Destinations
Love tribute made by shaping a heart with thousands of oak trees.
A devoted farmer created this touching heart-shaped meadow as a tribute to his late wife – by planting thousands of oak trees. Dedicated Winston Howes, 70, spent a week planting each oak sapling after his wife of 33 years Janet died suddenly 17 years ago. He laid out the fledgling trees in a six-acre field [...]
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Musandam and its corals to be protected
The coral off the North of the Musandam Peninsula is arguably the best in the region, a study reveals – but it remains threatened and further conservation action is needed to safeguard it. The reefs are a unique area of natural beauty and are commercially important in terms of fishing and tourism, although they [...]
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The Baatara Gorge and the Cave of the Three Bridges
The Baatara Waterfall is something more than a little unusual. If waterfalls can be said to have a trick up their sleeve then this one has one of the best! The Baatara is a waterfall located in the Tannourine, Lebanon. The waterfall drops 255 metres (837 ft) into the Baatara Pothole, an enormous cave of [...]
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The hidden island where all the Maldives waste goes
The Maldives are known as an unspoilt, paradise island destination for upmarket tourists but the BBC’s Simon Reeve has paid a visit to a part of the Maldives that tourists do not see – a huge island waste dump. He was accompanied by local conservationist Marie Saleem who explained how the country struggles with waste [...]
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Lion shocker at Jumeirah Beach Residence
The car window suddenly rolled down and out popped a lion cub… first person account of the woman who came across the surreal spectacle at a posh Dubai locality last month. A woman got the shock of her life when she came face to face with a lion cub in a white 4X4 vehicle at [...]
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