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1. | A Cornish Pilgrimage - Falmouth
The road veers right and begins the steady climb to the heady heights of Pendennis Point. My modest car huffs and puffs as traffic files patiently behind me. A barrier to my left clouds the seascape and ...
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2. | Lake Windermere - Lake District National Park
"Are we there yet?" pleads my three-year-old son from the rear of the car. I've returned to the Lake District for the first time since my school trip to Patterdale, back in the early eighties. I'm curious as to what I can ...
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3. | Avignon - Great City Of The Popes
Avignon, an enticing medieval town in southern France, is found in the region of Provence. At times referred to as city of the popes, Avignon was sanctuary for nine such men who sought reprieve from the ...
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4. | Coast Of Britain - Exmoor National Park
Surrounded by undulating, verdant countryside, as well as diminutive, charming hamlets, Exmoor is justifiably acknowledged as the land of cottages and combes. Located on the north Devon coast, Exmoor National Park is residence to a plethora of chocolate box villages ...
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5. | Vacation New York City - A Bite Of The Big Apple
From epic skyscrapers to electrically charged ambience, initial experience of New York City can leave you utterly overwhelmed. Romance radiates from every street corner as film sets burst into life. New York is the city of the future.
Originally named New ...
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6. | Tibetan Sweet - Chapter #1
Snow-capped mountains fringed the plain as Jack engaged himself with the panorama via the carriage window. Tibet had constantly held enchantment with Jack ever since childhood, growing up in England. Images on television seized his imagination at a ...
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7. | En Route For Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon formed around 10 million years ago after disturbances in the surface of the earth resulted in the land rising, allowing the Colorado River to pierce a path through the rock. The rock forming ...
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8. | En Route For Tibet
North of the Himalayas, in western China, lies the self-governing land of Tibet. The Tibetan Plateau is the highest populated region on the planet and stands at an average elevation of 16,000 feet. To the north lie the imposing Kunlun Shan mountains, providing a natural border.
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9. | Will Earth Survive Industrial Revolution?
It is presently estimated that 700 tonnes of carbon dioxide are pumped into the earth’s atmosphere every second of the day. Carbon dioxide is the chief contributor to the greenhouse gases. It is these greenhouse gases which cause global warming.
Carbon dioxide is released ...
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