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The classic movie, The Blue Lagoon, starring Brooke Shields, It’s a bit of a cliché to say India is bursting with colour, sights,
was filmed in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands and you can watch it on sounds and smells that assail your senses, but it does, and the
board Fiji Princess on a Blue Lagoon Cruise while anchored in journey that Jacqui Currall of helloworld Travel Te Rapa & Rototuna
the remote islands. recently took with World Journeys around the famous Golden
Triangle route was everything and much more than she expected.

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The Old Quarter of Hanoi dates back to Imperial times (AD 938 to 1858) Sarah Porter’s days on her Antarctica cruise on board Ponant’s
and was originally a residential and manufacturing area. If you’re after Le Soléal were filled with adventure, with landings on the ice
a room with a view or a hotel with a pool your options are slim but as well as buzzing around in Zodiac inflatable boats. She says
there is such an abundance of street stalls, restaurants, affordable that the only thing she could begin to compare Zodiac cruising
clothing stores, amazing spas, large night markets and historic to is game-driving in Africa – the thrill of the chase and the
churches that you are only likely to be in your accommodation to scale of the landscape were breathtaking and became her
sleep. The night markets are a must-see when visiting Hanoi. favourite activity.

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The 333-metre Tokyo Tower, built in 1957, is a similar height and shape
to the Eiffel tower but painted white and international orange. Originally If you sample a home-made ice cream at Thomasina’s Bakery
just a communications tower, it has also become a major tourist & Café in Princeton, British Columbia, you’re in for a treat.
attraction. There’s a main observatory deck at the 150m level but head Thomasina’s is in a building that was once the town’s first silent
to the smaller special observatory at the top where, if the day is clear, movie theatre, complete with a pianist to provide the music.
you can see amazing city views.

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The Maldives Centara Ras Fushi Resort’s turtle quest and Egypt is an absolutely rewarding and enriching destination that you
snorkelling excursion is an amazing experience. You will be taken have to visit at least once in your life. The history is incredible and
by dhoni, a traditional Maldives sailboat, to a nearby soft coral the sites you see and visit are thousands of years old. Just realising
reef where turtles feed for an “up close and personal” look. that ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans have all walked on
the same piece of ground as you makes the experience very special.

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