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Grootbos Reserve, Cape Floral Region, South Africa

The Cape’s fascinations of nature

South Africa’s Cape might be just 0.5% of Africa’s landmass, but it has 20% of the continent’s plant species. And, oddly, they’re fascinating!

One day in Historic Centre of Naples, Italy

How to spend a day in historic Naples

The historic centre of Naples is a World Heritage Site and you’ll see why if you can avoid the chaos and find the grandeur.

One day trip to Sintra from Lisbon, Portugal

A journey through Romanticism

This mystical land of Sintra, just a short trip from Lisbon, takes you on a journey through centuries of opulent artistic creations.

Belem Tower and Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal

The Portuguese Age of Discovery

Together these two landmarks are Lisbon’s only World Heritage Site – and a testament to a period that changed the world.

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Vietnam

The farmers of Ho Citadel

I went to this off-the-path World Heritage Site and was disappointed with what was left. Luckily, amongst the ruins, I found something even better!

Visiting Preah Vihea temple, Cambodia

The temple at war

The ancient Khmer temple of Preah Vihear is at the centre of a long-running dispute between Thailand and Cambodia that’s left many soldiers dead.

Koyasan, Japan, Kii mountains, world heritage, pilgrimage routes

The pilgrims’ pain

Koyasan is one of the World Heritage Sites on the Kii Mountain Range of Japan. For the pilgrims a thousand years ago, it was a welcome sanctuary.

Ayutthaya Temple tour from Bangkok, Thailand

This was once the largest city in the world

It was once the largest city on earth, a trading metropolis with people from around the world. Now there are just ruins… still worth the visit, though!

Palace of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors, France

The hall of bloody mirrors

The Palace of Versailles is one of the most magnificent buildings in the world… but its most famous room has a bloody secret…

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