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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Category: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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