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INDEX Glide Memorial United Methodist Church Haro Wine Battle (Spain) 59 India (cont.) Ivrea Orange Festival Key West (USA), Fantasy Fest 67
(Italy) 76
(San Francisco) 310
Madurai 109
Hatshepsut Temple (Egypt) 46
Khartoum (Sudan) 10
glow-worm displays, Waitomo Caves Harris, Isle of (Scotland) 202–3 Leh 47 Ixtapa (Mexico) 86 Khajuraho (India) 106
(New Zealand) 181 Haute Route (France/Switzerland) 91, 115 Mamallapuram 45 Khyber Pass Steam Safari (Pakistan) 114
Gnawa and World Music Festival (Essaouira) Havana (Cuba), Salsa 218–19 Orchha 109 J Kibale Forest National Park (Uganda) 163
56–7 Hawai‘i (USA) Palace on Wheels 92–3 Jacquemart-André, Musée (Paris) 244, 246 Kicking Horse (Canada) 212–13
Goa (India) 70, 206 Hanalei Bay (Kaua‘i) 209 Puri 61 Jai Alai (Philippes) 239 Kilimanjaro, Mount (Kenya/Tanzania) 220
Gobustan (Azerbaijan) 254 Hapuna Beach (Big Island) 193 Rajasthan 56, 76, 92–3 Jaipur (India) kitesurfing 239
Gocta Falls (Peru) 181 Hulopo‘e Beach (Lāna‘i) 192–3 Sanchi 123 Jantar Mantar Observatory 45 Kizhi (Russia), Church of the Transfiguration
Golden Beach (North Cyprus) 201 Kailua Beach (O‘ahu) 193 Shekhawati 109 Palace on Wheels 92, 93 47
Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) 310 Kē‘ē Beach (Kaua‘i) 193 Shimla 324 Jaisalmer (India) 93 kloofing (South Africa) 238
Golden Hinde (London) 284 Mauna Loa (Big Island) 222 Shravanabelagola 142 Jamaica, Pushcart Derby (Discovery Bay) 79 Ko Pha Ngan (Thailand) 70
Golden Road to Samarkand (Uzbekistan) Napili Bay (Maui) 193 Thanjavur 13 Jantar Mantar Observatory (Jaipur) 45 Ko Phi Phi (Thailand) 200
115 Waikīkī (Big Island) 192 Udaipur 325 Japan Ko Samui (Thailand), Big Buddha Beach 206
Golden Shears (Masterton) 78 Waimea Canyon (Kaua’i) 159 Uttaranchal 112 Beppu 169 Ko Tarutao (Thailand) 201
Golf 224-5, 241 Hay Festival (Cartagena) 64 Indian Ocean 227 cherry blossoms 166–7 Kodachrome Basin State Park (Utah) 181
Gomateshwara Statue (Shravanabelagola) Heaven, Temple of (Beijing) 130 Indian Pacific Railway Gyeongju 293 Koh Lone (Thailand), Baan Mai 206
142 Heddal Stavkirke (Norway) 142 (Australia) 95 Hiroshima Peace Center 144 Kolkata (Calcutta) (India) 108
Gordon-Frishman beaches (Tel Aviv) 191 Heidelberg (Germany) 324 Indonesia Kanazawa 325 Kom es-Shoqafa Catacombs (Alexandria)
Göreme National Park (Turkey) 230 Helsinki (Finland) 322 Banda Islands 229 Kyoto 79, 293 286
Gorges du Verdon (France) 181 henges 16–17 Borneo Jungle 179 Kyushu azaleas 183 Kong Chow Temple (San Francisco) 310
Gower Peninsula (Wales) 209 Herceg Novi (Montenegro), Mimosa Festival Borobudur (Java) 36–7 Nara 39 Koolhaus, Rem 135
Grace Bay (Providenciales) 186–7 78 Ingonish Beach (Canada) 207 Shigaraki 276 Kourion (Cyprus) 26
Grace Cathedral (San Francisco) 310 Herculaneum (Italy) 24–5 International Festival of Arts & Ideas Shiretoko Peninsula 183 Koutoubia Minaret (Marrakesh) 126
Grand Canyon (Arizona) 158 Herod the Great 138 (New Haven) 65 Jasper (Canada) 94 Krak des Chevaliers (Syria) 42–3
Grand Cayman, Seven Mile Beach 187 Highgate Cemetery (London) 284 Iqalit (Canada), Toonik Tyme 77 Java Kremlin (Kazan) 144
Grand Palais (Paris) 129 hiking see trekking Iran Borubudur 36–7 Kremlin (Veliky Novgorod) 145
Grand Prix Himalayas 90–1, 108, 112, 167, 217, 232–3 Isfahan 120–1, 325 G-Land, Bay of Grajagan 237 Kristal Sea (Mamaia) 54
Macau 235 Hindu Kush (Afghanistan) 157 Persepolis 44 jazz 68–9 Kröller-Müller Museum (Netherlands) 251
Singapore 240 Hiroshima Peace Center (Japan) 144 Shiraz 323 Jebel Acacus (Libya) 254 Kruger National Park (South Africa) 163
