Last Frontiers' articles for any country (Press articles)
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Peru in a week - Sunday Times article mentions Last Frontiers
On 26 June Jeremy Lazell, writing in the Sunday Times, set a challenge: which tour operator would you choose to discover the soul of a country in just seven days. Twelve countries were listed, and for Peru (the only chosen country in Latin America) a custom itinerary we had created was chosen as the...
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BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 3 - The Road to Rio
On this leg of his trip Michael Palin starts in the mineral-rich state of Minais Gerais, visiting an old gold mine and an opencast iron ore mine, which is fuelling Brazil's current economic boom. He continues to Rio, host to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, where he spends some time in the fave...
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BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 2: The Amazon
In the second programme, Michael Palin travels by riverboat along the mighty Amazon River, upstream from the mouth at Belém to Manaus, watching ribeirinhos pass their day and visiting remote tribes to see how the modern world has impacted their tradition and culture. He also visits Manaus and...
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BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 1 - North-east Brazil
In his first programme Michael travels to the far north of Brazil including the colonial city of São Luis before visiting the vast sand dunes and blue lagoons of the ever changing Lençois Maranhenses National Park. He also visits Recife and Olinda, learns to drum, cook and dance capoei...
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Atacama - the oldest and driest desert in the world
San Pedro de Atacama is a dusty hub of activity and luxury lodges. The geologial features including thermal baths and geysers together with the windswept landscapes make this region unique. A number of acitivities including guided walks, rides, biking and sight seeing can be arranged to make the mos...
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Chris Moss with the gauchos in Argentina
Chris Moss travelled to Argentina, re-visiting the Pampas to marvel at the gauchos and stay at some of the most authentic estancias close to Buenos Aires. Estancias are traditionally family country ranches where one is usually looked after by the owners and the asado is a lunch time tradition....
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Torres del Paine - Spring in the South
September is the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere and the perfect time to visit the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. The park is quieter than later on in the year and the flowers and trees begin to blossom and the animals begin to come out of hibernation. Prices for an 8 night...
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Whale watching in Argentina
The sea around the Valdes Peninsula is fabulous for whale watching. One of the best spots is near Puerto Madryn. The best times of year are July to October for Right whales and for killer whales, March and April. To see killer whales one would need to venture out further onto the peninsula and stay...
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