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Few people know you can scuba dive beneath Hungary’s capital.

A hidden world 30m below Budapest
Few people know you can scuba dive beneath Hungary’s capital – not even the majority of locals who live above the abandoned Kőbánya limestone mine.
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Travellers can experience the landscape away from the crowds in other better-known natural areas.

The California land where no-one can live
Despite being located less than 130 miles from downtown Los Angeles, few Americans have heard of Carrizo Plain.
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Take a guess as to where the train is located.

What is travelling on the planet's fastest train like?
Shanghai's magnetic levitation train, which connects Pudong International Airport to the city's subway system, can hit speeds of 430kph.
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"I want to tell women they can do anything."

The Icelandic model who shears sheep
Meet Heiða Guðný Ásgeirsdóttir, the sheep farmer and former model who is fighting for her beautiful and remote corner of southern Iceland.
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From its 24-hour canteens to night markets, Kuala Lumpur has it all.

Is this the food capital of Asia?
With its unique mix of cultures, languages and religions, Kuala Lumpur often gets described by locals as a ‘big melting pot’, where different traditions are openly celebrated.
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Newcomers welcome.

Where are the world's most welcoming countries?
Surprisingly, none of them are in Europe.
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It’s a place where ‘people with big hearts live’.

Asia's most multicultural city?
Centuries of global trade, conquest and colonisation have made Delhi one of the world’s most multicultural cities.
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Many Bulgarians claim it was accidentally discovered here around 4,000 years ago.

The country that brought yoghurt to the world
Not only is the history of yoghurt tied to Bulgaria, but Bulgaria's history and identity can be traced through its production.
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Pizzoccheri does not fit in with the familiar idea of northern Italian food.

(via SAVEUR Magazine)

The Pasta You Can Only Get in the Mountains of Italy
If you only think of spaghetti with meatballs and cacio e pepe when you think of Italian pasta, you need to try pizzoccheri
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Hot springs: For baking and bathing.

The Icelandic bread that’s baked in the ground
To understand how Icelanders have lived with the formidable elements of their island, you need only look at a rather unsuspecting source: their bread.
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“It’s the people.”

These Scottish islands may hold the secret to happiness
Scotland's Outer Hebrides can be rainy, remote and cold – yet their inhabitants rank as the happiest people in the UK. What is their secret?
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They have an almost mythic quality.

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The Submerged History Surrounding Turkey’s Black Rose
Visitors flock to Halfeti for its unusually dark flowers, but there's much more beneath the surface of the half-drowned town.
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Blasphemy and gastronomy have long gone hand in hand.

The surprising origin of Argentina’s brazen pastry names
A union of anarchist bakers used their pastries as propaganda, assigning them monikers meant to mock those who opposed their efforts.
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Where people move their front doors for economic advantage.

Europe's strange border anomaly
The Dutch municipality of Baarle-Nassau is home to more than 20 Belgian enclaves, some of which contain Dutch enclaves.
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Work is underway to restore the boat piece by piece. BBC Travel Show takes a closer look.

The Egyptian boat buried for 5,000 years
Found in a pit next to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient vessel was buried to transport Pharaoh Khufu’s spirit to the heavens.
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Iran’s ancient architectural wonder.

An Iranian village built on rooftops
In the village of Masouleh, nestled deep in northern Iran’s Alborz Mountains, every view is a rooftop view.
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