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Roy Chapman Andrews
Roy Chapman Andrews is often called "the real life Indiana Jones," find out more about this adventurous paleontologist.
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In the Footsteps of Genghis Khan
Book review of In the Footsteps of Genghis Khan, a book about traveling in China and Inner Mongolia before World War II.
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Around the World in 2006
Adventure Travel tour operator World Expeditions asked its own staff of guides to vote for the Top 10 adventure destinations of 2006. Their list is an adventurer's dream
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Climate Change: Millions Homeless
Effects of global warming and climate change causing millions to migrate, leaving victims of ecological disasters with no real rights or legal protection.
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The Mongols
This article is about the Mongols. A people who fashioned one of the strongest empires the earth has ever seen. This article address the history and the culture of this people
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Winter Festivals of Mongolia
A true adventure odyssey that traverses the country's diverse geography to revel in remarkable local celebrations for the coming of spring.
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China Travel News
The Chinese tourism industry is lifting its game in the wake of the olympics and a new age of five-star hotels and luxury vacations is on the horizon.
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Singing Sands are a Natural Phenomenon
When most people think of music, "sand" never comes to mind - but nature has been known to play its own tune. Although rare, singing sands can be heard around the world.
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The Long Walk, by Slavomir Rawicz: Book Review
Book review of "The Long Walk," by Slavomir Rawicz
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road was not a single trade route that connected China to Persia or Byzantium. Hundreds of trade routes stretched across Asia, linking the world's great empires
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Atlantis and the Aryan Connection
Because of Hitler's search for a national history of origin, the association of Atlantis with the Aryan race contributed to the rise of Nazism.
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Diane von Furstenberg for Fall Winter 2009
DVF's Fall 2009 Nomadic collection is an eclectic mix of layers, textures and ethnic mismatched prints, representing elements of the modern traveller.
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Dinosaur Museums in Neuquén, Argentina
Argentina has one of the world's richest collections of dinosaur bones and fossils. Around Neuquén are three important paleontology sites with dinosaur museums.
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Gallimimus, a New Look
Dinosaurs are in the News! Gallimimus gets a facelift!
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History and Geography of China's Urumqi
Urumqi is the capital city of Xinjiang, a large desert province in the northwest of China. It is a business and transportation hub, and site of the riots of July 2009.
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Mongols: Steppe Life
The Mongols of Genghis Khan's day lived a pastoral existence augmented by hunting and gathering.
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Mononykus
Another missing link between dinosaurs and birds?
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REAL Dinosaurs
Discover how museums started 'Dinomania.'
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Review: Chased by Dinosaurs
Nigel Marven's most recent nature documentary is a computer-generated journey to the past as he is "Chased by Dinosaurs" on the Discovery Chanel.
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The Best Asian Movies at VIFF
The Sun Also Rises, 3 Days to Forever and Bing Ai are among some of the best Asian movies at VIFF. From China and Indonesia, watch documentaries and narrative features.
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Unforgettable Photography Tours 2009
For tourists who want to focus on their own travel photography in Africa, the Arctic, North America, South America, Europe or Asia, 10 companies are ranked highest.
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BARCELONA: A movie to soothe the nerves
The movie BARCELONA is discussed while Clint pulls his own hair out.
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Departures Season 2 Episode Guide
Departures is an original and entertaining travel program on Canada's Outdoor Life Network (OLN) chronicling the adventures of friends Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach.
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Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch Institute sponsors mouth watering natural history research trips all around the world. The trips offer you a chance to take a field trip of a lifetime--unless you take another one.
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Ice Ages
With recent discussions in the press concerning Global Warming, El Nino, and other climatic changes it is often forgotten that until around 10,000 years ago, large continent spanning ice sheets covered much of the Earth.
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Armchair adventures
Two more authors take charge of writing Indiana Jones adventures for a paperback series.
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Escape!
Prisoners of war show a special determination to be free. Brief book review and comments.
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird: Review
This parallel of Sergio Leone's masterpiece 'The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly' is much more than a whacky re-make.
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