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Insider Guide to Hiroshima.  A Uniquely Tragic Past but Also A Lively City At The Heart Of A Region Packed With Fascination.

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In his Insider Guide to Hiroshima, James Ruddy spends 72 hours exploring its food, islands ancient Inns and baths.

In his Insider Guide to Hiroshima, James Ruddy spends 72 hours exploring its food, islands ancient Inns and baths.

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Tulbagh

Charming, historic Tulbagh in the Western Cape. South Africa.

Today, mostly used as accommodation, restaurants and art galleries, Church street remains that picture-perfect location, locked in time.

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Judith Baker takes to the country’s roads less travelled to find the undiscovered Dominican Republic. OCOA BAY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2

The Undiscovered Dominican Republic. Discover a hidden jewel.

Mountains, mines, deserted beaches and the only vineyard in the Caribbean   – there is a side to the Dominican Republic most tourists don’t know about. Judith Baker takes to the country’s roads less travelled.

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hiking around Cortina D'Ampezzo

Autumn Hiking Around Cortina d’Ampezzo. Discover Italy’s wonderful alpine region.

Outside the ski season, there’s some very good hiking here, and the trails are dotted with a network of rifugios or mountain inns. 

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Calle de la Ronda Quito Ecuador 2015 07 22 DD 215

See Quito like a local

Early morning atop the Cruz de Loma lookout. At almost 4,000 metres it’s close to the summit of Quito’s still-grumbling Pichincha volcano, and I’m sitting on a swing.

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Brisbane

Australia’s unexpected hip, chic city of Brisbane

Brisbane is more than matching its southern neighbours, with indications it is leading the hospitality and tourism industry Down Under into a new age of hip, edgy and upbeat.

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Michael Edwards learns some of the secrets of Moroccan cuisine after a culinary master class at the Fez Cooking School. 3 cooking in fez photo by omar chennafi please credit 24045816877 o

The Fez Cooking School. Discover how to cook fantastic Moroccan food.

It is a slightly nervy experience, having your own meal served to you by a waiter. But we need not have worried. Fatima and Zakia had taught us well.

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