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Africa
30 Apr, 2004, 09:42
At One With Nuns Sara Bathum
Volunteer teacher Sara Bathum finds the strength to stretch God’s rules in Sister Thomasina’s Ethiopian empire.
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Americas
29 Apr, 2004, 17:01
Deep in the Jungle James Wrighton
James Wrighton goes beyond the Amazon and down the small Rio Juma tributary to find his stilted home in a patch of unspoiled rainforest.
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Europe
29 Apr, 2004, 15:57
Maid in Moscow Zoie Clift
A short trip to Moscow gets shorter when Zoie Clift finds she needs a visa to get the train through Belarus. Persistence pays, however, and she finds her feet in the Russian capital.
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Asia Pacific
27 Apr, 2004, 12:44
Rafting the Maekok Antonio Graceffo
Paddling Thailand’s Maekok River proves an educational experience for Antonio Graceffo, who finds the local hilltribes hold the secrets to staying afloat.
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Middle East
27 Apr, 2004, 10:38
Dive-Boats of the Desert Denni Schnapp
Though known as ‘Ships of the Desert’, even camels break a sweat carrying Denni Schnapp and all her dive gear to an Egyptian coral reef.
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Europe
27 Apr, 2004, 10:01
Where Coats Go Astray Jim Marquez
For a serious drink, there are few better places than Temple Bar, Dublin. But it’s also quite a good place to get your coat stolen. Jim Marquez finds not all the locals welcome his breezy approach to life.
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Central Asia
17 Apr, 2004, 19:44
Making it Big in Indian Film Colin Todhunter
It’s not unknown for travellers to become extras in Indian films. But rarely do they get offered lead roles. Colin Todhunter hits the big time in Chennai.
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Americas
16 Apr, 2004, 17:08
Scaling Mount St Helens Cameron L. Martindell
I always worry, climbing volcanoes, whether they’re about to go off once more. Not Cameron Martindell, who charges up the side of Mount St Helens.
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Asia Pacific
16 Apr, 2004, 16:58
Tramping the Banks Track Lucia Appleby
In New Zealand’s South Island, Lucia Appleby explores its first private tramping trail, the Banks Track, and finds it perfectly feeds her hiking habit.
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Central Asia
16 Apr, 2004, 16:56
Wok Wonders Daniel Wallace
When Daniel Wallace wants to learn Sichuan cooking, he doesn’t opt for standard tourist classes. Deep in west China his students hope he’ll use his culinary skills to help with any upcoming war with Japan. And he thought Chinese food was meant to taste that way.
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Americas
16 Apr, 2004, 16:46
Swimming with the Whale Sharks Matt Scott
In a Mexican stretch of the Caribbean Sea, Matt Scott finds swimming with the world’s largest fish an awe-inspiring experience.
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Europe
16 Apr, 2004, 16:36
Off the Rails in Extramadura Ty Nelson
Ty Nelson’s night train to Toledo comes off the rails in spectacular style when it hits a herd of sheep.
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Europe
16 Apr, 2004, 09:05
Searching for Southampton’s Sun Jack Barker
Southampton’s trying to redevelop its waterfront. Will a stay in its newest five-star hotel persuade Jack Barker to linger?
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Middle East
14 Apr, 2004, 19:50
Ahmed and Mohammed Iain Morris
Travelling through northern Syria, Iain Morris amiably overqualified shopkeepers, ancient Hittite ruins and the occasional, inevitable cup of tea. His attempts to introduce British cuisine, however, prove a cultural step too far.
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Europe
14 Apr, 2004, 19:03
Italian Made Easy Sarah Swain
Sarah Swain travels to Italy with half-remembered school-standard French. But she finds Siena’s sunny climate and a plate of pasta thaws her language barrier, and starts to go native.
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Europe
14 Apr, 2004, 18:17
Cuddling up to Croatia Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson gets well off the tourist trail when be boards a train from the coast through inland Dalmatia.
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Europe
14 Apr, 2004, 16:10
Finland’s Drinking Culture Satu Rommi
What do you do when it’s -30 C outside, the sun sets at 3 pm, and you’re in Helsinki? You get drunk, of course, says Satu Rommi.
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Americas
14 Apr, 2004, 08:49
Gale Force? Good Cameron L. Martindell
Big winds don’t blow Cameron Martindell off-course in a San Francisco yacht race.
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Europe
13 Apr, 2004, 20:09
Busking in Britain Justin Brown
When New Zealander Justin Brown makes a bet he can’t busk his way round Britain to raise his airfare home, he loses. But he somehow succeeds in getting a book commission. In this excerpt he hits the mean streets of Harlington.
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Africa
8 Apr, 2004, 09:33
Inside Sierra Leone’s Diamond Mines Matt Brown
It’s a brave man who walks, alone, through the paths and tracks that lead to Sierra Leone’s diamond mines. Matt Brown does it, with his camera, and reports on the hidden source of some of the world’s dirtiest money.
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Asia Pacific
6 Apr, 2004, 14:21
A Coconut Index for Asia Thu-Tam Doan
Tourists have tried to rank relative wealth by the worldwide cost of hamburgers. But Thu-Tam Doan has developed a more useful index on the cost of coconuts against average local income. Almost.
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Europe
6 Apr, 2004, 14:06
The Best of Bulgaria Matt Pointon
Not many people have ever heard of Shumen, Bulgaria. Even the inhabitants seem to prefer it from a distance. But to Matt Pointon, writing on the train to Varna, it’s the country’s highlight.
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Asia Pacific
5 Apr, 2004, 08:59
Peaks of Desire Nick Walton
Nick Walton finds Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak a fine place to reflect on his grandparents’ colonial lifestyle.
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Central Asia
1 Apr, 2004, 17:26
No Time for Love, Dr Jones Nick Mistretta
Unusually for visitors to Vang Vien, Nick Mistretta gets up early one morning. This means he discovers bugs big enough to cast shadows, and one of Laos’ most secretive caves.
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Asia Pacific
1 Apr, 2004, 12:56
Australia’s Cowboys Sing Country Cara Frost Sharratt
Country Music’s big worldwide. Cara Frost Sharratt finds Australia’s Tamworth Festival brings the Dollys, gowns and stetsons to the outback.
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