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7 Amazing Reasons to Add Saffron to Your Beauty Kit

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Saffron has anti-bacterial properties that make it an effective agent for healing blemishes, blackheads and acne spots. Simply make a paste of 10-12 saffron strands and 7-8 holy basil (<em style="outline: none medium;">tulsi</em>) leaves. Apply this on the acne spots and let it dry before washing off. Do this regularly before your big day and you would end up with blemish free skin. You can also apply saffron soaked in milk on your face daily to get rid of blemishes.</div>
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Suntan is one of the most common problems many brides face as they run around for various wedding preparations without caring to apply a sunscreen. This can make their complexion look dull. Mix saffron and milk cream (<em style="outline: none medium;">malai</em>) and let it rest overnight. In the morning, blend this mixture gently and apply on the tanned areas of the skin. Do this regularly months in advance to your wedding and enjoy great tan free skin.</div>
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Fuller's earth better known as multani mitti, is one of the most popular beauty products in India. It helps to reduce acne, cleanses your skin deeply, does not have any side effects, and is affordable too! But, did you know that along with being used as a face pack, multani mitti can be used for other purposes also? Here, explore the multiple benefits of this product for your skin, hair, and home.</div>
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Unlike most face packs, multani mitti can be used on any skin type. If you have oily skin then simply mix multani mitti with rose water and apply it on your face. Those who have dry skin should add a paste of almond and milk to multani mitti and apply it regularly for nourishing their skin.</div>
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Talking about radiance brings us to the most important benefit of saffron for which your grandmothers will also vouch- glowing skin. Use saffron in a homemade face pack by simply combining a few strands of it with a teaspoonful of honey and apply daily. This will promote blood circulation in the skin. Also, saffron has healing properties, which work together with honey to keep your skin sufficiently hydrated and moisturised.</div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px none; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; outline: none medium; padding: 0px;">Make a face pack by mixing a few strands of saffron with milk and sandalwood (</span><em style="line-height: 1.6em; outline: none medium;">chandan</em><span style="border: 0px none; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; outline: none medium; padding: 0px;">) powder.  Apply this pack on your freshly washed and moist face and neck using circular motions. Leave it on for at least 20-25 minutes. Let this magic potion do its wonders on your facial skin and enjoy a much brighter looking skin. Use this pack at least once in a week. Be sure to include this in your beauty regimen for months prior to your big day for best results.</span></span></div>
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Whether you have dry skin or an oily one, saffron can be a blessing for you in either case. Those who have oily skin, just prepare a mix by adding some saffron to a few drops of lemon juice. And, for those with dry skin should mix saffron with some milk. Apply the paste on your face and let it stay for 20 minutes. Wash it off with lukewarm water.</div>
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Saffron works as a great toner for the skin, which you can use after your regular cleansing regime. To prepare a natural toner, mix some rose water with saffron. Allow the rose water to soak in the colour of the saffron. You can dab this on your face using a cotton ball, after you clean and exfoliate your face.</div>
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7 Amazing Reasons to Add Saffron to Your Beauty Kit

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Have you ever wondered if you can take a free bite without thinking of your doctor or your wife’s disapproving nods? Well, you can’t have complete freedom of eating if you have diabetes.  Yet, there is nothing called a diabetic diet.</div>
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More than 60% of the diabetic patients suffer from some kind of nerve disorders or neuropathy.  And nerve disorders can occur in any part of your body interfering with your happiness and active lifestyle. With diabetes, you need to watch weight and prevent the threats of heart disease, stroke, neuropathy and more. To control blood sugar, and to keep the risk of nerve pain at bay experts recommend a very balanced diet and it is not in the least complicated. Diabetic patients should watch their carbohydrate intake and at the same time take a very nutritious food. The problem with such health conditions is that you cannot stick on to just one group of food or food habits. You will have to consume all kinds of food for your well being.</div>
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However, before you try out something new you will need the recommendation of your doctor for an individualized diet plan.</div>
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A Diabetic Diet

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A campaign group has called on the government to introduce a "sugar tax" to discourage consumption of sweetened soft drinks.</div>
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Action on Sugar said it had developed a seven-point plan to curb childhood obesity following a request for its views from the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.</div>
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The measures include bringing in a sugar tax, limiting the availability of ultra-processed foods and sweetened soft drinks, and banning "junk food sports sponsorships".</div>
