TRAVEL – EXPLORE – LEARN
Beijing’s multibillion dollar Belt and Road Initiative – a so-called “Chinese Marshall Plan” – is a state-backed campaign for global dominance in the way of Chinese investment around the world.
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Ratnapura, the ‘City of Gems’, is Sri Lanka’s treasure chest, an Aladdin’s Cave of jewels and wealth and the centre of its gemming industry. Gems are mined by ancient and traditional methods. On the Colombo-Ratnapura road many gem mining operations in paddy fields are done beside the road.
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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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The Pan European Walking Trail, known as the E4, crosses the island of Crete. It’s possible to walk across the whole island on marked trails or just individual sectors.
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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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