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Archaeological Mysteries of Laos | Philip Sen

Past the skeletal remains of the palaces it's an endless climb up crumbling steps guarded by stone tigers and naga serpents, strewn during still-current ceremonies with delicate five-petalled flowers

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Illustrious Olympia, Then and Now | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Peloponnese, Olympia

With a little imagination it’s possible to see the spectators straining for a glimpse at the wrestlers in the dirt, or the winners’ wreaths laid out in the temple of Hera

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Secrets of the Lost World | Mark Eveleigh

By the light of only the tiniest sliver of moon, I climbed the stone face of the Great Pyramid in the area known today as El Mundo Perdido - The Lost World

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The Grand Tour: Style on the Nile | John Borthwick | Egypt, Cairo and Giza, Cairo

Teeing off from, or even climbing, the pyramids is no longer permitted, but the Giza circus that swirls around them hasn't abated a jot since the Duke of Windsor's day, if not the pharaoh's

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The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu | John Borthwick | Peru, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu

The old pistons wheeze out an eponymous pant - "machu-picchu-machu-picchu" - as the train inches up a series of switch-backs towards the lip of Cusco Valley, then ramps off into the bright Andean sky

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The Other Inca Trail | Chris Moss

The purpose of my pains: to visit the ruins of Choquequirao, a site that rivals Machu Picchu for size and significance, and beats it hands down for remoteness

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The Paintings of Dada Siba | Raaja Bhasin | India, Himachal Pradesh, Dada Siba

Surrounded by lush fields and mango groves and bordered by the waters of the Maharana Pratap Sagar, today’s village of Dada Siba may be unimpressive at first glance - and yet it holds a rare marvel

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Waters of Life: Bali Goes World Heritage | Graham Simmons | Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara/ Southeast Islands, Bali

The word “tirtha” means “water” in High Balinese, and for over a thousand years people have been making the pilgrimage to Tirtha Empul to bathe in and drink the waters of its springs

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