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The Saint Didier, Turkey
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Only a kilometre from Antalya harbour, Turkey, hidden beneath the sparkling waters captured in millions of holiday photos, is a little-known WWII wreck.
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Climbing Mt Hoverla, Ukraine
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I might not have got to see Mt Hoverla and the greater Carpathians in all their spectacular beauty, but I certainly did have an experience of Ukraine’s alpine country.
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Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria
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The Rila National Park in Bulgaria is home to one of the most famous and popular hikes in the country.
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Diving Shipwrecks in Sozopol
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We jammed the cars full of diving gear, and squeezed in for the hour’s drive south from Nessebar on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The Black Sea has a long maritime history, and we were off to spend the day diving shipwrecks in Sozopol.
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HMS Lundy and HMS Louis, Turkey
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Diving the gloomy waters off the Gallipoli coast in Turkey was a nervous but fascinating experience.
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Wadi Rum, Jordan
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Wadi Rum is a 720 square kilometre protected area a little over an hour’s drive from Aqaba. it was definitely one of Jordan’s biggest drawcards for me, and I was excited to have four days to explore the place.
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Diving the S.S. Thistlegorm, Egypt
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The wind was gusting over 20 knots, and the dive boat lurched in the choppy seas. Geared-up and ready, I have to admit I was feeling nervous. It didn’t seem all that long ago that I had done my first scuba dive, and now I was waiting to descend to the bottom of the Gulf…
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Under the Red Sea, Egypt
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When you’re middle-aged, and you experience something that blows your mind kid-style, it’s something to celebrate. I did something last week that left me yelling with pure joy and wonder. I went scuba diving under the Red Sea.
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Storming Montemayor Castle, Spain
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I had Montemayor Castle, Spain, all to myself, and although there was no view to be seen, the swirling cloud and misty rain certainly gave the place an emotive ambience.
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Climbing La Concha, Spain
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With views all the way to Africa, I can honestly say that the La Concha climb near Marbella, Spain, is one of the most spectacular hikes I have ever done.