Tag: europe
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Sao Tome

The Chocolate Islands Reading A trip to Sao Tome & Principe had been on the shortlist for a few years but had been put off, mostly because from the outside looking in, the tourist infrastructure seemed as if it still needed time to develop. Many of the reasonably priced places to stay were on Sao…
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Faroe Islands

18 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic, part of the kingdom of Denmark A group of 18 Islands between Scotland and Iceland in the North Atlantic Sea, the Faroe Islands was simply a place I never really imagined I would be going to. Then came the opportunity to join a team of test pilots with…
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Armenia

Where the Caucasus mountains meet history Formally part of the Soviet Union, Armenia is sandwiched between Turkey, Georgia and Iran. Part of Azerbaijan is on the southwestern border of the country and with a population of around 3 million people, it is one of the world’s oldest centres of civilisation.One of the motivations for heading…
