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The last lap for Darwin200
After two years and 43,000 nautical miles, following in the footsteps of Darwin and the Beagle, the beautiful ship, the Oosterschelde was...
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Aug 46 min read
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Closing with the spectacular
There's so much history in the Great Wall(s) of China. It looks beautiful and pristine in this photo - but that is only because of...
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May 154 min read
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Tiananmen
The name Tiananmen, or Gate of Heavenly Peace, comes from the gate to the North which separates the city square at the centre of Beijing...
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May 152 min read
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Imperial Beijing
Up in the North West of China, Beijing was at the centre of the vast Mongol Empire and Kublai Khan established his capital there in the...
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May 153 min read
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