Whale watching in La Laguna San Ignacio
Baja California is a desert peninsula with hundreds of miles of unspoilt beaches.
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Essentials
Kente Cloth from Ghana
Kente is a colourful cloth which has been hand-woven for hundreds of years in the villages of Ghana. The artisans invest each garment with meaning, depending on the complex pattern and colour scheme they use. Over time kente cloth has come to represent the very fabric of African culture – it’s history, culture, political identity, religious beliefs and principals of social etiquette.
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Best Beach Huts: Tanna Island in Vanuatu
April to October is the best time to go to Vanuatu, when the average temperature is 23ºC.
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English Silver & the Silver Vaults
English silver has such a solid international reputation because the law dating back to the 1300s states that any item weighing more than 7.78 grammes and sold as silver must be hallmarked as such – including imports.
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Rafting the Gauley River
The main Gauley River rafting season consists of five 4-day weekends and one 2-day weekend from mid-September through mid-October.
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