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Joe Meredith
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The 9 islands of the Azores: a brief guide
Nine islands in the middle of the Atlantic promise an experience of Portugal a world away from Lisbon or the Algarve. In the Azores, lush calderas yawn under a turbulent sky, monochrome chapels peer onto pretty cobbled streets, and whales and dolphins arrive to blow off steam. It’s a remote, sparsely populated place, and often…
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Why you should visit Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: a vibrant stop on the Silk Route, a crossroads between east and west, and the metropole of a medieval empire. This Central Asian country – less visited than neighbouring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – offers a bounty of cultural riches to the curious visitor. You may not have considered travelling to Uzbekistan before, so this…
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