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The group's chairman, Professor Graham MacGregor, said: "Obesity in children leads to the premature development of cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart attacks and heart failure, which are the commonest cause of death and disability in the UK.</div>
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"Obesity predisposes to type 2 diabetes, which further increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and also, importantly, it can lead to severe complications, ie the commonest cause of blindness, renal dialysis and amputation of the lower limbs. These complications are extremely expensive to manage, and will cripple the NHS if the increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes is not stopped immediately.</div>
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"Obesity is preventable if the food environment is changed, yet the current policies are not working. The UK requires the implementation of this coherent strategy, starting by setting incremental sugar reduction targets for soft drinks this summer. No delays, no excuses."</div>
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Dr Aseem Malhotra, cardiologist and science director of Action on Sugar, said: "It is really quite shameful that the food industry continues to spend billions in junk food advertising targeting children, the most vulnerable members of society. They even manage to associate sugary products with sport.</div>
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"Physical activity has a multitude of benefits but a child doing an hour of PE every day would be putting all to waste if they ended up gorging on a burger and chips and a packet of crisps washed down with a sugary drink. One has to run half a marathon to burn off those calories. It's time to bust the myth of physical activity and obesity and dissociate junk food and sport."</div>
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The seven measures called for are:</div>
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• Reduce added sugars by 40% by 2020 by reformulating food.</div>
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• Cease all forms of targeted marketing of ultra-processed, unhealthy foods and drinks to children.</div>
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• Dissociate physical activity with obesity via banning junk food sports sponsorships.</div>
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• Reduce fat in ultra-processed foods, particularly saturated fat – 15% reduction by 2020.</div>
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• Limit the availability of ultra-processed foods and sweetened soft drinks as well as reducing portion size.</div>
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• Incentivise healthier food and discourage drinking of soft drinks by introducing a sugar tax.</div>
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• Remove responsibility for <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/nutrition" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="More from the Guardian on Nutrition">nutrition</a> from the Department of Health and return it to an independent agency.</div>
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Action on Sugar – a group of specialists concerned with sugar and its effects on health – is working to reach a consensus with the food industry and government over the harmful effects of a high sugar diet, and bring about a reduction in the amount of sugar in processed foods.</div>
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A Department of Health spokesman said: "We know some people eat too many calories including sugar. Childhood obesity is at its lowest since 1998 but more should be done. Next week we will get expert scientific advice on sugar which will help shape future thinking. We will consider these recommendations as part of this."</div>
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Seisenberg Gorge – Impressing Natural Monument

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<span style="color: #444444;">Seisenbergklamm near Weißbach/Lofer  is a special adventure for all ages. This natural monument,  began to develop about 12,000 years ago when ice from the last Ice Age melted in the Alps.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><span id="more-1347" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.travelycia.com/seisenberg-gorge-impressing-natural-monument/seisenberg_gorge_3/" rel="attachment wp-att-1351" style="border: 0px; color: #2a9ed4; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Seisenberg Gorge 3 Seisenberg Gorge   Impressing Natural Monument " class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1351" height="569" src="http://www.travelycia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Seisenberg_Gorge_3.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 5px auto 1.625em; max-width: 100%; width: auto;" title="Seisenberg Gorge   Impressing Natural Monument " width="900" /></a><span style="color: #444444;">This gorge is amazing, the force of the water rushing through the gorge is breathtaking, if you visit during the summer the Sommercard provides you with free entry into the gorge. This is one natural attraction that you must see.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.travelycia.com/seisenberg-gorge-impressing-natural-monument/seisenberg_gorge_6/" rel="attachment wp-att-1354" style="border: 0px; color: #2a9ed4; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Seisenberg Gorge 6 Seisenberg Gorge   Impressing Natural Monument " class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1354" height="600" src="http://www.travelycia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Seisenberg_Gorge_6.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 5px auto 1.625em; max-width: 100%; width: auto;" title="Seisenberg Gorge   Impressing Natural Monument " width="900" /></a><span style="color: #444444;">Due to the fact that the Weissbach stream can be extremely torrential during the spring season as a result of thawing snow, access to the canyon is restricted from October to May.</span></div>
