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Get out your flipflops, Brazil is This Way!Whether you stay in Rio, lounge on a beach or foray through the jungle, you’ll find that one thing remains constant throughout Brazil—its fascinating people. Here, the dream of society as a melting-pot has become reality, and the result is often dazzling.
The Great Wall meanders up and down the undulating terrain
© ChurchillChina’s attractions are diverse and dazzling. Whether you’re visiting the vibrant cities of Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, taking a trip to the Great Wall and the terracotta warriors of Xi’an, following the Silk Road or sampling authentic Chinese cuisine, your days will be well filled.
At Weligama, the fishermen sit patiently on stilts waiting for the tide to bring the fish © BoisvieuxUnspoilt beaches, sparkling seas and laid-back resorts provide the perfect setting for those wanting simply to unwind. But Sri Lanka offers far more. Ancient cities, lush tea plantations, national parks packed with wildlife, spice gardens; colonial towns and sacred temples—a remarkable diversity of wonders packed into a small country.
Turmeric, an essential curry ingredient that stains your fingers © HamalainenSouthern India brings you the vibrant images of the country’s most ancient beginnings, but also of its brash and bustling modernity. The startling rock-hewn cave temples of Ajanta and Ellora are a day’s journey from mighty Mumbai, itself a high temple of the nation’s dynamic commerce-and exuberant cinema industry.
The streets of Jaisalmer’s lower town are lined with haveli carved from golden sandstone.
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Memories of the British Empire waft around the frenetic streets of New Delhi. Jaipur recalls the exploits of the Rajput princes while Agra shimmers with the splendour of the great Moghul emperors. Impervious to the winds of time, the gods of India watch over the Ganges as it flows past the temples of Varanasi.
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