Posts Tagged ‘eco-tourism’

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Travelling to Vanuatu is fairly easy these days. Cruise ships stop frequently off Port Vila for a day or half-day shopping reconnaissance, turning the tiny capital town into a mini-mall for an hour or two. Port Vila is the country’s crossroads, though most informed travellers wisely pass through it on their way to a tropical […]

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Packed with natural charms, Vietnam is a study in contrasting delights. Vietnam stretches for nearly 1,500 kilometres from its northern border with China to its vast Mekong River delta in its southern extremity. A mountainous spine bridges the northern, central and southern regions. Indeed Vietnam is competing against Thailand for south eastern Asia’s hot-spot beach […]

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Animals and Other Grown-ups at the Western Plains Zoo. When meeting three Dr. Dolittles in two days, it’s a sure thing that talking to animals will be part of the fun. My first Dr. Dolittle, Helen Harris, introduces me to the behind-the-scenes activities at Dubbo’s Western Plains Zoo.

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