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15 National Parks for fall Color

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What better place to witness the changing of the seasons than at your favorite National Park? These 15 national parks offer spectacular fall foliage viewing, as evidenced by these stunning photographs. Find out the best times to visit below, and as always, don't forget to follow "leave no trace" principles when visiting wild places. </div>
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1. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Yosemite National Park, California.</span> Unfortunately, Ansel Adams' iconic black-and-white photos just couldn't capture fall's classic colors. But you can with your own eyes from late October into November. </div>
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2. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.</span> You can participate in the Fall Foliage Bike Festival, hike a part of the Appalachian Trail, or spend an afternoon cruising down Skyline Drive. Colors are generally at their best in the later half of October.</div>
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3.<span style="font-weight: 700;"> Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee</span>. Spanning two states, this park is at its most colorful between mid to late October. Enjoy yellows, oranges and red as you explore all the outdoor fun this place offers.</div>
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4. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia and North Carolina.</span> Why settle for one or the other, when you can have both? This scenic drive stretches from Shenandoah to the Smokies and peak fall colors are expected mid-to-late October. </div>
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5. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio.</span> Ohio's best kept secret, Cuyahoga can be experienced via the scenic railroad. The last two weeks of October offer pinnacle opportunities to witness brilliant reds, oranges and yellows.</div>
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6. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.</span> Some say September is the prime time to spy the bright yellow aspens, but you should have through mid-October to catch some stunning vistas. Reflections in Teton's clear lakes offer double the color.</div>
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7. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Acadia National Park, Maine.</span> Fall color reaches its prime in late September but can last through October in this northern region. Cadillac Mountain offers the most noteworthy panorama of this highly favored park.</div>
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8.<span style="font-weight: 700;"> Glacier National Park, Montana.</span> This treasured park is at its most beautiful from mid September to mid October. To get views from Big Mountain, you can hike the eight-mile Summit Trail, or you might try floating through a colorful landscape down the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.</div>
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9.<span style="font-weight: 700;"> Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.</span> Like other high elevation parks, colors at Rainier begin changing as early as August. Visitors are advised to visit in late September and be aware that the park begins to close in early October.</div>
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10. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Rocky Mountain National Park</span><span style="font-weight: 700;">, Colorado. </span>Towering mountains may leave many speechless, but in fall there's only one word needed to describe the landscape - yellow. Bright golden aspens contrast starkly with evergreens, causing many to flock to the area in September, earlier than usual due to high elevations.</div>
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UPDATE: Please check with the park before going. Flooding in parts of Colorado's front range have caused road closures for roads headed into the park. </div>
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11. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Grand Canyon National Park</span><span style="font-weight: 700;">, Arizona.</span> Every year, photographers flock to the higher North Rim in autumn to capture splashes of color on an otherwise unbelievably beautiful landscape. Some parts of this area begin to close as early as mid October, so late September is the ideal time to plan your adventure. </div>
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12. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Zion National Park, Utah. </span>This wild paradise becomes more beautiful and surprisingly less crowded later in the year. October into November is usually the ideal time to see the splendor of the season here. </div>
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13. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Denali National Park, Alaska.</span> While it may surprise some that a park this far north could be well known for its foilage, it will likely not surprise visitors to see them start changing as early as August. In addition to its radiant reds, oranges and golds, Denali also boasts ripe berries in its brief season of fall.</div>
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14. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. </span>Visitors might be surprised to find such rich colors at a lesser known park in West Texas.</div>
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15. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Appalachian National Scenic Trail, from Maine to Georgia.</span>  From September to November, this legendary hiking trail is alive with hues of all varieties. The White Mountains National Forest section in New Hampshire is the most highly recommended this time of year, peaking in late September. </div>
