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The New Seven Wonders of the World in a spectacular set of images
A global poll conducted three years ago set out to choose a new set of modern world wonders. The idea originated from Swiss filmmaker Bernard Weber, who launched the proposal in 1999 with the intent of...
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Welcome on board 'The World': The luxury super-liner of the rich and famous
The most exclusive and luxurious ship on the planet; it's no surprise that only a privileged few will ever have the opportunity to travel in a super-liner of this calibre. But for those who may not have...
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Welcome on board 'The World': The luxury super-liner of the rich and famous
The most exclusive and luxurious ship on the planet; it's no surprise that only a privileged few will ever have the opportunity to travel in a super-liner of this calibre. But for those who may not have...
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Hunters of the eclipse in the South Seas
Eclipses have always exercised an almost magical power over men, but a total solar eclipse, wherever it happens, is one of nature's most amazing astronomical phenomena. When the location is Easter Island,...
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Sailing the South Seas
You don't need to be a great athlete or to have extensive knowledge of seamanship to participate in the Tahiti Pearl Regatta, the most important race of Tahiti and its islands; it's enough just to love...
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Paradise in Polynesia: the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa
When you reach this remote part of the world, it's as if you've stepped into Paradise. The whole scene exudes peace and serenity. Some of the guest bungalows, which are all built in the typical Polynesian...
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Air Safari over Wolfe Creek Crater
The Australian aborigines say that Wolfe Creek crater - Kanimalal - was formed as a result of the birth of the fabled Rainbow Serpent, the mythological being who rose from the depths of the Earth...
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On location: "lights, camera, action!"
On the edge of the Tunisian desert, the Berber tribe of Matmata dug into the ground to make their houses safe against foreign incursions and, at the same time, to protect them from the scorching sun. The...
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The inspirational Marquesas Islands
The ideal would be to arrive at Nuku Hiva, the main island of the Marquesas, with a copy of In the South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island. There, on the second page, you'll find...