The city’s natural charms are just a short journey from its central skyscrapers, with everything from surfing to sandboarding on offer in the surrounding mountains and coastlines.
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08 August 2012
Off the coast of Malapascua Island, the Monad Shoal is one of the only places in the world where majestic thresher sharks can be seen nearly every day.
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07 August 2012
Underwater Caribbean caves are time capsules of thousands of years of history, and a journey into the depths reveals grand mineral formations and signs of prehistoric life.
03 August 2012
Only accessible by a 44km trek through inhospitable jungle terrain, visiting Ciudad Perdida gives travellers the chance to live out their Indiana Jones fantasies.
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01 August 2012
Following routes that their ancestors took millennia before them, the Sami reindeer herders migrate across the frozen wilds of northern Sweden.
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10 July 2012
The dramatic extremes of the country — from the lush riot of the Amazon to the culinary flair of Lima to the boho-chic beaches of Mancora — hold something for every traveller.
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09 July 2012
In the small town of Seward, Independence Day is celebrated with a 3,000ft scramble up a mountain in the United States’ oldest trail race.
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04 July 2012
Below the surface of the Sultanate are hundreds of incredible natural caves, suitable for both beginners and experienced spelunkers.
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02 July 2012
How the amusement ride industry maintains a fairly sound safety record despite taking the human body to exhilarating extremes.
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29 June 2012
In China’s industrial Guangzhou city, Chimelong Paradise is a huge, eerily empty site with stomach-churning roller coasters and a questionable safety rating.
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28 June 2012
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