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steaming sands of Namib Naukluft National Park are the most perfect stretch of
desolate desert – even photographs of the windswept ridges elicit thirst. The
dunes at Sossusvlei, commonly believed to be the oldest in the
world, are the preserve's biggest draw. The forceful winds that swerve through
the terrain have carved out hills as high as 300m. Strong thermal winds also
make hot-air ballooning a popular way to discover the preserve from a different
angle. From up in the air, the undulating terrain almost looks
like the curling waves of an orange ocean. Hire a 4WD vehicle or certain
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surprise that everything at is Banff National Park supersized: foxes are foxier,
bears are grizzlier and moose could be mistaken for furry school buses. The
idyllic region was discovered in the late 1800s, during the construction of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, and was quickly transformed into a nature
preserve. Spanning 6641 sq km, the park is a natural wildlife corridor in the
seemingly impenetrable Rocky Mountains – visitors will often be treated to a
parade of Canada's iconic beasts. At Banff, bear hugs are
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several places in Australia's legendary outback have become the top spots on
many tourists' to-do lists – Alice Springs, the Blue Mountains, even Uluru.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mungo National Park</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">has somehow
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mounds known as the Walls of China, whispers with a rich history of ancient
lakes and roaming megafauna. Skeletal remains prove that hu</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mans thrived within the park's boundaries over 40,000 years ago but today,
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Mac, the</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grand Canyon</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is an American
classic and undoubtedly the biggest 'kick' on Route 66. The Grand Canyon's
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for geologists: the delicate history of the earth is locked in these myriad
shelves of colourful rock. Those who descend into the wide earthen scars will
uncover a semi-arid terrain punctuated by hundreds of secret grottos. At the
canyon's </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ultimate depth (1800m) the planet's prehistoric landscape is
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sound while you venture between the soaring limestone karsts. Add a prancing
Tyrannosaurus rex and Thailand's first protected preserve would be a dead ringer for
Crichton's prehistoric Disneyland. This dripping, juicy jungle is part of the
oldest rainforest in the world, where snakes, monkeys and tigers lurk within
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The air-con bus from Bangkok takes 10 hours and costs
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In an age troubled by pollution and threatened by melting icecaps, Greenland's national park
proves that the planet's glaciers haven't disappeared just yet. The biggest
national park in the world, measuring roughly twice the size of France, is an
unspoilt hinterland home to the polar bears and walruses that cavort between
crystalline icebergs. The tiny town of Ittoqqortoormiit (try saying that
three times fast!) is the unofficial gateway into the silent, frigid kingdom.
For now, visitors are limited to surveying scientists and extreme adventurers
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Home to a series
of chutes so beloved that two nations have claimed them, Iguazu Falls National Park is a
photographer's dream. A fault line near the junction of the Parana and Iguazu
Rivers is responsible for the shift in depths causing the river water to careen
over a cliff in a dramatic fashion. But the park features far more
than the oft-visited waterfalls – the subtropical forests, which provide the
cascades with a lush backdrop, are home to over 450 species of bird and
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this island paradise is but a 15-minute flight from the garish casinos and
condominiums of nearby Sint Maarten. And just when you thought that nothing
could be more beautiful than Saba's jagged volcanic landscape, a trip below the ocean's surface
reveals a colourful kingdom of neon coral that teems with fat reef
sharks, sea turtles and slippery fish. These pinnacle dive sites rank among the
top scuba spots in the world and are fastidiously protected by the
well-established national marine park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">After 10 seconds at Tongariro National Park, it's easy to understand why the region was chosen as the
backdrop for Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy. The park's three dormant volcanoes, immortalised in the films, rise high
above the cool, clear waters of Lake Taupo. Now that the swell of post-movie hobbit hunters has
subsided, New Zealand's oldest national
park is once again a serene realm of geological anomalies. The highlight of
Tongariro's ethereal sights is the so-called Craters of the Moon – a steamy stretch of burping mud and smoke-spewing craters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Our top 10 list would be incomplete without this old favourite – Darwin's
legendary stomping ground. The far-flung archipelago, a testament to
evolutionary theory, features 19 large islands formed by soaring volcanoes.
Each land mass hosts a different batch of critters, from the gentle
leather-faced tortoises that trudge along braids of hardened lava, to the
curious blue-footed boobies that peck at sunbathing iguanas. Although tour
boats regularly putt around the park, the semi-stringent environmental
regulations (important because of the impact of tourism) have ensured that
there's still plenty of space to live out your Robinson Crusoe fantasies.</span></div>
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