In the anniversary year of his birth, follow in the Scottish explorer’s footsteps through the country that lays claim to both his most famous discovery and his buried heart.
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15 March 2013
Spread over four national parks, this remote African valley is home to 60 animal species, including buffalo, elephants, lions and hippos and the unique Thornicroft's giraffe.
14 March 2013
Get out of the jeep and see the country’s iconic wildlife by boat, bike, horseback or on your own two feet.
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26 February 2013
From Fly Geyser in Nevada to the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan, few places garner the status of being completely surreal, as if from a different planet.
18 December 2012
A massive limestone formation runs through the African island’s largely unexplored Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, which shelters some of the world’s most diverse wildlife.
22 November 2012
By combining traditional lifestyles with the demands of tourism, privately-owned reserves are protecting the 70% of wildlife that lives outside of the country’s national parks.
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04 September 2012
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
Travelling into an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa with a wheelbarrow for a wallet.
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14 May 2012
Take a ride on the Lunatic Express -- the Kenya-Uganda Railway -- and follow the path of the first safari expeditions.
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24 April 2012
Damaraland is one of the only places in the world where black rhinos can be seen in the wild.
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29 September 2011
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