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Mongolia. Nomadic grasslands family who breed horses plus goats and cattle. Pictures show catching foals in order to milk the mares and the movement of the family with all their animals from summer to winter pastures. Blue River valley. Mongolia.
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Photo of the Day: mare milk for breakfast in Mongolia

Photo of the Day

The Peak Tram’s first day of operation in 1888 attracted 600 passengers and it has carried countless millions since. The present system was installed by a Swiss company and each of the twin cabins makes more than 90 return trips a day, taking seven minutes to climb the 1,365-meter track.

View from The Peak that’s worth millions

Hong Kong – Been There

Much of Ecuador's music and culture is a mix of Spanish colonial and indigenous cultures. The most important dance, however, is the lively "San Juanito" which originated in the Otavalo-Imbabura region of northern Ecuador.

This round goes to the good guys

Quito – Been There

Spanish and Western culture meet in bull riding during a fiesta in Liberia, which is at the heart of Costa Rica’s “Wild West” region of Guanacaste. These traditional “corrida de toros” are a central feature of fiesta in this sabanero (cowboy) country, with a fiesta almost every weekend in a different town from December through May.

We don’t just ride bulls around here

Costa Rica – Fact Check

A family drinks the spring water which has a distinct taste and smell, as it contains more than 40 minerals and trace elements. Around 1.3million liters of water flow from the city's boreholes every day at a temperature of 40°C. The heat comes from 2.5km beneath Bath as its finds its way through fissures in the limestone hills.

Why people come to Bath to drink the most disgusting water in the world

Bath – Been There

The picture of Augusto César Sandino with his oversized cowboy hat is an icon of the Nicaraguan Revolution. Sandino was assassinated in 1934 by General Anastasio Somoza, who later seized power in a coup d'état and set up a family dynasty that ruled for more than 40 years.

Cradle of the Revolution remembers its past

Nicaragua – Been There

A group of young male giraffes gather on the Mziki Marsh in the Phinda Private Game Reserve. Their horns are a reliable way to determine the sex: male horns tend to be bald on top as a result of 'necking' during battle. No two giraffe have the same skin pattern.

Waking up to Creation

South Africa – Been There

Gunlom is a gumtree-shaded plunge pool on Waterfall Creek in Kakadu National Park, with panoramic views to the south. Much of this area is known as Buladjang, or "Sickness Country", to the Aboriginal people, who say that those who disturb it will become unwell, and potentially harmful deposits of minerals such as uranium are found here.

Learn to listen with your eyes

Darwin – Been There

Marseille is short of beaches, meaning sunbathing areas – such as this one at Le Bistro Plage – are in high demand every summer. A popular boat service from the Vieux Port ferries sun-worshippers to outlying beaches.

The survivor that’s thriving

Marseille – Been There

The Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Company performing at the Bolshoi Theatre.

A billion dollars buys artistic perfection

Moscow – Been There

The Cameron Highlands are the largest tea-growing region in Malaysia. Tea trees can grow to 16 meters in height but are regularly pruned so that the leaves are easy to harvest. After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world, more widely drunk than coffee or beer.

Picking tea for the woman of his dreams

Malaysia – Been There

To climb trees that are more than 40 meters high, Bayaka honey gatherers from the Central African Republic chop footholds while supported by a rope made of lianas. He will then have to face swarms of angry bees before he can remove the honey from their hive.

Travel photography in the age of the image overload

Central African Republic – Photo Tip

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