The Jal Mahal, or ‘lake palace’, reflected in the man-made Mansagar Lake, Jaipur Dec 30, 2011

Postcard from ... Jaipur

Palace on the lake is reborn, with a fragrant garden at its heart

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Survival expert Bear Grylls during the shoot for the Dos Equis Most Interesting Academy webisodes which feature Grylls? top urban survival tips and will be available online at MostInterestingAcademy.com on June 18. Bear Grylls is a distinguished instructor for the Dos Equis Most Interesting Academy?s ?Survival in the Modern Era? course. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for Dos Equis) **EXCLUSIVE****EXCLUSIVE**
Explore the world with noted adventurers and award-winning writers such as Bear Grylls, Jan Morris and Lionel Shriver .
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Dates and details of global events and spectacles, such as the Venice carnival (above), to build an adventure, a holiday or a short break around .
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A look at what the country can offer to urbanites and adventurers alike
– – http://www.ft.com/destination-south-africa.
The Himalayas From WINTER SPORTS Dec 16, 2011

Himalayan horizons - by helicopter

Three miles up in the Himalayas with nothing in sight but snow and rock, Ekow Eshun has his first taste of high-altitude snowboarding

Rooms and a pool overlooking the sea in Cambodia Dec 9, 2011

Cambodia’s first private island

An exclusive preview of a resort, opening this month, that has been keenly anticipated by tourists in search of unspoilt luxury. Sam Knight reports

Minaret Station Dec 2, 2011

Shepherd chic

A new camp in New Zealand combines luxury with extreme isolation – after all, the only way to get there is by helicopter. Tom Fordyce reports

Colonial buildings in Rangoon Dec 2, 2011

Rangoon’s rich heritage

Hot on the heels of Hillary Clinton’s visit to Burma, Thant Myint-U reveals how the perfectly preserved colonial buildings of the capital are under threat

Niseko From WINTER SPORTS Nov 25, 2011

Skiing in Japan

The Japanese island of Hokkaido gets huge quantities of snow but very few skiers – the perfect mix, says Tom Robbins

Supertrees Edwin Heathcote Nov 18, 2011

Skyscrapers and Supertrees

The £490m project transforming Singapore into a garden city

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Ultima Thule Lodge A new camp in New Zealand combines luxury with isolation

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