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It is tempting to dream of an adventure tour to the most hidden corners of the earth, uncharted regions where time, for once, really does seem to have stood still; where real discoveries can be made; and where exploration is accomplished, not on an internet search engine, but the hard way: on foot, by mule, or in the company of native-speaking guides. Few such corners - remarkably - are beyond the reach of modern tourism, and below are a choice of some of the world's farthest-flung places and how, in most cases, you can go about reaching them

Ottoman edifices, ancient mosques and all the delights of modern café society - no wonder they call this Turkish city the jewel of the Bosphorous. In the city where Europe and Asia collide, the weather is cooling off: no longer is Istanbul steamier than the average hammam, and the tourist crowds are beginning to diminish.

If you're a parent of young children planning to go on a family adventure travel, there are a number of familiar phrases guaranteed to send a chill through the bones. One is "Zippo's Circus" (if you haven't had the pleasure, think Billy Smart goes Eastern Bloc); another is "Carter's Steam Fair" (charming for the first six years, tedious thereafter - and mind-bogglingly expensive).For parents living in the north of Italy, the word "Gardaland" probably invites a similar response.

The lush wilderness that covers most of the island makes you feel like you are the first to discover its secrets. Maybe you are. Trekking up into the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park you are aware that you are walking in one of the few areas of the English-speaking world where man has barely intruded. To walk through the rainforests of Mount Field national park, dwarfed by 150ft trees, home to scores of wild, albeit extremely visible, wallabies is to walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs. You feel small but also incredulous that such a remote, primeval place could have encouraged an exodus on the other side of the world.

Holidays guide people to the most unusual places.True football fans can go on David Beckham holiday tour and get more information about the world's most attractive footballer and his celebrity wife.Join the British public in a bout of unbridled envy as you visit places connected with his name.When you've finished all that, drag your heels up the street and console yourself with a drink.

\Tours guided to places of current affair are becoming more and more numerous.\ The UK Foreign Office advises against travel to South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and advises caution in Georgia, although tensions have recently eased in Ajaria. They say if tours guide to New Orleans it would be as early as the start of next year. In addition, the UK has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

If you struggle to find Transnistria or Somaliland in an atlas, there's a reason: they don't officially exist. But can you holiday there? In these countries $5 goes a long way. If you want to see something, you might find there are "special entrance fees" that will get you in. You probably need a visa - but the rules are fairly flexible; you aren't going to Sweden.

Travel tips to those who want to be friendly: throw away your guidebook, make friends with the concierge and carry bundles of low denomination local currency for tips. Always smile, never shout, never point your finger, however distressed or frustrated you might be. Bear in mind it is best to have high friends in low places.

Nearly 15 years after the Wall came down, flights to eastern Europe are at last becoming cheaper - largely thanks to a slew of new and relaunched airlines hoping to capitalise on the expansion of the European Union. But if you're tempted to venture on to one of their websites, beware. Not all have weathered translation well, and many have a long way to go before they can match the sophisticated operations run by European low-cost airlines and Travel agencies.