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Diverse Gardens of Spain
The heady mix of African and European cultures, in Spanish gardens and in the streets of Spain, is intoxicating and addictive.
The Greek city on a Croatian island
The Greeks have a long tradition of travelling to new lands – a Greek city on a Croatian island – in pursuit of trade or a better life.
Sir Richard Whittington: founder of the Guildhall Library, London
Sir Richard Whittington: founder of the Guildhall Library, London
When it comes to Art & Design, Chicago offers more than Frank Lloyd Wright
The Chicago Public Art Collection includes more than 700 works of art exhibited in over 150 municipal facilities around the …
Riga and Fes: Locating the Sights, Sounds, Smells and Flavours of Place
Before we travel our expectations of the place we will visit are often shaped by static, visual images such as …
The Ithaka Walk
Ithaka gave you the marvellous journey ~ Cavafy The Tour begins. We met up in Istanbul, ancient Byzantium, the Imperial megalopolis, …
The Heritage Hotels of North India
One of the most enjoyable aspects of our “Mughals, Rajputs and Villagers: The Cultural Heritage of North India” tour is …
Samuel Pepys and his Library
Samuel Pepys (1633 –1703) is best remembered for his diary, a gossipy account of the personalities and intrigues of London …
Jordan beyond Petra
“It seems no work of Man’s creative hand, by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned; But from the rock as …
Buddhism along the Silk Road
The ‘Silk Road’, coined by 19th century German explorer Ferdinand von Richthofen (uncle of famed WWI fighter Ace ‘The Red Baron’) is something …
