Best Surfing and Diving Beaches in Indonesia: Roti Island and Banda Island
The best time to go to Indonesia is the dry season between May and October, though beware of the hoards of Australians over for the Christmas period.
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Ancient trades: Ottoman life in Safranbolu Market, Turkey
Shopping Essentials Where: Safranbolu, near the Black Sea in Turkey What’s in store: Traditional trades & crafts preserved since Ottoman times Best
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Risque, Racy and Downright Daring: Bay to Breakers Foot Race
The Bay To Breakers is the most famous foot race in San Francisco, often drawing crowds in excess of 100 000 people.
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Nashville of the Antipodes: Boot-scootin’ at the Tamworth Country Music Festival
The festival has its roots in the work of radio station 2TM, which in the 1960’s aired specialist shows to win back audiences who were being wooed away by the advent of television.
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Highlights: The Marine Life of St Helena
Isolated in the middle of the South Atlantic, 1200 miles from the coast of Africa, and 1800 miles from South America, the ocean surrounding St Helena is pristine, unpolluted, and teeming with marine life.
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