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Walk Durbanville’s winelands

Karen Watkins goes for a walk and a drink in the Durbanville Hills.

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Brazil’s historic heart – Salvador

This grand old metropolis offers museums, street parties and gourmet delights.

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100-year-old bear who missed his flight

Unlike Paddington, this lost teddy came with no note around his neck to help his rescuers identify him.

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The Annual Carnival in the northern Brazillian city of Salvador, is a massive street party where thousands of residents and tourists gather in the streets to hear their famed musicians and dance the week away. Picture: Thys Dullaart

Brazil’s historic heart – Salvador
June 18 2013 at 14:54

This grand old metropolis offers museums, street parties and gourmet delights.

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MATURING: Barrels under supervision at Hillcrest Estate.

Walk Durbanville’s winelands
June 18 2013 at 14:53

Karen Watkins goes for a walk and a drink in the Durbanville Hills.

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The original Paddington bear, who starred in dozens of BBC television programmes about the adventures of the mischievous little orphan.

100-year-old bear who missed his flight
June 18 2013 at 12:42

Unlike Paddington, this lost teddy came with no note around his neck to help his rescuers identify him.

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The local mayor and a Chinese businessman have big plans to change that - by building a A$500 million theme park that will include a full-size replica of Beijing's Forbidden City, pictured, and a nine-storey temple housing a giant Buddha.

Come to Oz and see China
June 18 2013 at 12:41

Australian travel agents say Chinese visitors are initially sold by images of wide open skies and the Outback. But the reality is they want casinos, not koalas.

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The picturesque old town of Lucerne is in contrast to the modern Culture and Congress Centre. Pictures: Lucerne Tourism Board

Alpine escape that’s got it all
June 18 2013 at 09:02

Sam Bradley visited Lucerne and discovered a city of contrasts where history, adventure and culture collide.

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A trails camp that embraces the outdoors.

Walking in Jock’s footsteps
June 18 2013 at 09:02

Samantha Hartshorne enjoyed a bush experience that was remote and intimate – but full of luxurious surprises.

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Do you stuff your case with things you don't need or carefully fold every piece of clothing you own?

Time to pack: do you fling, fold or roll?
June 18 2013 at 09:02

Love it or hate it, we all have our own way of packing for holidays.

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LAUNCH: Richard Kohler heads off into ferocious local waters.

Extreme coastal solo paddle
June 14 2013 at 14:40

Richard Kohler survived a shark-infested perilous trip around South Africa by sea from the Namibian border all the way to the border with Mozambique.

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A woman walking home from the market pauses for noon prayer.

Tajikistan’s split personality
June 14 2013 at 14:39

It’s a land of of contradiction, yet it has found a sort of balance, a rest state, writes Brad Gooch.

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An activist wearing gay pride colours stands outside Parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Same-sex marriages are expected to start in July in Uruguay, 90 days after the law is promulgated.

Top 10 gay wedding destinations
June 14 2013 at 14:37

Some of the latest locales to honour gay marriage are also some of the most picturesque and romantic places for couples to exchange vows.

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