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Stone reservoir at the Dholavira archaeological site in Gujarat.

Dholavira reveals a Harappan city shaped by water

On the island of Khadir, Dholavira offers a walk through a stone-built Harappan city whose reservoirs and drainage systems were designed for a water-scarce landscape.

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Traveller reviewing a passport and map before postponing a trip

Practical guides

Russia

Russia travel should wait amid security risks and limited consular help

Consular advisories agree in discouraging tourist travel to Russia. Before thinking about routes or bookings, it is worth understanding the risks, limited assistance and what to review if you are already there.

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Vardzia rock-cut monastery carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari valley.

Culture

Georgia

Vardzia and Khertvisi: Exploring the Upper Mtkvari Valley

A day of rock-cut architecture, medieval painting and riverside landscapes to help you decide where to stop and what to check before setting out.

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Culture

Armenia

Garni and Geghard through the Azat Valley and the Basalt

A short trip from Yerevan linking an archaeological site, a gorge of basalt columns and a living monastery carved into the rock.

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Trail among mature trees and fallen wood in Białowieża National Park.

Nature

Poland

Białowieża for understanding old-growth forest and bison

In Białowieża, the key decision is not finding an animal, but choosing which kind of forest you want to experience and under what rules.

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Rock paintings in a Serra da Capivara sandstone shelter.

Culture

Brazil

Serra da Capivara in three days with guides and two museums

Choose your base carefully, follow guided routes and visit two museums to approach the rock art and caatinga without reducing the park to a single stop.

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Kalte Rinne viaduct on the Semmering Railway amid forested Alpine slopes.

Routes

Austria

The Semmering Railway: trains, viaducts and a walk between Semmering and Breitenstein

The Semmering Railway is best experienced by combining a full train journey with a section on foot: this is how to understand its curves, viaducts and the mountain’s true scale.

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Brick tower among forest at the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site.

Culture

Cambodia

Sambor Prei Kuk from Kampong Thom in Three Temple Groups

A day at Sambor Prei Kuk offers a way to approach ancient Ishanapura without reducing the visit to a succession of ruins: it is worth organizing the three main groups, planning the final leg from Kampong Thom carefully, and leaving time for a slower reading of the forest, brickwork and water.

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Stone towers and walls of Golubac Fortress beside the Danube.

Culture

Serbia

Golubac and Lepenski Vir: Understanding the Serbian Danube

A journey through the gateway to Đerdap combining a medieval fortress, a prehistoric settlement and realistic decisions about time, terrain and transport.

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Cliff and open prairie at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta.

Culture

Canada

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and the landscape of communal hunting

A visit to southern Alberta to understand a Niitsitapi/Blackfoot landscape, explore its viewpoints and plan a stop that depends on having a car.

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Veranda-fronted buildings and trees in Grand-Bassam's Quartier France.

Culture

Ivory Coast

Grand-Bassam on foot: Quartier France, the museum and the lagoon

A day in Grand-Bassam works best when the walk brings together the colonial fabric, the museum and the N’zima village, without separating history, everyday life and the coast.

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