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25 Jul, 2017, 10:08
Sri Lanka’s better off the tourist trail Lee Ruddin
Lee Ruddin finds many of Sri Lanka’s famous highlights overrun with travellers and spoiled. The overlooked town of Matara is much more to his liking.
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8 Jun, 2017, 18:51
Arrested for tourism in Russia’s far north Charlie Walker
Adventurer par excellence Charlie Walker runs into legal problems as he fights his way through a forgotten corner of the Soviet Empire. Who knew tourism was so illegal.
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1 Jun, 2017, 19:39
Mother Teresa? Pah. What about Calcutta’s Major Gardener Devika A Rosamund
Years before Mother Teresa was sainted there was another philanthropist handing out food to Calcutta’s poor, Devika A Rosamund was in India when Major Gardener of the Salvation Army was equally famous.
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25 May, 2017, 15:58
All you need to know about the birth of Buddhism Gordon Kerr
Goden Kerr is the master of explaining complex subjects concisely and clearly. In this extract from his latest book, ‘A short History of India’, he explains the birth of one of the world’s greatest religions in 500 words.
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1 May, 2017, 18:12
Living a simple life in Pakistan’s Swat Valley Devika A Rosamund
These days the Swat Valley’s always in the news for the wrong reasons. Back in the 70’s it was very different, as Devika A Rosamund discovers as she peels off the ‘Hippy Trail’.
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22 Apr, 2017, 16:52
A tank beats a trudge across the Soviet Arctic Charlie Walker
Charlie Walker’s latest expedition is tracing the border between Europe and Asia. His start, in the wintry tundra of northern Russia, makes it clear just what a task he’s undertaken.
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22 Apr, 2017, 14:38
Exploring Myanmar’s Schwedagon Pagoda Sankar Chatterjee
Sankar Chatterjee flies into Burma and visits its most famous temple, the Schwedagon Pagoda in the largest city, Yangon.
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10 Apr, 2017, 14:33
A moment of culture-shock in western Afghanistan Devika A Rosamund
Every traveller has experienced that moment when an unfamiliar environment feels overwhelming and threatening. Back in the 70’s Devika A Rosamund has a wobble on her journey to India.
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13 Mar, 2017, 08:58
The unfortunate incident of the Beijing beans Chris Brauer
On a study course in China, Chris Brauer realises that Chinese students eat to live rather than live to eat. A trip to the Hutongs gives a rare opportunity to find food that doesn’t taste of cardboard.
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9 Mar, 2017, 18:24
A small-town welcome in 1970’s Iran Devika A Rosamund
Devika A Rosamund takes the legendary ‘Magic Bus’ to India in the 70’s, but breaks away in Teheran to continue independently. Her journey suddenly gets a whole lot slower.
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1 Mar, 2017, 17:01
A horse-riding fail in downtown Herat Devika A Rosamund
In Afghanistan Devika A Rosamund, who’s only ridden once, rents a horse. Perhaps central Herat wasn’t the best place to do this as small boys gleefully send it bolting through the streets.
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25 Feb, 2017, 10:11
Mapping Russia – in 1562 Kit Mayers
In an age where Europe was ruled by powerful regional Kings, trade was opening up to Tsarist Russia. Kit Mayers recounts the story of Jenkinson’s Map, one of the first attempts to define the Russian nation.
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16 Jan, 2017, 12:01
A very lively AA meet in the heat of southern India Mat Ward
When Mat Ward decided to use alcoholics anonymous to help kick the habit, he decided to travel the world visiting the worldwide network of this self-help movement. In the province of Tamil Nadu he finds recovering drinkers energised and active.
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11 Jan, 2017, 13:39
The enduring appeal of Sri Lanka’s south Adam Jacot de Boinod
Adam Jacot de Boinod takes a seasonal tour of Sri Lanka, dangling like a pendant in the warm clear waters of the Indian Ocean.
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28 Dec, 2016, 18:40
Overland across Russia – in 1557 Kit Mayers
Kit Mayers follows early explorer Anthony Jenkinson as he travels from Russia’s northern coast to Moscow, deep in the reign of Ivan the Terrible.
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10 Nov, 2016, 17:38
A glimpse into Burma’s only synagogue Sankar Chatterjee
Myanmar might have problems accepting its Muslims, but it’s not widely known there are also Jews in Burma. Sankar Chatterjee explores Yangon’s (once Rangoon) only synagogue.
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4 Nov, 2016, 18:55
A slacker’s train-ride from Georgia to Armenia Gabi Gimsom
With little spoken Russian but a native taste for local wines, Gabi Gimson travels from Tiblisi to Yerevan, taking in the sights, sounds – and plenty of experiences – along the way.
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18 Aug, 2016, 18:36
Pamukkale, Turkey: odd and definitely dazzling Paul Michelson
Paul Michelson finds his first sight of Pamukkale, Turkey’s famous postcard highlight, something of a disappointment. But he gives it time and finds plenty to appreciate,
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7 Jul, 2016, 08:41
An ascent to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Paro, Bhutan Sankar Chatterjee
A gentle hike through the Bhutanese Himalaya proves a rewarding challenge for Sankar Chatterjee as he makes a pilgrimage to the world’s most remote and enchanting Buddhist Monastery, Taktsang.
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10 Jun, 2016, 09:48
A male-friendly guide to Thailand’s top spas Adam Jacot de Boinod
Spas are often seen as female domains, perhaps because the process is so dull. But Adam Jacot de Boinod says all that should change as he tries Thailand’s finest.
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18 May, 2016, 18:29
Catching the cricket in Galle, Sri Lanka Christian Cummins
“It’s a good game, hey.” Christian Cummins finds that cricket has come to symbolize the pride and resilience of India’s southern off-shoot, the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’, Ceylon.
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15 Apr, 2016, 13:21
Land-locked Laos – with three ‘L’s at the end Brian Fisher
Brian W Fisher takes a tour of Southeast Asia’s most reclusive country, tiny landlocked Laos. Distressingly he observes, in the end, it’s a ‘Land of Linear Litter’.
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4 Mar, 2016, 17:49
Getting to know Colombo, Sri Lanka’s chaotic capital John Gimlette
A new travel book by John Gimlette is always quite an event. Despite being possibly the best of Britain’s travel writers he still has to keep his day job (shame) so only writes when he can. His new title describes his travels through Sri Lanka.
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16 Feb, 2016, 09:29
Face to face with a Nepalese rhino Alex Jones
Deep in the jungles of the Chitwan National Park, Alex Jones tracks a rhino by elephant, jeep and finally foot, braving the area’s tigers and snakes. Success, hard-won, is all the more valued.
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13 Jan, 2016, 14:46
Stormy waters in Burma’s Inle Lake Brian Fisher
Myanmar’s photogenic highlight lures Brian Fisher to its shores. But a chartered boat trip becomes a nightmare when the weather turns.
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