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9. Futaleufu

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To get to Futaleufu, we first follow the Carretera Austral further south. The clouds are slowly clearing, and once the sun is out, we enjoy another spectacular view of the mountains. At one stage the entire Cordillera is visible, with snowy peaks as far as the eye can see. The local people keep on telling [...]
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06. Bacalar

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It is time for a day off. Bacalar is a relatively quiet town, on the side of a very pleasant lagoon, apparently showing no less than seven different colours during the year. Since we are only going to be here a day or two, we are already happy to distinguish two colours, dark- and light-blue. [...]
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10. the lake district

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If Finland is the land of lakes and forest, today we have seen Finland. Half an hour outside Savonlinna is the Punkaharju area, where we are driving across a narrow land tongue, or perhaps it is an artificial dam, with lakes on both sides. It is quite nice weather, which helps appreciating the landscape – [...]
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43. Penjikent

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The area around Penjikent is home to two ancient cities, and, from the looks of it, an even older winery
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30. Karakul

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The reality of life in an idyllic-looking lake side village in the High Pamirs
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22. Cholpon-Ata

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Out-of-season lake resort with somewhat underwhelming ancient petroglyphs
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Labuanbaju to Larantuka (3)

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From Ende land inwards, to Moni and the Kelimutu crater lakes, and then on to the north coast beaches, and the towns of Maumere and Larantuka
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Danau Maninjau

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Beautiful crater lake has become a popular tourist hang-out, although fishing seems an equally important business
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Danau Jempang

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Large, shallow lake teeming with fish and birds turns out to host a board walk village, too
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Benteng Otanaha – Gorontalo

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The Portuguese hilltop fort Benteng Otanaha, with several round towers, provides a beautiful view over the shallow-water Lake Limboto
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