Historic Malian town has long been target of Tuareg rebels fighting to carve out a desert homeland.
Source: Profile: Timbuktu
Traveller’s guide: Seychelles; Chris Leadbeater; Independent
As honeymoon decisions go, theirs was an excellent one. When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – seeking a destination where they could hide from the world’s attention – picked the Seychelles as their place of post-wedding escape last May, they chose wisely.
Source: Traveller’s guide: Seychelles
Reims, France: a cultural city guide; Paul Wade; Telegraph
Photo: Telegraph
Paul Wade offers an essential cultural guide to Reims, a city that is bubbling over with heritage sites and fine champagne.
Diving the Great Blue Hole of Belize; Keriann O’Riordan; Daily Collegian
Keriann O’Riordan adds diving the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize to her bucket list.
Under cranes and canvas; Sean Mooney; Traveller
Sean Mooney leaves the tent and sleeping bags at home and opts for a family ‘glamping’ stay on historic Cockatoo Island.
Source: Under cranes and canvas
Blue Heaven; Holly Hunt
Argentina – Los Glaciares National Park
HOLLY HUNT treks among the mountains and glaciers in the ice fields of Argentina’s southern Patagonia.
Santo Domingo boasts rich offerings — from sun-soaked beaches to New World firsts; Kristen Browning-Blas; Denver Post
Source: Santo Domingo boasts rich offerings — from sun-soaked beaches to New World firsts
Brno’s Villa Tugendhat reopens after two year renovation; Dominik Jun; Radio Prague
Photo: Barbora Kmentova
This week saw the completion of a two year restoration project of Villa Tugendhat, a unique functionalist villa in the city of Brno. Its history matches that of Czechoslovakia: repeat occupation, dilapidation and ultimately restoration.
Source: Brno’s Villa Tugendhat reopens after two year renovation
An Underwater Serengeti; Todd Steiner; Earth Island Journal
Photo: George Duffield
Scientists and Recreational Scuba Divers Are Working to Protect the Spectacular Marine Life in the Waters Around Costa Rica’s Cocos Island…
Source: An Underwater Serengeti
Daily Daydream: Cocos Island, Costa Rica; Caroline Morse Teel; Smarter Travel
Photo: Smarter Travel
Jacques Cousteau called this island “the most beautiful in the world.” Who are we to argue? Find out where it is and how to get there!
Old growth, new life; Leisa Tyler; Traveller
Leisa Tyler walks in the vast Tarkine wilderness in the state’s north-west, among some of the oldest forests on earth.
Source: Old growth, new life
Day Trip from Delhi: Taj Mahal and the Red Fort of Agra; Mary Spierling; San Diego Reader
Photo: San Diego Reader
Source: Day Trip from Delhi: Taj Mahal and the Red Fort of Agra
Falling for Victoria Falls; Sam Bradley; IOL
Photo: IOL
A trip to this World Heritage Site promises more than just smoke and thunder, writes Sam Bradley.
Source: Falling for Victoria Falls
Guide to Afghanistan: The Adventures of a KL-ite (Part 10 – Living at the feet of Buddha); Zan Azlee; Fatbidin.com
Afghanistan – Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
This week is part 10 of Zan Azlee multimedia documentary, Guide To Afghanistan: The Adventures of a KL-ite, which includes video, still photos and text. As you would know, this is concurrent with the 10-part feature on The Malaysian Insider website, of which you can view part 10:
Daily Daydream: Fraser Island, Australia; Caroline Morse Teel; Smarter Travel
Photo: Smarter Travel
Take a whale-watching tour, head into a rainforest, snorkel in the ocean, swim in a freshwater lake, or explore the sand cliffs—you’ll never run out of things to do on this island!
Retreat to rainforest; Cameron Wilson; Traveller
Photo: Traveller
Cameron Wilson explores Lamington National Park’s forests and birdlife along its extensive network of walking tracks.
Source: Retreat to rainforest
Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat restored in Czech Republic; AP
Photo: Petr David Jozek
Mies van der Rohe masterpiece in Brno, seen as an exemplar of modernist architecture, to reopen after £5.7m restoration…
Source: Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat restored in Czech Republic
Under Sabratha’s spell, near the sea in Libya; Alice Sun-Cua; GMA Network
Photo: Alex Cua & Alice Sun-Cua
The very name sounded exotic enough: Sab-ra-tha, the three syllables rolling in the tongue like some sweet, mysterious fruit.
Zebras, rhinos and close encounters of a Zambian kind; Errol Barnett; CNN
Photo: Errol Barnett/CNN
“Stop the car, stop the car! There’s a bull elephant in the road!” Words Errol Barnett listened to closely as they’re being shouted by a man sitting next to him clutching an AK-47.
Source: Zebras, rhinos and close encounters of a Zambian kind
A visit to Sri Lanka’s medieval capital, Polonnaruwa; Seth Miller; Wandering Aramean
Photo: http://www.wandr.me
Source: A visit to Sri Lanka’s medieval capital, Polonnaruwa – Wandering Aramean
