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Rail Journeys - The Mighty Indian Pacific
Hypnotising horizons, chinking cutlery, scenic sights, fabulous food and woody wines are but a handful of regular occurrences on either three-day rail crossing of Australia. Rather than a mere means of transport, this is ostensibly ‘rail cruising’, where the holiday is as much the journey as it is getting to your destination. ... Full story
Magician of the Trinidad Carnival
Just wearing a red nose is not enough. If you want to be part of carnival in Trinidad, you have to join one of the masquerade groups. Two dozens of such masbands compete with each other for the best costume designs. One of them has made dressing up at carnival a form of art. Each year Peter Minshall and his Callaloo Company turn thousands of people into a living work of art. ... Full story
USA
The United States is a truly great travel destination, with literally something for everyone, with the only limitations being time and budget. The USA offers some of the most vibrant cities on earth, with New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia and Boston to name but a few. ... Full story
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Huntsville - a touch of southern comfort.
The city of Huntsville, nestled amongst the hills of north Alabama, is certainly not the backwater southern town that I perhaps expected. It manages to combine a delightful historical old-town with a state of the art high-tech modern city built around the U.S. space programme. ... Full story
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