The most memorable Tottenham games of the decade (Part 1 of 2)
Supporting a football club is amazing because it is simultaneously deeply personal and fully collective – we all experienced the same games, yet we experienced […]
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Revealed: The Top Five November Destinations in Europe
Autumn is in full swing and Europe is covered in leaves and marginally nicer weather than the UK: that’s right, it’s the pre-Christmas sweet spot […]
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I iz in Izmir
I have moved to Izmir in Turkey for a year. All you need to know is that it is really hot and kebabs are actually […]
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The New Cuban – Part 2
So where were we in Part 1? Something about Cuba, and lobster, and Communism, and how it’s not working any more. Oh yes: Enter the […]
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The New Cuban – Part 1
Cuba has been undergoing somewhat of a tourism transformation since the 88 year old Fidel Castro handed over to his baby brother Raul, who is a […]
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How to travel for the price of a pizza
I travel a lot. People often tell me how lucky I am to visit all these places, and some of it is luck, but most […]
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A casual guide to the Israeli elections (with a Yemenite twist)
Slightly off topic for my usual visitors but should be a good read if you take an interest in politics, Israel, or are really really […]
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Nobody really knows why they are in Brussels
Leaving Holland, I didn’t want to get too much of a culture shock, so I went the small distance to Brussels. What I didn’t realise […]
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Breda, Utrecht and Maastricht have to share an article because they are small
Not that it’s possible to waste paper when writing online articles, but in the name of concise journalism it seems most apt to combine the […]
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What is actually happening in Rotterdam
I have been to a lot of weird places. 5 that spring to mind in no particular order: Manizales in Colombia This tiny village near […]
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