A Sunday is a great day to step back in time at the significant historic military Fort Lytton, part of Brisbane’s front-line defence against any enemy during the 19th century.

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Ruins of an Ancient Great Empire in Zimbabwe

Our guide led the way towards the ancient path beyond stone relics and up steep steps through narrow passages. We reached a complex on the top of the hill, a section of Great Zimbabwe.

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Discover The Hills of Matobo National Park Zimbabwe

In the midst of Matobo Hills lies Matobo National Park, our first overnight stop in Zimbabwe. A natural splendour.

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HMS Belfast Historic Warship Floating Museum

Visit HMS Belfast, look inside its many decks and experience a historic warship in London. Your stroll next to the River Thames at The Queen’s Walk near Tower Bridge will bring you to where the HMS Belfast is moored.

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Kew Royal Botanic Gardens

The elegant gardens of Kew in Southwest London not only hold a selection of over 50 000 plants. There is a realm of royal heritage, science, botany, horticulture and history in these gardens of more than 260 years old.

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A trot and a meander through the gardens of Hampton Court Palace

Designed exclusively for kings and queens, thousands of members of the public stroll through the gardens of Hampton Court every year since 1838 when it was opened to visitors.

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Walking in the footsteps of monarchs at Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace has an interesting and dramatic history and is a must visit. It is renowned for being the home of King Henry VIII and his six wives.

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How we indulged our wanderlust during the pandemic

In 2021 we were privileged. We travelled more than expected throughout the second year of the pandemic even though we did not travel internationally.

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Mountain Zebra National Park Cradock

We turned off the R61 outside Cradock onto a gravel road and drove about 2 kilometres to Mountain Zebra National Park gate. Or rather we rattled and shuddered. Our teeth chattered, but not from cold. I might even have bit my tongue – literally.

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Finding serenity, a Lotus pond and a Teahouse in a Chinese Garden in Sydney

A Chinese gift of culture, heritage and architecture for Sydney, Australia. Entering the Mountain Gate of the Chinese Garden of Friendship. I immediately step into a serene retreat.

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Facts about Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

The memorial site devoid of any beauty has a turbulent cloud of angst hanging over it. The caption on the gate ‘ARBEIT MACHT FREI’ was an ironic barren promise that suggested work would offer freedom.

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21 Amazing Facts and 6 Awesome Tips about Oktoberfest

In 2019 the 186th Oktoberfest had approximately 6.3 million visitors. That is a huge number of jovial people to accommodate for a 16 day folk festival in a relatively small area of 300 000 square meters.

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Is Schloss Nymphenburg worth a visit?

The Bavarian Palace of the Nymphs, one of the largest royal palaces in Europe was built for Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, wife of Elector Ferdinand Maria as a gift after the birth of their long-awaited son Max Emanuel.

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What you can see when you visit Bristol

The historic seaport of early Bristol was founded by 1000 and developed between the River Frome and Avon Gorge. It has a rich maritime history that involved early voyages of exploration and trade and is only 190 kilometres west of London.

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8 Reasons why you shouldn't go on a canal boat cruise

Have you dreamed of going on a tranquil canal boat cruise? Home will be where you moor it for the night, the boat a home base, a floating hotel room, between sightseeing the countryside.

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