Douz is an oasis at the edge of the Sahara, where palm trees out number people by 25 to 1 in a tiny population of just 12,000. Each autumn, this swells dramatically as the oasis hosts the four dayInternational Festival of the Sahara, a spectacular celebration of arts and traditions of the desert people.
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Travel through time to “1066 country”, where the Battle of Hastings shaped England’s future, and the landscape and stories are poignant and fascinating
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1920s Chicago: a city fuelled by crime, lawlessness, alcohol, and the strains of wild jazz music. Today, you can take in the history of Chicago’s seedy past with an Untouchable Gangster Tour.
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The people of Sagada have devised a unique burial ritual involving the placement of dead relatives into caves after carefully preparing a hollowed out log.
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A rich cultural heritage built over 5,000 years has all but disappeared under the rubble of civil and political chaos. Devastating news to anyone with even a passing interest in ancient civilisations as now, in the historic cities of Damascus and Aleppo, UNESCO-listed heritage sites have been destroyed by fighting.
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