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Garden of Ninfa, Italy.
A triumphal synthesis of humanity’s imagination and nature’s richness The bewitching Garden of Ninfa (Giardini di Ninfa) is set amongst the ruins of a medieval town and is located 70…
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Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria Australia.
Otherworldly and awe-inspiring, Wilsons Promontory National Park represents Mother Nature in all her splendour, a magnificent reminder of how fortunate we are to living on this absolutely unique Planet, Earth.…
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Aphrodisias Turkey.
The ancient city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and atmospheric Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey. Aphrodisias lies in the Maeander river basin, near the modern village of…
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Palmyra, Syria.
Bride of the desert An oasis in the Syrian desert, Palmyra was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century…
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Monet and I, inspired by the masterpiece of nature.
What does an obscure photographer stuck in the concrete landscape of an Australian suburb and Claude Monet, a French impressionist master, have in common?… the love for nature, gardening, flowers…
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Orto Botanico di Roma Italy
Well-secluded from the masses, the Orto Botanico di Roma (Botanical Garden of Rome) is unassumingly on the lower slopes of Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill in the medieval neighbourhood of Trastevere,…
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Abu Simbel Egypt
Abu Simbel Egypt is home to one of the most prominent temples of the world – the Great Temple of Ramses II. The monumental temple complex of Abu Simbel is…
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Petra Jordan,
Rose Red ancient Nabataean Capital Hidden amongst the towering jagged red sandstone peaks between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea in Jordan is Petra, a distinctive ancient capital city,…
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Sabratha Libya
Magnificently sited on the water’s edge of the palm fringed white sandy west coast of Libya and North Africa, the ancient seaport city of Sabratha shines majestically as one of…
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Caserta Italy
The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and one of Europe’s grandest Royal residences and its immense park garden is one of the…
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Ancient Olympia Greece
The birthplace and spiritual home of the Olympic Games, Ancient Olympia continues to captivate as it did for a thousand years from 776 BC, when Greeks assembled in war and…
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California Redwoods, Giants from a Lost World – Warbuton Australia.
Facing California Redwoods is a surreal experience, one I was unprepared for when I entered nature’s majestic cathedral. Researching the internet for day trips, I stumbled onto a website that…
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Steven Sklifas 