters was hidden.
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The village of Zalipie, in south-east Poland, could have come out of the imagination of the Brothers Grimm, but its origins are less fantastic than those of Hansel and Gretel.
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An invitation to eat in Jordan is followed by the phrase “Sahtain wa ‘Afiya”, which means “May you enjoy good health and a pleasant meal”.
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