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Nepal

Bhaktapur’s Three Squares on a Living Newar Walking Route

Three squares make it possible to experience Bhaktapur as a living Newar city: architecture, crafts and practical choices for taking your time.

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France

Arc-et-Senans and Salins-les-Bains: following the salt route

Two saltworks linked by a former brine pipeline help you decide what to visit, how to get there and when an underground gallery can completely change your plans.

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Nauru

Nauru’s Topside, Buada and eastern coast in one flexible visit

In Nauru, a visit becomes more meaningful when the mining plateau of Topside is connected with Buada Lake and the narrow coastal strip where everyday life unfolds.

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Italy

Capo di Ponte: linking Naquane, Cemmo and MUPRE

Three nearby stops offer context for Valcamonica’s rock carvings, without trying to cover a heritage site scattered throughout the entire valley.

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Bahrain

Muharraq and the Pearling Path, from Shoreline to Historic Souq

A walk of around 3.5 kilometres tracing Bahrain’s pearling economy from Bu Mahir to the houses, warehouses and courtyards of Muharraq.

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Culture

Sierra Leone

Bunce Island from Freetown: a journey into Atlantic memory

An island in the Sierra Leone River estuary preserves the ruins of a British slave-trading fort. The boat crossing requires checking current conditions, but the essential preparation is historical and ethical.

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Routes

Angola

Malanje from Luanda by train to Kalandula and Pungo Andongo

A multi-day route to Malanje, taking in the full force of the Lucala and understanding why the Black Rocks are also a landscape of memory.

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Practical guides

Trinidad and Tobago

La Brea and Pitch Lake require planning before you set out

La Brea’s asphalt lake rewards a brief, accompanied visit, but the security context and variable services mean every detail should be confirmed.

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Culture

Kuwait

Kuwait City through the thread of sadu, from museum to souq

A day in Kuwait City to understand al sadu weaving as a living practice and connect it with a museum, souq and realistic transport choices.

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Turkmenistan

Nisa from Ashgabat and the Traces of a Parthian Capital

Nisa rewards visitors who plan it as a dialogue between two archaeological mounds and the rooms of a museum, rather than as a quick stop on the way to the desert.

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Sweden

Gammelstad and the living use of its church cottages

From Luleå, Gammelstad reveals why hundreds of small cottages surround a medieval church and how to explore a heritage site that still has private owners and everyday uses.

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Culture

Luxembourg

Belval and the Minett: Following Luxembourg’s Steelmaking History

Two days to understand southern Luxembourg through a blast furnace, a mine and a historic railway, without trying to cover everything.

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