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1. Long Street, Cape Town

   Podcast by Kondile Unathi, January 2008

   

   Two miles' worth of clubs, music stores and boutique hotels: saunter down Cape Town's most cosmopolitan street. Listen to the podcast ›

   Tags: Cape Town • Cities

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   Quickie Cairo

   Podcast by Tom Hall, November 2007

   Car horns and the call to prayer - take an aural tour of Cairo and get a taste for the latest short-break hotspot. Listen to the podcast ›

   Tags: Cairo • Cities

3. 

   Surfing Liberia

   Article by Kate Thomas, October 2007

   No surf shacks, no cocktails, no deckchairs - just empty beaches and three-metre barrels. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Island & Beaches • Liberia • Tough Travel • Water Sports

4. 

   Skateboarding in Cairo

   Article by Baxter Jackson, August 2007

   Grinding round Cairo is a bit like skating the streets of 70s California - curious (and vocal) audience guaranteed. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Cairo • Sports

5. 

   Voodoo in Benin

   Photo Feature by Stuart Butler, June 2007

   Forget B-grade schlock cliches. Voodoo is a complex religion that recognises the soul in every living thing. View the photo feature ›

   Tags: Benin • Culture • Weird

6. 

   Benguela: Back on the Map

   Article by Brendan Sainsbury, May 2007

   Debutante on the world travel scene, Angola kicks a goal with cultural diamond Benguela. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Angola • Cities

7. 

   A Bicycle Built for Two

   Podcast by Patrick Abboud, March 2007

   Three thousand kilometres and two very sore bums; Patrick Abboud meets Gab and Eva who are riding their bikes from Paris to Cairo. Listen to the podcast ›

   Tags: Cairo • Cycling • Europe • Great Journeys • Paris

8. 

   Madagascar Playlist

   Article by Tom Parkinson, March 2007

   The Malagasy beat moves to a mixture of reggae, rap, French pop and more. This island nation's soundtrack will make you move. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Madagascar • Music

9. 

   Just Whistle

   Article by Sarah Andrews, February 2007

   Decipher the ancient whistling language called Silbo Gomero which is, ironically, from the Canary Islands. Coincidence? Read the full article ›

   Tags: Canary Islands • Culture

10. 

    Hail Fellow Well Met

    Article by Michael Grosberg, December 2006

    Drive a dusty trail through Tunisia with a stranded National Guard for company. Read the full article ›

    Tags: Tunisia

11. 

    Plymouth - Dakar Rally

    Photo Feature by Clare Mercer, August 2006

    When the going gets sandy the Pink Ladies get a tow. Pictures from the Plymouth-Banjul rally. View the photo feature ›

    Tags: Africa • Great Journeys

12. 

    Destination Tristan da Cunha

    Podcast by Rob Crossan, April 2006

    Rob Crossan is in Tristan da Cunha, recording the intriguing sounds and voices of the world's most remote island. Listen to the podcast ›

    Tags: Saint Helena

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    My First 24 Hours: Cairo

    Article by Dan Austin, March 2006

    Awe-struck and innocent, Dan Austin haggles his way through dirty, dynamic Cairo. Read the full article ›

    Tags: Cairo • Cities

14. 

    Tremble in the Jungle - Congo

    Article by Nick Ray, February 2006

    A country with a horribly sad history and unstable future, but an immense and beautiful landscape and yes, majestic mountain gorillas. Read the full article ›

    Tags: Democratic Republic of Congo

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    Destination Ethiopia

    Podcast by Matt Phillips, February 2006

    It may not be everyone's cup of chai, but when Matt Phillips describes stirring views of the Simien Mountains and lovely Lalibela, it's surely worth a taste. Listen to the podcast ›

    Tags: Ethiopia

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    Pan-African adventure

    Photo Feature by Tony Wheeler, January 2006

    Get some high-octane inspiration from Tony and Maureen Wheeler's pictures of Africa. The colourful, the calm and the crazy are all in front of you. View the photo feature ›

    Tags: Africa

17. 

    Twilight Tea and Tawla in Alexandria

    Article by Lauren Salathiel, November 2005

    Spend a summer's night in Alexandria, sip sugary black tea, watch the acrobats and play tawla until midnight. Traveller Lauren Salathiel takes you there. Read the full article ›

    Tags: Eating & Drinking • Egypt

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    Destination Nigeria

    Podcast by Paul Clammer, October 2005

    Paul Clammer reckons there's nothing scary about Nigeria, except maybe the goat's head soup... Join him on his pot-holed journey. Listen to the podcast ›

    Tags: Nigeria

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