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February 12, 2023 Reportage / Travel

Living the Renaissance in Modish Milan

Passion, creativity and style are on everyday display in Milan, one of Italy’s most vibrant cities. I dive into modern-day Renaissance life.

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October 30, 2022 Culture / Life / Travel

Sut Wyt Ti? Deciphering the Strange Language of Wales

Welsh is alive and thriving, while the native tongue of the Irish people is mostly unused and fast dying out — why the linguistic disparity?

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October 9, 2022 Reportage / Travel

The Purgatory of Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakech Wonderworld

The celebrated designer drew inspiration from the colours of Morocco, but how much of his exotic getaway was fantasy?

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August 28, 2022 Commentary / Health & Fitness / Travel

Flying on Fumes

Obesity rates are soaring, but the good news is that toxic foods like meat and dairy may be on the way out, saving health and the planet.

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August 14, 2022 Reportage / Travel

Writing and Running in Storms

A sojuourn to a remote Canary village, to finish a book and continue training for a marathon, opens up disturbing vistas of human life.

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June 12, 2022 Culture / Reportage / Travel

At the Birthplace of Shakespeare, an Omnipotent, Immortal Aura

The spirit, and influence, of the greatest writer ever lives on, even if some who study the Bard have been infected with the wokeism virus.

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March 13, 2022 Life / Travel

The Best Little Shop in the World (Part III)

The good times have returned to a remote and spectacular part of Lanzarote as the pandemic finally burns out and fat foreigners arrive.

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January 1, 2022 Life / Travel

The Best Little Shop in the World (Part II)

Getting away from it all — yet again — amid the roar of family and the festive season.

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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

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September 12, 2021 Travel

The Best Little Shop in the World

Spending time in remote places brings real challenges, but they can make you all the more appreciative when you get back home.

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