Grand Union Canal (London) 284 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve Tehran 275 Jeffreys Bay (South Africa) 237 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Islamic Art
Grand View Hill (San Francisco) 311 (South Africa) 164 Ireland Jenney, William le Baron 128 Museum Malaysia (IAMM) 277
Grayton Beach (Florida) 208 Holocaust Memorial (Berlin) 143 Beara Peninsula 180 Jenolan Caves (Australia) 319 Kuata Island (Fiji) 207
Graz (Austria) 324 Holy Island (England) 207 Cork 206, 322 Jerash (Jordan) 45 Kul Sharif Mosque (Kazan) 144
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) 227 Honduras, Copán 41 Curragh Races 241 Jerusalem (Israel) Kur-ring-gai Chase National Park (Australia)
Great Karoo (South Africa) 94 Hong Kong (China) 294–7 Dog’s Bay (County Galway) 203 Dome of the Rock 123 319
Great Mosque of Djenné (Mali) 142 Chinese New Year 58 Glendalough 45 Oud Festival 79 Kuwait Towers 145
Great Ocean Road (Australia) 89, 113 Hong Kong Museum of Art 296 Skellig Michael (Kerry) 47 Jiuzhai Gou Lakes (Sichuan) 180 Kyoto (Japan) 293
Great Pyramid of Cholula (Mexico) 12 Hong Kong Planning & Infrastructure Skerries 235 Joatinga Beach (Brazil) 209 Gion Matsuri 79
Great Rift Valley 163, 165 Exhibition Gallery 296 Isfahan (Iran) 325 Jodphur (India) Kyrgyzstan, horse-riding 240
Great Stupa of Sanchi (India) 123 Hong Kong–Macau Ferry 297 Imam Mosque 120–1 Palace on Wheels 93 Kyushu (Japan), azaleas 183
Great Wall of China 102 horse races 72–3, 241 iSimangaliso Wetland Park Rajasthan International Folk Music
Greece horse-riding 114, 115, 239, 240 (South Africa) 196 Festival 56 L
Athens 18, 217 Horseback Cattle Drive (Patagonia) 114 Isla del Sol (Bolivia) 32–3 Jôetsu (Japan) 166–7 La Chascona (Santiago) 276
Crete 167, 182 hot air ballooning 239 Islamic Art Museum (Doha) 275 Jog Falls (India) 174 La Digue (Seychelles), Anse Source d’Argent
Cyclades 241 Hôtel Carnavalet (Paris) 316 Islamic Art Museum Malaysia (IAMM) John the Baptist 140 206
Epidavros theater 274 Hôtel Guénégaud (Paris) 316 (Kuala Lumpur) 277 Jokhang Temple (Lhasa) 131 La Libertad (Chicama) 237
Greek Islands 170 Hôtel de Retz (Paris) 316 Las Islas Cies (Galicia) 209 Jordan La Mania (Mamaia) 54–5
Kalymnos 77 Hôtel de Soubise (Paris) 316 Isle of Man (UK), TT Races 234 Gulf of Aqaba 228 Labrang Monastery (Xiahe) 46
Meteoras monasteries 45 Hôtel de Sully (Paris) 316 Isle of Wight (England), Jerash 45 lakes 100–1, 154–7, 180, 183
Mílos 209 Huang Ho (China) 153 Bestival 74 Karak Castle 43 see also lakes by name
Mount Athos 119 Huayna Picchu (Peru) 35 Israel Petra 28 Lakshadweep Islands (India), Bangaram
Mykonos 55 Hue (Vietnam) 323 Caesarea Maritima 138 Jost Van Dyke Island (British Virgin Islands) Beach 206
Rhodes 19 Hulopo‘e Beach (Hawai‘i) 192–3 Jerusalem 79, 123 207 Lalibela (Ethiopia) 28–9
Santorini 26 Hungary Tel Aviv 191 Lama Temple (Beijing) 131
Thessaloniki 323 Aggtelek Caves 180 Istanbul (Turkey) K Lamanai (Belize) 41
Greeks, Ancient 18–19, 26, 45, 46, 47 Budapest 312 Basilica Cistern 47 Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park Lamu Island (Kenya), Shela Beach 197
Greenland, Northern Lights 182 Lake Balaton 156 belly-dancing 219 (Bolivia) 180 Lāna‘i (Hawai‘i) 192–3
Grenada Tokaj Wine Region 248 Haghia Sophia 118–19 Kaieteur Falls (Guyana) 175 Landmannalaugar (Iceland) 168–9
Anse La Roche 206 Huqiu Tower (Suzhou) 126 Süleymaniye Mosque 122 Kailua Beach (Hawai‘i) 193 Landshaag (Austria) 235
Morne Rouge (St. George’s) 208 Hvar (Croatia) 170, 171 Italian Festival (Sydney) 321 Kalgoorie (Australia) 95 Lanzarote (Canary Islands), César Manrique
Groningen (Netherlands) 322 Italy Kalibo (Philippines) 52–3 Foundation 274
