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                        How I paddled down the Volga from source to sea
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        I spent 600 days walking the Silk Road, seeing the Caucasus and Central Asia by foot
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
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                        5 destinations that prove Albania is perfect for your next climbing getaway
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
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                        Deep in the Siberian forest, this ancient rock formation has become free climbers’ best kept secret | The Escapist 
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
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                        Where to go in 2018: our guide to the most spectacular New East destinations you have to visit
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
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