The Rockwall Trail is a 55 km-long backpacking trip between the Paint Pots and Floe Lake Trailheads in Kootenay National…
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Socotra is an offshore territory of Yemen, and an archipelago of one large island and three smaller islands in the…
HIMBA VILLAGE The Himba have 26,000 members in the tribe, some in north Namibia. The visit is completely authentic. Around…
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Smyril Ferries. This is a Faroe Island company that runs the only ferry to Iceland. It departs Hershels in north…
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ANGEL FALLS It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), and a plunge of 807 m…
I lived in the West Kootenay of southcentral British Columbia for 35 years. The West Kootenay are centred on the…