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October 1, 2013 – 12:15 am in TravelLa Isla Bonita
The Dominican Republic is by Neil Geraghty located on the eastern side of the island of Hispaniola, the second-largest island (after Cuba) in the Antilles. It is here that Latin American got its… -
October 1, 2013 – 12:14 am in TravelIn Transition: The Resilience of the Women of Tajikistan
Even in the developed world, where feminism has been a significant societal force for over a century, women continue to struggle within their cultures to gain equal power and legal status with… -
August 1, 2013 – 4:13 pm in TravelLost in a Tuscan Tradition
At a restored villa on a rejuvenated olive farm, writer Dee King gets a taste of what life was like for olive harvesters before mechanisation – and drinks deeply of Tuscany itself. M My trip… -
August 1, 2013 – 4:00 pm in TravelSeparating the Sheep from the Goats: Jordan’s Feynan Ecolodge
Counted as one of the top fifty ecolodges in the world by National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Feynan Ecolodge in Wadi Feynan in Jordan upholds an environmental ethos that sits lightly on the… -
June 1, 2013 – 7:23 pm in TravelPirates of the Pacific
While he remains almost unknown in his native England, 17th century pirate Bartholomew Sharp, like many of his contemporaries, left an indelible mark on those who plied the waters and lived along… -
April 27, 2013 – 10:38 am in Travel“Where the bee sucks, there suck I!”
Join pollinator extraordinaire, our very own Neil Geraghty as he embarks on a hunt for those elusive jewels of the plant world, orchids. No, not in Thailand but on a voyage of discovery through… -
April 26, 2013 – 6:45 am in TravelChasing Cherry Blossom in Japan
Located in the central part of Japan’s main island Honshu, about 450km west of Tokyo, is Kyoto. Japan’s former capital city is home to countless ancient shrines and temples, and is popular… -
February 15, 2013 – 12:17 pm in TravelTemples of Doom
Discover a lost world of fabulous treasures and dark mythology along northern Peru’s Moche Route. V “Vould you like choc ice?” an elegant Air France stewardess purred seductively as our… -
January 21, 2013 – 5:21 pm in TravelRio Voluptuoso, Rio Carinhoso
Rio is famous world-wide for a sensuality that is brash, joyous, uninhibited, sometimes violent, nearly cliched. But that voluptuousness can also be found in the interstices between moments, in… -
December 9, 2012 – 10:30 am in TravelCold Comfort on The Finnmark Plateau
The vast county of Finnmark lies in the extreme northern reach of Norway. It is also where east meets west – it’s easternmost town, Vardo, is located farther east than Istanbul. Despite the… -
December 9, 2012 – 9:57 am in TravelColombian Daydream of the Colonial Past
Situated on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Cartagena de Indias is a centre of economic activity in the Caribbean, and a major resort city in Colombia. But this vibrant, modern city also wears its…
