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Posts tagged 'Tourism'
Turkey’s Festival of Sacrifice
August 7, 2013 -
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Being exposed to religious traditions abroad can be an alarming, yet insightful, experience It was meant to be a one-year...
The Royal Baby: Not Every Child Is Born Equal
August 1, 2013 -
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The resurgence in popularity of the royal family coincides with the rise in celebrity culture, and several myths continue...
Andalusia: The Moorish Connection
February 12, 2012 -
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If you have ever wondered whether it is possible that different styles and cultures can live together, delight yourself with...
A Summer Like No Other
February 10, 2012 -
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I am a Londoner. Being a Londoner, I don’t feel the need to qualify that statement, but I was on the tube today (further...
Learning Foreign Languages: It’s Not Over Yet
February 6, 2012 -
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Why David Thomas is so utterly wrong about why English students need not learn a foreign language I was recently...
A Civil War Road Trip
December 27, 2011 -
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In the low light, the severely faded parchment is barely recognisable. Framed within protective glass, the familiar words;...
Donkeys in the Office: Dealing with Egyptian Bureaucracy
November 15, 2011 -
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Heaven forbid that you should ever have to deal with bureaucracy in Egypt. If you ever find yourself in that situation, you have...
Iran: Welcoming the Foreign
November 9, 2011 -
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It’s mid-Autumn and I'm darting up and down trendy Via Cola di Rienzo in central Rome, excited and worried at the same...
Dubai: The Glamour and the Gloom
August 21, 2011 -
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Before landing in Dubai airport, I’d already made up my mind as to what I’d find there. Having read countless articles...