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Head to outback Australia for the annual St Patrick’s Races and saddle up for a spot of sheep herding in the breathtaking highlands of Iceland. Go snowboarding in Chile and marvel at the salt plains in Bolivia. Then reset your watch to island time with a holiday in the Solomons. Plus, comedian Brad Oakes shares his cheeky cruising confessions, we look into a day in the life of a National Geographic television and film producer, and find out why West Berlin has inspired some of popular music’s most influential figures including David Bowie, Nick Cave and Iggy Pop.

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Tuscan derby

Twice a year, revellers descend on the Tuscan town of Siena for what may be the world’s greatest horse race, Il Palio.

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Where tiger leaps & development creeps

The Tiger Leaping Gorge, where the Yangtze River carves through the mountains of China’s Yunnan Province, is a breathtaking, but rapidly changing, attraction.