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New Category: Tentative List

28th March 2025
by Chrissie Brungs
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Going through my travel notes and photos, and checking up on some facts, I realised that I have visited a few places over the years that are not World Heritage… Read More

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The Medina of Sousse

27th March 2025
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Arcade along Ribat Courtyard

When I visited Tunisia last year, I was very happy that I managed to visit a few World Heritage sites from my hotel based in Sousse. The impression I got… Read More

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The Forth Bridge

28th February 2025
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The Forth Bridge

As far as red bridges are concerned, it is a shame that the Golden Gate Bridge is so much more widely known than the Forth Bridge. The latter is no… Read More

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Review: New Europe

5th January 2025
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Michael Palin of Monty Python fame also has a long-standing career as a travel documentary writer and host and I recently re-read the book accompanying his documentary “New Europe”. Apart… Read More

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Teide National Park

26th December 2024
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Mount Teide with Roques de Garcia

Considering that I love the ocean, flowers and trees, I was a little iffy about visiting the very barren looking Teide National Park, which seemed quite the opposite of the… Read More

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San Cristóbal de la Laguna

30th November 2024
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Santa María de los Remedios

The town of San Cristóbal de la Laguna on the island of Tenerife is remarkable in that it was built as an unfortified town during a period of colonisation. This… Read More

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Review: Travels with my Aunt

15th August 2024
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For my first post within my new category of travel literature reviews, there was no choice but one of my all-time favourite authors: Graham Greene. Technically, the subject of this… Read More

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New Category: Travel Literature Reviews

31st July 2024
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Letʼs start with a famous quote, attributed to American author Richard Peck: “When I read a good book, it’s like traveling the world without ever leaving my chair.” I love… Read More

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San Marino

5th November 2023
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San Marino - Guaita Tower

San Marino – or the Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino – is a city state located on Mount Titano, surrounded by Italy, and one of the worldʼs oldest democratic republics.… Read More

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Detour: Walking in the Footsteps of Poets, Painters and Dragons

25th October 2023
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I should know better by now, but I am still frequently astonished by how nice travelling close to home can be. A detour to the Siebengebirge is possible from two… Read More

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