July 2007

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Track On The Roof Of The World

Travellers on the China-Tibet railway will have plenty of time to consider the long, complex relationship between the two places, says Gary Bowerman

Games Without Frontiers

CNN’s Beijing correspondent John Vause wonders how Olympic preparation, wrecking balls and etiquette training will change the city’s landscape

Hotel Rwanda!

Angus Begg discovers a resurgent and diverse tourism sector in Rwanda

Eco Art

The Sharjah Biennial 8 used artworks to focus on the realities of climate change, as James Bennett discovers

At A Crossroads

The Central African Republic is a forgotten corner of Africa at risk of imminent crisis. Marcus Prior reports

The Power And The Glory

The giant carved stone heads of Easter Island and the civilisation behind them are one of the World’s great unsolved mysteries, says Teresa Levonian Cole