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Marco Polo.It should not be just called a discovery.Silk route was there for centuries before Marco polo could find it and was known to every one in two big continents.Illiteracy and unawareness cannot be glorified.We should invent some good terms...
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Google Cultural Institute présente dans un musée virtuel plusieurs millions d'objets provenant de diverses organisations partenaires, avec les histoires qui les accompagnent.
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta, also known as Shams ad - Din, was born at Tangier, Morocco, on the 24th February 1304 C.E. (703 Hijra). He left Tangier on...
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Great video from the movie Journey to Mecca about Ibn Battuta`s trips across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. Amazing landscapes !
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 Paul PelliotPaul Pelliot (28 May 1878- 26 October 1945) was a French sinologist and explorer of Central Asia. Initially intending to enter the foreign service, Pelliot took up the study of Chinese and became a pupil of Sylvain Lévi and Édouard Chavannes.
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The REAL Corto Maltese ! He traveled Asia and Europe to gather manuscripts.
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An interview with Jimmy Nelson, who visited and photographed 35 of the world’s most imperiled tribal peoples for a new tombstone-size book.
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When a photographer goes on an adventure to capture the diversity of the human societies. When arts is adventure and adventure, arts ! Enjoy the trip :-)
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Life of Admiral Joris van Spilbergen who enabled the Dutch to settle in Ceylon.
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Even before Margaret Hasluck, the Scottish scholar and author, made her expeditions to Albania, Edith Durham had spent many years travelling around the Balkans,
Edith Durham took care of her sick mother after the death of her dad. It exhausted her and she went abroad to recuperate. This is why she went to southern Balkans and embraced their cause. She wrote several books, the most famous being High Albanis (1909). She studied the customs and the society of this fascinating area of the world.
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Marco Polo.It should not be just called a discovery.Silk route was there for centuries before Marco polo could find it and was known to every one in two big continents.Illiteracy and unawareness cannot be glorified.We should invent some good terms...
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October 22, 2012 9:39 PM
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Michel de Montaigne established introspection : " I have no other endeavor other than to paint myself "
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Welcome to East Timors leading information resource, find everything you need to know about the people, culture and travel. East Timor was discovered by Antonio De Abreu in 1512
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Pre-Order on Amazon - http://goo.gl/hdIyzV - release on 1st Sep Like and Follow on Facebook - http://goo.gl/M69FHx Coming to UK cinemas May 2nd 2014. A THOUS...
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Ecoutez, les ruelles de Marseille vont vous parler. Tentez #promenadenocturne, une aventure digitale de Google
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“Precious” emerges from the whitewater like a newborn child escaping from the womb, eyes closed and arms flailing, in a frantic and futile attempt to escape from the rushing creek that is not too far above the temperature of the snow that feeds it. ...
The adventure guide; the ultimate adventure hero. S/he is not remembered by History but makes the little stories of "normal" people who can't go on a "big" adventure :-)
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Adventurers of the Year: Explorer Sarah Marquis - A solo backpacker takes in the world by foot and on her own terms.
Walking from Siberia to Australia by herself for 3 years, Sarah Marquis has been nominated for the adventurers of year 2014 list of National Geographic- Vote for your adventurer !
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Tim Cope goes "on the trail of Genghis Khan" across Europe and Asia. Casually. Made me want to quit all I have, find a horse and do exactly the same !
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October 18, 2013 11:50 AM
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The discory of Madagascar by Europeans was a pure coincidence; Diogos Dias (Portuguese sailor), was heading to India in 1500.
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Revoir toutes les vidéos de Les Nouveaux Explorateurs en replay et ne ratez plus aucun épisode de votre émission ou de votre série préférée.
"Les Nouveaux Explorateurs est une émission de reportages qui nous emmène à la découverte de nouveaux horizons à travers les yeux d'explorateurs divers. Chacun apporte un regard différent sur un pays et un thème particulier de son choix, avec une volonté de voir la réalité en face, tout en évitant les clichés.
Le but de l'émission est de nous faire voir les choses autrement. Ces globe-trotters sillonnent le monde, de l'Est à l'Ouest et du Nord au Sud, pour partir à la découverte de gens qui font la société. Ils nous communiquent ainsi cette envie de partir explorer le monde, comme eux."
et en replay sur ce site pour rien rater ;)
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Hosted by Tim Reid. Highlights some of the historical and cultural locations in Cape Verde.
quick sum up of Cape Verde history. It started 1456 when Antonio de Noli discovered the archipelgo,
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January 8, 2013 10:34 AM
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Produced by http://www.artelino.com - Short biography of Japanese-French printmaker Paul Jacoulet, 1902-1960.
French artist : discovering the exotic
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Born i n1868 in Wisconsin, Edward Sheriff Curtis worked as a photographer since 18991. In he decided to photograph the Natives to preserve their culture. His goal was reached in 1930 through the "North American Indian" which includes about 40 000 photographes from 80 different peoples.
The link is related to a website displaying his work.
Curtis died in 1952 in California.
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John C.Trever (1915–2006) describes the discovery of Qumram Scroll
