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guide to zanzibar

Guide to Zanzibar

25 km off the coast of Tanzania, this gorgeous island goes beyond the sunshine stereotype of “beaches, booze and bling.” It is literally full of history.

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Sol Dunas, Cape Verde

The whole place is enormous: the resort has over 1000 rooms, six restaurants and 14 stylish bars, as well as seven pools and access to a pretty beach.

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Elephant watch South Luangwa walking safaria

The Wild Side of Zambia

Here is reputedly one of Zambia’s best places for wildlife and we pile aboard an open jeep for the evening game drive as dusk descends creating mysterious shadows after a spectacular sunset.

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Roaming in Rodrigues

Rupert Parker visits Rodrigues, Mauritius’s little island sister and finds the best way to get around is on foot. Read his guide to this island paradise.

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Famous Film locations in Tunisia 

Rogue One was the movie event of 2016 for Star Wars fans, but you can still visit the locations for the earlier films in the South of Tunisia.

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Constance Lemuria Golf Course

Constance Lemuria Golf Course

Lemuria I’m told stands for Lost Land, better it should be renamed Lost Balls in my view such is the shock and awe you experience playing the Constance Lemuria golf course on Praslin Island in The Seychelles. This is the only 18 hole course on the islands and if looks are anything to go by, there can be nothing better in my opinion. She is quite simply a stunner.

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