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The Travel Diary: Nicaragua's best kept surf secret
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The Travel Diary: Nicaragua's best kept surf secret

What you see along the way — San Juan Del Sur is a surfing paradise, in and out of the water.

Written by: Liam Aylott

Almeria: Europe's dirty little secret in southern Spain
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Almeria: Europe's dirty little secret in southern Spain

Modern day slavery — Photographer Matt Moran digs beneath the surface at the world’s largest greenhouse complex, where poverty stricken migrant workers face a battle for equality.

Written by: Matt Moran

The Travel Diary: A Romanian paradise fading away
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The Travel Diary: A Romanian paradise fading away

What you see along the way — Photographer Dan Kendall explores the Romanian coastal village of Vama Veche, a once vibrant resort now searching for a future and identity.

Written by: Dan Kendall

The Travel Diary: Morocco’s premier surf spot
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The Travel Diary: Morocco’s premier surf spot

What you see along the way — Photographer Corey Frank immerses himself in Taghazout, Morocco’s number one surfing destination, finding a world bursting with colour and vibrancy.

Written by: Corey Frank

The Travel Diary: Where the sun never sets at the edge of the world
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The Travel Diary: Where the sun never sets at the edge of the world

What you see along the way — Located halfway between Norway and the North Pole, the desolate archipelago of Svalbard is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Photographer Dia Takacsova made the journey to capture its desolate beauty.

Written by: Dia Takacsova

The Travel Diary: Getting lost in Varanasi, the spiritual capital of India
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The Travel Diary: Getting lost in Varanasi, the spiritual capital of India

What you see along the way — Photographer Mark Leaver is captivated by Varanasi, where Hindu pilgrims flock to bathe in the sacred waters of the river Ganges and to die.

Written by: Rosie Leaver

The Travel Diary: Exploring Japan’s mystical northern island
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The Travel Diary: Exploring Japan’s mystical northern island

What you see along the way — New York-based street photographer Hiroyuki Ito returns to his native Japan to discover the island of Hokkaido by train, hoping to capture an element of Japan’s future in traces of its past.

Written by: Hiroyuki Ito

The Travel Diary: Native Americans on the frontlines at Standing Rock
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The Travel Diary: Native Americans on the frontlines at Standing Rock

Water. Land. Life. — Native American Nations have come together in a historic protest against a North Dakota Oil pipeline that threatens sacred tribal lands. Photographer Mico Toledo went to hear their stories, before news broke that their fight was nearly won.

Written by: Mico Toledo

The Travel Diary: Searching for scars of the Armenian Genocide
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The Travel Diary: Searching for scars of the Armenian Genocide

What you see along the way — The Armenian Genocide of 1915 saw 1.5 million people systematically killed by the Ottoman Empire, and later the Turkish state. To this day, Turkey refuses to recognise this mass extermination for what it is. Daniel Gansen, an Armenian-German photographer, headed to the country to see what scars have been left.

Written by: Daniel Gansen

The Travel Diary: What remains of America's fading utopias?
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The Travel Diary: What remains of America's fading utopias?

What you see along the way — In the 1800s, pioneering thinkers travelled across the United States to set up new, utopian communities, to challenge the status quo. Photographer Marta Giaccone travelled to America to find out what was left of them.

Written by: Michael Segalov

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