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Posts tagged 'Travel'
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...
Alba in Autumn: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Scotland
November 30, 2012 -
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Two wheels are better than four as one intrepid biker explores the treasures of the Scottish countryside As a busy...
Brazil: Debunking Travel Myths
October 18, 2012 -
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Popular misconceptions about Brazil are rife, but rarely do these myths have any solid grounding Before travelling...
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...
Walls
January 10, 2012 -
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If you stop and think about it, there are many great songs about walls. These endless ballads and lyrics describe the physical...
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;...
The Journey: Unravelling Bosnia’s Past and Present
November 23, 2011 -
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Before travelling to Bosnia I had expectations of a remote and possibly hostile region, fed by misinformed stereotypes from...
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...
Forgetting History: Izmir’s hidden past
May 12, 2011 -
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- Kea, Greece We live through history every day. Whether it is a royal wedding, Middle Eastern revolutions or an economic...