Gualala (California), Sea Ranch Chapel 145 I Alba (Piedmont) 274 Kalymnos (Greece), Easter 77 Laos
Gualeguaychu (Argentina), Carnival 79 Ibiza (Spain) 54 Amalfi Coast 110 Kamchatka (Russia) 169, 215 Don Daeng Island 208
Guangzhou (China) 103 Ice Marathon (Antarctica) 217 Asti 72–3 Kamchatka Peninsula Trek 112 Luang Prabang 323
Guatemala Icefields Parkway Drive (Canada) 112 Bologna 306 Kamloops (Canada) 94 Mekong River 153
Chichicastenango 77 Iceland 168–9 Cinque Terre (Liguria) 111 Kanazawa (Japan) 325 Pak Ou Caves 39
Pan-American Highway 89 Blue Lagoon 180 Dolomites 239 Kandy (Sri Lanka) 60 Vientiane 325
Tikal 40–1 Dettifoss Falls 174 Florence 123, 127 Karak Castle (Jordan) 43 Xieng Khouang 47
Volcano Climbing 241 Golfing in, 224-5 Garavicchio 277 Karakoram Range (Pakistan) 91 Las Pozas (Xilitla) 276
Guaymas (Mexico) 86 Iguaçu Falls (Argentina/Brazil) 172–3 Herculaneum 24–5 Karnali River (Nepal) 238 Las Vegas (Nevada) 292
Gubbio (Italy) 264–5 Ihuru (Maldives) 200–1 Italian Lakes 155 Karnataka (India), The Coorg 233 Lascaux (France) 252
Guevara, Ernesto Che 84, 113 Ilha Grande (Brazil), Lopes Mendez 207 Ivrea 76 Karoo National Park (South Africa) 88 Latitude (Southwold) 78
Guggenheim (Bilbao) 134 Imam Mosque (Isfahan) 120–1 Lecce 323 Kaua‘i (Hawai‘i) 159, 193, 209 Latvia, Rīga 304–5
Guggenheim Foundation (Venice) 275 Ina Coolbrith Park (San Francisco) 310 Naples 24 Kaunos (Turkey) 30 Laugharne (Wales), The Boathouse 274
Guizhou (China) 105 Inca civilization 32–3, 34–5, 45, 82–3, 287 Ostia Antica 261 kayaking 113, 238, 240 Lawn Bowls (UK) 241
Gullfoss waterfall (Iceland) 168 Inca Trail (Peru) 82 Padua 274 Kazan (Russia), Kremlin 144 Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy) 125
Guyana, Kaieteur Falls 175 India Paestum (Campania) 45 Kazantip Festival (Popovka) 55 Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan (Malaysia) 126
Gwaii Haanas National Park (Canada) 240 Andaman Islands 201 Pisa 125 Kaziranga National Park (India) 108 Lebanon, Beaufort Castle (Nabatieh) 43
Gyeongju (Japan) 293 Cochin 323 Pompeii 24 Keats-Shelley House (Rome) 276 Lecce (Italy) 323
Darjeeling Himalaya Railway 113 Puglia 267 Kē‘ē Beach (Hawai‘i) 193 Lee-Chin, Michael 134
H Delhi 127 Ravenna 46, 119 Kenya Leh (India), Thiske Monastery 47
Haghia Sophia (Istanbul) 118–19 Ellora 31 Rome 13, 20, 121, 258–61, 276 Lamu Island 197 Leptis Magna (Libya) 22, 45, 89
The Hague (Den Haag) (Netherlands) 281 Gangotri 108 San Gimignano 124–5 Masai Mara 239 Les Calanches (Corsica) 110
Haight-Ashbury (San Francisco) 309 Goa 70, 206 Sardinia 46, 73, 111, 209 Mombassa 195 The Levant, belly-dancing 219
Haiti, Citadelle Laferriere 44 Hampi 39 Sicily 18–19 Mount Kilimanjaro 220 Lewes (England), Bonfire Night 76
Half Dome (California) 150 Jaipur 45 Siena 72, 324 Samburu National Reserve 164 Lhasa (Tibet)
Halloween Parade (New York) 67 Jodphur 56 Spoleto 136, 268–9 Turtle Bay 194–5 Beijing/Shanghai–Lhasa Train 112
Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) 112 Jog Falls 174 Tuscany 265 Keoladeo Ghana National Park (India) 93 Jokhang Temple 131
Hampi (India) 39 Karnataka 233 Umbria 264–5 Kerala (India) Potala Palace 45
Hanalei Bay (Hawai‘i) 209 Kaziranga National Park 108 Urbino 47 lakes and backwaters 157 Libeskind, Daniel 134
Hangzhou (China) 104 Kerala 77, 157 Venice 118, 127, 263, 300–3 Onam 77 Libya
Happy Valley Racecourse (Hong Kong) 297 Kolkata (Calcutta) 108 Verona 23 Kerimaeki (Finland) 141 Coastal North Africa 89
Hapuna Beach (Hawai‘i) 193 Lakshadweep Islands 206 Via Francigena 96–7 Kerimaen Kirkko (Kerimaeki) 141 Cyrene 19
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