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Phonetics: The Sounds of English and Spanish - The University of Iowa. Welcome to The Ancient Web - The Ancient World's Great Civilizations. Amazing places you can't visit. Privacy and cookiesSubscribeRegisterLog in Accessibility links Advertisement Telegraph.co.uk Tuesday 15 April 2014 Amazing places you can't visit Iraqi authorities are planning to restore an ancient arch in an attempt to increase the country's appeal to tourists. The news follows a suggestion made last month that Iraq's southern marshes could become a centre for eco-tourism, based around floating hotels and guided wildlife tours. Unfortunately, the Foreign Office currently advises against non-essential travel to Iraq, meaning both sites are unlikely to be seeing an influx in visitors any time soon.

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– Written by Victoria Philpott Not quite had your fill of breakfasts just yet? Check out our beautifully visual list of the 30 best breakfasts from around the world. Plan your next culinary adventure or just get a little adventurous with breakfast at the weekend. Salivating. That’s the only way to describe me after looking at all this food porn. If you’ve got a tasty recipe for a breakfast you’ve made in a hostel kitchen, let us know. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Phew, and that’s it! Follow me on Twitter @VickyFlipFlop and let me know what you think of them all… And if I’ve inspired you to travel the world to sample them, remember you can always book your cheap hotels with us at HostelBookers.com. Thanks to everyone for the images from Flickr.

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Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. Mount Roraima - Venezuela. Seychelles East Iceland. Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. New York City. See also.