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Australias best Indigenous travel experiences: Where to learn about Indigenous culture
RT Tours and dinner under the stars at Alice Springs.
While showcasing the planets oldest surviving culture is not yet as central to Australias tourism industry as it should be, there is plenty to take pride in an
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Villa Trapp, Von Trapp family home, Salzburg: The Sound of Music and the site of history
Villa Trapp in Salzburg.
When the Von Trapps, the famous musical family depicted in The Sound of Music, escaped the Nazis, the story of their Austrian home was far from over.After they left, Heinrich Himmler moved in h
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Worlds 20 oldest inhabited cities
Jericho, Palestinian Territories: The worlds oldest continually-inhabited city, according to our sources, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of 20 successive settlements in Jericho, dating back 11,000
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Australias best art galleries: The seven best galleries for art and culture in Australia
Sculpture by the sea. Andrew HankensWere Fryin out here.
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA
What started as a one day exhibition in 1997 has morphed into one of Australias greatest cultural treasures. And the true joy of it is
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Milan, Italy: The other side of Europes fashion capital
Tourists are reflected in the mirrors of an installation on Milans history at the restored Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy.
A tourist takes photos of an insta
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Shampoo Island, Myanmar: Rinse away your cares
Feeding time for the gulls.
Ive seen some odd things on my travels: sideshow performers hammering nails into their noses on Coney Island, men toying with venomous cobras in Thailand, but in its own way, this place
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Political tours: A trip to Israel and Palestine
Two Muslim women in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel.
On Israels West Bank, everybody has a story. On the outskirts of Ramallah, we visit a Palestinian farmer and his family w
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Ballarat the new star of hit TV series The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Heritage fold rush-era architecture lined along Sturt Street, Ballarat.
When it was decided to set what would become a hit television series about the life and work of an eccentric though effective police surgeon in Ba
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Bowie Berlin walk: A tour of David Bowies Berlin years
36 hours in Berlin
A short film shows off the culture and flair that exudes the German capital. Video by the New York Tim
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Kathakali: The classical dance drama of Indias Kerala
A group of men hauling in a Chinese fishing net at sunset in Kochi, India.
Our eyes meet across the darkened room. I smile, quietly pleased, that out of this room of strangers Ive been singled out. Instinctively
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Chengdu, China, places to eat: Australian lamingtons and Anzac biscuits better
Beautifully presented snacks on a street stall in Chengdu whet ones appetite.
Some intriguing Australian flavours can be found among the traditional Chinese delights in this bustling foodie centre.
It is odd that
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The dark side: What it is like to travel as a blind person
Young blind woman hugging her service dog
Its the simplest tasks we take for granted. The knot in my stomach gets tighter. My mouth is dry and I feel beads of sweat form on my eyebrow as I clutch my partners arm.W
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When World Heritage status is a curse
Yosemite, USA.
Is World Heritage listing a blessing? Or a curse? Steve Meacham asks the experts.
For more than half a century, Khaled al-Assad, 82-year-old scholar and archaeologist, worked as custodian of antiqu
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Hotel Horrors & Main Street Vice tour: Downtown Los Angeles freaky history
The newly restored Palm Court dining room at Hotel Alexandria.
Sin and redemption – you cant have one without the other. As our bus slides out of LAs newly cool Warehouse District towards the citys rapidly gentri
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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Melbourne: Urban walkabout
Adnates Hosier Lane portrait is 23 metres high.
My day started with a Diprotodons tooth, ended with a chargrilled kangaroo sirloin, and turned everything I thought I knew about Aboriginal culture on its head.Look close
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Stay at Rhodes House, formerly occupied by South African PM Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes Cottage.
An entry in the guest book at Rhodes Cottage claims there are no ghosts here, but I beg to differ.Cecil John Rhodes presence permeates this place: there are the portraits dotted about the cottage –
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Weird tourist attractions around the world: The places I just dont get
What are they queuing for? Madame Tussauds. Thats right. In this city of masterpieces and museums, of cafes and canals, of bikes and breweries, people are spending half their day lining up to see wax figurine
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Dresden: Culture and architecture
The Bundeswehr Military History Museum.
The voice in the distance is faintly angelic, the violin chords exquisite. The rendition of Walking in the Air, the song from the animated movie The Snowman, grows louder as
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Public art in New York: An art lovers guide to the Big Apple
The High Line Public Park has become a magnet for art and nature lovers.
Art fiends visiting New York have always been spoilt for choice. Still, even the most diehard culture aficionados can easily miss some of Ne
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Hay-on-Wye Festival of Literature, Wales: The book festival thats not a snore
Murder and Mayhem Bookshop.
They say you cant judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a book festival attendee by her footwear. Unfortunately, my dainty sandals are letting me down, announcing to the crowd
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