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| Updated: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:10:55 +0000 |
|  By Georginho Bentley...
Should it be surprising to hear Nick Clegg make comparisons between Brazil and Britain in his recent speech in Brasilia during his tour of Latin America? Or describing Brazil as "one of the world’s fastest growing economies," instead of using rhetoric that invokes images of beaches, crime, football and poverty. In recent ... |
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|  It was the end of the school holidays for the school children in Non Khiaw, Laos. As I met my friends on the shores of the Mekong river, they hurried me along to a local teenager's house where they'd been celebrating this glorious day for children. ... |
|  It's a strange feeling to find yourself in a place you never imagined yourself in, about to do something you'd never conceived of doing. I was in the desert of Real de Catorce in Mexico, searching for a peyote button so I could take part in a ceremon... |
|  Words & pics: Will JobbinsAfter a few days spent exploring the bustling labyrinthine souks of Marrakech, a trip to Essaouira - a port town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco - is, in comparison, a real breath of fresh air.While Marrakech is deeply ... |
|  5 April 2008 - Ban Tao, Koh Phangan, ThailandWe'd managed to catch around two hours' sleep in total last night what with the bumpy roads, frequent toilet stops (why, with a toilet on the bus, was that necessary?) and the incessant snoring of certain ... |
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