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From festivals in Florida to touring Dracula’s digs in Romania, we round up the best destinations to visit this October. As summer abandons Europe again this October, eke out the last of the rays and raves in Ibiza, where nightclubs will be going out with a bang for the winter break. When the party finally stops head to the island’s north.

Having dinner on a rock

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It used to be a simple fisherman’s shelter opposite Michanwi Pingwe beach, on the coast of Zanzibar. Nobody could ever imagine that in 2012 it would be turned into a curious restaurant that could...

The endless bay

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Water sports, beaches and shopping by day, then restaurants and nightclubs after sunset: All the attractions of Mauritius Island are concentrated in Grand Baie. In the 17th century, the Dutch called it De Bogt Zonder...

Lalibela: Ethiopia’s Jerusalem

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The Lasta mountains conceal the monastic city of Lalibela, whose temples were cut out of volcanic rock, to emulate the Holy Lands on African soil. A dark-skinned hermit wearing a white tunic, with Bible in...

The end of the world is in Tasmania

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Three Capes Track was opened to the public with the promise of “awakening the senses”. The bushwalkers most eagerly-awaited hiking route is on the edge of the precipice on the remote Australian coast. Its opening...

Where the Ganges reaches Africa

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Mark Twain wrote that Mauritius was used as a model for heaven. The archipelago in the Indian Ocean is also a holy centre of Hinduism, connected to the Ganges by the gods. First, God created...

Dive from your bed

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The Underwater Room is the most exclusive room at The Manta Resort, an idyllic restaurant on Pemba Island, in Zanzibar. The room is a separate floating island and the bedroom is submerged four metres...

The adventurer’s dream

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In the guise of the Caribbean in the Indian Ocean, with turquoise seas and sandy coral beaches, Mauritius hides the promise of many adventures to come. When the Dutch settled on Mauritius in 1598 they...

The Tangier left behind by the Protectorate

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Tangier, northern Morocco, still has spots to remind you that, during the years of the Protectorate, this was a city of splendour, and a refuge for foreigners. The Cecil Hotel, where La Barraca, the theatre...

Mauritius Island, the luxury of relaxation

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Are you looking for a place to relax, to walk along a golden beach, be pampered with soothing massages and find harmony? Well, more than 1.5 million people do find it every year. Where?...

The highway to hell

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The Danakil depression, in the Horn of Africa, is one of the hottest places in the world. It has only 60,000 inhabitants, and even fewer who dare to visit it. The thermometer shows 51ºC at...