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Vestiges of historical Dubai

Boats in the creek that divides Dubai As the city focuses on sustaining growth, it has made preserving its historical sites a priority. Read more… 17 May 2011

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Travelwise: The origins of Peru’s mysterious Nasca Lines

Monkey glyph in the Nasca Valley In the desert of southern Peru, giant etchings of spiders, whales, people and trapezoids stretching across 450sqkm have adorned the landscape for 2,000 years. Read more… 02 December 2011

Cuba before Castro

Footloose and fancy free For decades after World War I and before Castro’s 1959 revolt, Havana was an exotic getaway for travellers, with an intoxicating blend of glittering nightclubs and decadent cabarets. 02 December 2011

Germany's land of poets and thinkers

Fairytale landscapes of Thuringia Thuringia is a magical place of grand thinking, extraordinary medieval towns, fairytale forests – and sausages. Read more… 01 December 2011

The quiet land of Thuringia

German wonderland Take a journey into the hushed and historical landscapes of Romantic Germany, where enlightenment, music and literature flourished. 01 December 2011

Remnants of Russia’s past

Remnants of Russia's past Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, its epic history lives on in the buildings and monuments of Moscow, inspiring both awe and nostalgia. Read more… 24 November 2011

The legacy of the Soviet Union

Travel to the past Trace Moscow’s Soviet past along Lenin’s footsteps. 24 November 2011

The glory days of Pan Am

Sky high Take a flight back in time to the heyday of Pan American World Airways, when commercial flight was associated with glamour and popular culture. 18 November 2011

Vintage Vatican City

Majestic scene Located in the middle of Rome, this sovereign state is home to the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. Look back at one of the most historic and holy places in the world. 11 November 2011

Reawakening the Underground

Abandoned station of the London Tube Urban spelunking in London’s abandoned subway stations could do for the city’s underbelly what the London Eye did for its skyline. Read more… 10 November 2011

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