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October 22, 2021 Reportage

Old Wounds Fester in Cyprus, Home to World’s Last Divided Capital

By William J. Furney Only the forenames of some people interviewed for this article have been used, to protect their identity in a politically sensitive place. It’s midnight on the

October 12, 2021 Reportage / Travel

After Covid, An American Invasion of a Greek Party Island

By William J. Furney “Are all y’all bonding over there?” the bearded, hulking figure of an African-American bellows into his phone as I walk past him in a narrow and

October 4, 2021 Reportage

The Butchers of Nicosia

LETTER FROM CYPRUS By William J. Furney In the “ghetto” of Nicosia, as my local friend Alexandros describes it, there are many meat shops and barbers, all within a stone’s

September 25, 2021 Reportage

In Tourism-Devastated Bali, and Crowdfunding Your Way Out of Covid

SPECIAL REPORT By William J. Furney Bali’s main tourism industry was wiped out by Islamic terrorists’ bombs nearly two decades ago, but those repeated Al Qaeda-inspired attacks on tourists partying

September 19, 2021 Reportage

Blowing Your Top in the Canary Islands

By William J. Furney Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez decided to postpone his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York and head to the Canary Islands, the seven-isle

August 1, 2021 Reportage

The Conning Coronavirus Doctor

By William J. Furney The petite, rotund and effervescent Indian doctor standing in front of me is gushing about how much cheaper she is for coronavirus travel tests than the

June 27, 2021 Reportage

Conversations with Skulls

By William J. Furney In an airy, high-ceilinged room with creepily creaking floorboards in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the scenic capital of the tiny volcanic island that’s part of

March 6, 2021 Commentage / Reportage

African Migrants in the Canaries: Not a Drop of Water to Drink

By William J. Furney PLAYA DEL INGLES — On a run early this morning on the subtropical island of Gran Canaria, just across a short stretch of sea from the

November 15, 2020 Reportage

Western Sahara, Left in Limbo, Erupts into Conflict as Sahrawi Await Elusive Self-Determination Vote

By William J. Furney LAS PALMAS — The head of a ragtag rebel group in Western Sahara is incandescent with rage. The Mococcan military has launched what he says is

November 8, 2020 Reportage / Travel

Travel in a Time of Coronavirus

By William J. Furney Garda (Irish police) checkpoints, traffic jammed and snaking back further than the eye can see, everything except places of business selling “essential services” shuttered for over