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1). 10 things to do in the Arabian Peninsula 1. Embrace the remarkable Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali on Muharraq Island in Bahrain. 2. Wander about coconut, frankinsense and camels along the Dhofar coast. 3. Slap on a scuba mask and tank and take in the breathtaking coral waters of the Khor Fakkan coast in the UAE. 4. Stand in jaw-dropped amazement at the foot of the Madain Salah ... 2). A new science for a new climate At first glance it’s hard to imagine how the proliferation of human activity upon the environment has been a major factor in climate change given that climate change alone is nothing new. Over two million years the earth’s history has seen enormous changes. Indeed, in the last ten thousand years the warming and cooling of the earth has been on a la... 3). Is this India’s finest hour? Travelling around India this month, in blinding contrast to the evident levels of stark poverty that can be seen in a great number of its citizens, something in the air tells one that India is pulsing with energy for change. For throughout the next half a century India will be seen to emerge as one of the worlds most successful economies and will r... 4). The smarter way to experience the Great Pyramids From their construction throughout the centuries the Pyramids of Giza have represented mystery, wonder and awe to all. They are perhaps the only great architecture of the ancients to have survived more or less completely intact. The oldest pyramid at Giza is the Great Pyramid of Cheops, also known as Khufu, and is the largest known pyr...