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A Rothschild Pleasure Palace: Waddesdon Manor
Just outside Oxford on a hill overlooking the Vale of Aylesbury is one of the most remarkable Country Houses in …
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 …
Talking Design with Stephen Crafti
ASA Tour Leader Stephen Crafti produces and hosts ‘Talking Design’, a popular fortnightly podcast from RMIT, featuring interviews with experts …
Northern Gems of the Baltic
Three magnificent northern gems were suddenly unveiled to an unsuspecting western world in 1991 after a half-century’s occlusion behind the …
Snapshot of Trieste
Unfamiliar territory even to many Italians, this multilingual border town and seaport proves both distinctive and distinguished. Trieste is, as …
Dubrovnik: Pearl of the Adriatic
At the southern tip of the Dalmatian coast sits Dubrovnik, ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’. The city stands on a promontory beneath …
The Mycenaean site of Pylos
“No one can match the honours dealt a king.” King Nestor of Pylos, Iliad, Book I. First excavated by American …
El Greco: Man of Two Worlds - and Beyond
Here’s a Trivial Pursuits question: Can you name an artist and sculptor known universally by an ethnic nickname? The answer …