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In Central Dalmatia rising out of the Adriatic off the southern coast of Croatia is the island of Korcula, with its low mountains, pine forests, olive groves and scent of wild herbs. At 47 km (29 mi) long and 6 to ...

Shinkansen, the High-speed Bullet train is the pride of Japan and the heart of its entire railroad system. It has many variants and its own ranking. Though it traverses across the country, all of Japan's major metropolia; its smartest, most contemporary, ...

This year, October 31st is just a few days away! Halloween is a fun holiday that we all look forward to and it is the time of year when people dress up in costumes and go out to trick or treat. ...

PC: Akke When canal cruising became popular, the original centre section of the Ellesmere Canal (later part of the Shropshire Union), was renamed the Llangollen canal - deemed a more appropriate name to underline the wonderful scenery and stunning engineering features of ...

Until its independence in 1991, Azerbaijan was ruled by great powers including Persia, Mongolia and Russia. Now, this beautiful, hospitable little country is a Muslim state with a relaxed attitude to women's dress, alcohol and other faiths, and it's become an ...

Travelling overland from Italy to Greece is a lengthy and expensive trip. If time is of the essence, take the ferry from Venice to Patras (World's Most Scenic Ferry Ride), thereby spoiling yourself with a mini-cruise in the bargain. Even a ...

This is part of Britain's National Bridle Network, a series of cross-country routes that are being developed for long-distance horse riders. The way-marked 153 km (95 mi). Three Rivers Ride through the glorious Welsh Marches starts at Tidbach near Bromyard in ...

Jan Reurink The world's highest railway line, the 'Roof of the World Express' was opened in 2006. It runs for 1,142 km (710 mi) between Lhasa, the capital of Tibet and Xining in China, crossing the Tibetan Plateau more than 5 ...

In October of each year, hundreds of Swiss Farmers come together at the Roman amphitheatre, Martigny, in Canton Valais on the French border, for the finals of the Combat des Reines ( the battle of Queens) between Switzerland's most ornery cows. ...

When the first of the Homosapien's wandered upon the Earth, the Himalayas bore only a passing resemblance to the mighty fortress that we are aware of today. It may not be because humankind is so old, but the Himalayas, from an ...

Shaped like a well-worn thigh boot, Fraser Island, lying off the Queensland coast, is an island built of sand. There are beaches and dunes of golden sand along its shored, and in places, the 77 miles (124km) long island has cliffs ...

In the Sahara, at least when the sun is high, there are no horizons - only a milky vagueness whose bounds might be either near or far. Driving south though, from the oasis of In Salah towards the centre of the ...