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but ignorance is not

Jun 25

Like politician’s careers, journeys often end in disappointment and sadness. Fortunately, that usually gets forgotten as the memory lays down a rich…

Jun 18

The advantages of running away In March 1987 I was in Madrid (I know I have some photo slides – it was that long ago – from this journey, but I have yet…

Jun 11

I take revenge on tyrants

Jun 4

There’s a lot of talk of reducing carbon emissions and, for the traveller, rail journeys have to be one way of doing so. And you have such interesting…

May 21

May 14

The history of conflicts is never simple

May 7

Visiting Eritrea in the first months of independence

Apr 30

There is no escape. You may as well try and enjoy it...

Apr 23

Apr 16

April 2022 As atrocities are revealed in Ukraine, the world is wondering what Putin’s armies want. December 2015. I visit Ecuador, climbing Chimbarazo…

Apr 9

A search for Armenians in India

Apr 2

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