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>>North Korea

Best known for its secretive totalitarian government, abject poverty, and its nuclear programme, it is possible to visit North Korea as a tourist. Don’t expect to find any five star resorts or ...

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Bahrain

>>Bahrain

Modern & Unique Â– Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 islands with an area of 707 sq km located in the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Its name comes from the largest island, Bahrain, ...

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Azerbaijan

>>Azerbaijan

Bronze Age petroglyphs, medieval minarets and mosques, as well as the famous carpets are just a few of the things you can see in the ancient cities of Azerbaijan, which was once a major stop over on ...

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Aruba

>>Aruba

Aruba is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea and is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island itself is 32 kilometres long and is located 27 kilometres north of the Paraguana Peninsula ...

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Ecuador

>>Ecuador

Biologically diverse and on the equator, Ecuador has radical geographic and climatic variations. Rain forests, jungles, mountains, islands, deserts, valleys, and snowcapped peaks can all be found in ...

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Travel News

Southwest Lands in New York City and Boston

New York City, New York, United States

The king of low cost carriers in the United States will start service to The Big Apple on June 28th and Beantown on August 16th. The latest move into New York’s LaGuardia Airport is unique; LaGuardia is one of the most congested airports in the nation, a scenario the airline has avoided in the ...

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Ireland

» Southwest Lands in New York City and Boston

New York City, New York, United States

» Turkish airliner crashes at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

Amsterdam, Netherlands

» Continental 3407 Crashes outside Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

Travel Features

A Glasgow Year

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow’s reputations as “The Friendly City” is reflected in a wide range of arts festivals covering all of the art forms, and in an extensive programme of cultural and sporting events. The arts festival programme runs throughout the year starting with Celtic Connections’ in January which is attended by over 100’000 people. Other music ...

US Visa Waiver and Obtaining US Travel Authorization

Washington, DC, United States

New Visa Waiver Program rules went into effect for travel to the United States at the beginning of the year. These new changes require travellers to obtain clearance to visit the United States through an online system with the US Customs and Border Protection. Apparently, this change is still catching some travellers off-guard. If you plan on ...

Weekend Taste of Costa Rica

Costa Rica

The rugged volcanic landscape of Costa Rica is rich in biodiversity and chock full of activities. Steve Richardson sets out for the tropics of Costa Rica to get his taste-buds wet as he explores this natural playground -- over a weekend.

A surfari adventure in style

Great Southern, Australia

Self-confessed city-girl Lee Sexton from the UK recently took the plunge in Western Australia and decided to learn to surf. Lee headed down to the famous Magaret River region with H2Overland Adventures...