Tom Coote http://www.tomcoote.net Travel Writing, Photography and Music en-us Wicked World Digital Travel Magazine http://www.tomcoote.net/wicked-world.html Details on the new alternative travel magazine Wicked World. View a preview copy of the digital magazine. Cuba Photo Site http://www.tomcoote.net/galleryCuba/gallery.html New photography micro site for Cuba. Black Death Renaissance http://www.tomcoote.net/black-death.html Vozrozhdeniye (Renaissance) Island used to be isolated in the middle of the Aral Sea but the sea has now shrunk so much that it is now connected to the mainland. Biological and chemical weapons were buried in huge pits on the island in stainless steel canisters and there is now a real fear that spores from these buried plagues could leak out and be spread into the wider environment through what remains of the local wildlife. Seven Rarely Visited Wonders of the World http://www.tomcoote.net/rarely-visited-wonders.html The very best alternative travel destinations: Kandovan, Iran; Lalibela, Ethiopia; Meroe Pyramids, Sudan; The Whale Sharks of Donsol, Philippines; Djenne Mosque, Mali; Niah Caves, Borneo; Echoing Sand Mountain, Dunhuang, China. Other Things to Do http://www.tomcoote.net/alternative-travel-activities.html Alternative travel activities and different things to do while on holiday. Tearing up the Silk Road Animated Slide Show http://www.tomcoote.net/silk-road-slide-show.html New slide show with photos from China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey. Free Travel eBooks http://www.tomcoote.net/free-travel-ebooks.html All of these short travel eBooks are available for free in a variety of formats for use on such eReaders as Kindle, Nook and Sony Touch.