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Enigmatic maoi, iconic statues carved from compressed volcanic ash, scatter the remote island of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island. The monumental stone heads were carved, moved and erected around AD1000, but the circumstances of their creators remain shrouded
Step onto the set Out of Africa, the sprawling Marsai Mara game reserve of Kenya and Tanzania, and you’ll never forget the experience. If by some miracle, glimpsing the ‘big five’ – lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – in
One of the most famous – and most striking – mountain peaks in the world, the Matterhorn towers over the village of Zermatt, on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The summit’s distinctive four faces mirror points of the compass,
It’s the astonishing decorative detail in this exquisite emir’s palace, fortress and gardens that makes the Alhambra somewhere you should see before you die. Found on a hilltop overlooking the Andalucían city of Granada, the Moorish complex writhes with astonishingly
Tucked away amid the black lava landscape just south of Reykjavik is Iceland’s most extraordinary geothermal pool, the Blue Lagoon. An ethereal milky-blue lake, it is fed by naturally heated and mineral-rich seawater. Just the sight of its steaming blue
The Galapagos Islands are the place to get into a groaning contest with the sun-bathing sea lions; to mind you don’t trip over the multi-coloured iguana; to swim with the harmless sharks; and trade wise nods and leisurely blinks with the same giant tortoises