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Exploring the Con Dao islands, Vietnam

Exploring the Con Dao islands, Vietnam

The Con Dao islands, 100 miles of Vietnam's south coast, are slowly becoming a luxury holiday hotspot – but sobering reminders of the country's turbulent past remain

by Lydia Winter

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Papua New Guinea: Animal spirits

Ben Saunders skiing through Antarctica

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Exploring the Con Dao islands, Vietnam

One of Mykonos Town's many churches

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Dragons, temples and island-hopping in Indonesia

The iconic abbey in the town of Battle, built on the site of the battle of Hastings. Photograph by iStock/kodachrome25

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