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How the rangers of Palau’s Helen Reef keep the poachers at bay
Helen Reef, in Palau, has its own dedicated guard force, deterring poachers and protecting its incredible variety of life.
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21 Oct 2024 - 11:25AM
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20 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
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Overtourism threatened a sacred Colombian lake. Indigenous guards saved it
The volcanic lake was overrun with tourists, who left litter and polluted drinking water sources, until indigenous leaders closed it off.
20 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM
The Green Lake (Laguna Verde in Spanish), in Tuquerres, department of Narino, Colombia on August 29, 2024. Photo: AFP
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From Notre Dame to Arc de Triomphe, a green facelift for Paris
Notre Dame reopens in Paris in December, and the city has plans to revitalise other monuments by integrating them with green space and trees.
21 Oct 2024 - 8:03AM
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Protests, pub crawl ban. Mass tourism pressure mounts in European cities
Prague bans pub crawls, seeks ‘more cultured’ visitors. Madrid and Barcelona see more protests against high housing costs blamed on tourists.
15 Oct 2024 - 7:45PM
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Follow the Mozart trail in Salzburg, Austria, birthplace of the genius
Stroll around Austria’s fourth largest city and take in the places where Mozart was born, lived, and composed and conducted music.
15 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
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6 winter travel ideas off the tourist trail, from Portugal to Morocco
Winter resorts away from the crowds that should be on your radar, from a beachside hideaway in the Bahamas to an upscale Red Sea retreat.
14 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM
Kasbah Tamadot, Sir Richard Branson’s Moroccan retreat in the Atlas Mountains. Photo: Shutterstock
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Taiwanese slide into nostalgia over a playground favourite that’s dying out
‘Grandpa Elephant’ is ‘a friend who grew up with us’, says a woman who began a Facebook group documenting the disappearing playground slides.
14 Oct 2024 - 12:45PM
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Cézanne to Rodin, Dutch exhibition marks 150 years of Impressionism
Works by Monet, Renoir and others can be seen at the Van Gogh Museum, while Andy Warhol’s ‘Reigning Queens’ show is at another Dutch museum.
11 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
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Follow the crowds to the beach for the best thing to do in Dubai at night
Floodlit and with lifeguards sporting night-vision binoculars, Dubai beaches too hot to use by day have drawn over a million night visitors.
10 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
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Mesmerising mosaics made with 2 tonnes of gold return to former glory
US$1.2 million restoration sees the mosaics of Sicily’s Monreale Cathedral, a Unesco World Heritage site, set to regain their golden lustre.
8 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
A mosaic of Christ Pantocrator is seen inside the Monreale Cathedral, a Unesco World Heritage site, in Monreale, Sicily, Italy, on August 25, 2024. The mosaic is one of many in the church that have undergone restoration work to return them to their former glory Photo: Reuters
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Why you should visit Desaru Coast, Malaysia’s new holiday hotspot
Luxury resorts, pristine beaches and award-winning spas combine with a strong eco ethos at Malaysia’s crowd-free Desaru Coast.
8 Oct 2024 - 1:46PM
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Step into Mario’s world at Nintendo Museum in Japan
At world’s first Nintendo Museum, in Japan, learn about company’s rise from selling card games and play classic games on vintage consoles.
7 Oct 2024 - 4:16PM
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Sicilian town has it all, from beach to delicious food ... and the Mafia
Bagheria has everything a tourist could want, from beaches to history and good food. But it also has an enduring Mafia presence.
6 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
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How do you revive in-store shopping? Look to TX Huaihai in Shanghai
Former department store reopens as a showcase for hip fashion e-commerce businesses, with nightclubs, restaurants, and exhibition spaces.
6 Oct 2024 - 4:35PM
TX Huaihai sets itself apart from other malls in Shanghai by blending retailing with local culture and creativity. Photo: TX Huaihai
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Enjoy Sapa, hill tribe town in Vietnam, before airport brings mass tourism
From rice terraces to a ‘love market’, Sapa in Vietnam offers visitors natural beauty and cultural immersion. Soon there’ll be more of them.
1 Oct 2024 - 12:45PM
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Models of history’s most famous ships perfectly recreated
Model ship making company Le Village in Madagascar acquires ships’ original building plans to ensure its miniatures are exact replicas.
2 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
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What to see in Ladakh, India’s ‘Little Tibet’ full of Buddhist charm
A tour of Ladakh in India’s Himalayas takes in a Unesco World Heritage monastery and a festival where Buddhist monks dance in wooden masks.
1 Oct 2024 - 11:57AM
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Inside Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair, where he was almost assassinated
The son of a former Nazi guard at the Wolf’s Lair visits Hitler’s World War II Polish headquarters, site of a failed assassination attempt.
29 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM
The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s World War II headquarter and site fo the failed Stauffenberg assassination attempt, is hidden in dense forest close to Poland’s border with Russia. Photo: Instagram/dushi_travel
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6 under-the-radar restaurants in Shanghai serving international cuisine
From a family-run Western restaurant in a housing estate to a newly opened Spanish place to a bistro for brunch, places to avoid the crowds.
28 Sep 2024 - 1:15PM
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 4-6
Fine Art Asia is back with a contemporary design focus, you can explore sound healing and learn about a made-to-order handbag brand.
4 Oct 2024 - 7:43PM
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New collecting craze goes viral in China. It involves mushrooms
Mushroom foraging is taking over Chinese social media, with young fungi fans posting their finds and competition for the rarest kinds fierce.
4 Oct 2024 - 1:42PM
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