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Fast Track highlights of 2012

From meeting snow monkeys in Japan to cave diving in New Zealand and ballooning in Turkey - Fast Track visited 40 countries in 2012.

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Fast Track highlights of 2012

Beach in Grenada
Grenada's fight to preserve its charms
How the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada is hoping to attract more tourists but without selling its soul.


A Mayan building
The allure of the ancient Mayans
Talk that the world could be struck by an apocalypse as the Mayan calendar ends has revived interest in the ancient civilisation.


Fastjet
Low cost airlines launch in Africa
The launch of Fastjet, soon to be followed by Jambo Jet, could mark the start of a new era in low cost travel in Africa - but will it succeed?


New York Trapeze School
Flying through New York on a trapeze
More than 80,000 first-time flyers have headed to the banks of the Hudson River in New York to learn the circus craft of flying trapeze.


London's east end in Victorian times Is slum tourism ethical?
Hurricane Sandy hits New York Stranded in the eye of the storm
Family at the beach Holidays: a right or luxury?


TRAVEL NEWS

Hands off Rome's Colosseum

A protective metal fence will close off the Colosseum in Rome from next year plus more travel news.

Crowd-puller Croc and other travel news
Hotel for hens plus other travel news
Insult fines in Brussels and more news
Bees swarm on plane and more travel news
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DESTINATIONS
Mountain gorillas Rwanda's new treasures for tourists

A pint being poured in a London pub Can the UN save the London pub?

Mezcal Mezcal threatens Tequila's popularity
The Barretos Rodeo The Brazilian rodeo to rival the US

Colonial architecture in Cambodia Preserving Cambodia's architecture

Swimming in the Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef under threat
TRAVEL FEATURES
A publicity poster for the Turkish version of Desperate Housewives Soap tourism
Turkey's TV serials lure visitors to the country
Valley of the Dawn cult Lost souls
Inside the Valley of the Dawn cult in Brazil
Frank Gardner at the airport Travel disability
How wheelchair travellers can find journeys a struggle
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