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2010, the Earth takes centre stage
8 July 2010
2010 was declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Biodiversity. The Earth therefore takes centre stage for a full year. A key…
These strange wines from elsewhere…(1) Canada and French Polynesia
29 June 2010
Warning: this article should be consumed in moderation! Ice wines, big-cat wines, atoll wines, Andean wines, Down Under wines, floating-vine wines, wines from the ends…
5 Useful Tests Before You Travel
15 June 2010
Enjoy without moderation! Because it’s always useful to know whether our mental faculties are still at their best so we can make the most of…
A Tunnel Beneath the Bolivian Desert
14 June 2010
What do a tunnel under a desert, an artificial island, a sea administered by three countries, and a lithium deposit have in common? Answer: Bolivia.…
Tales of bridges in Tanzania
1 June 2010
A man arrives in very poor shape at the gates of Heaven before Saint Peter, having apparently died a violent death. Intrigued, Saint Peter asks…
The Girl Who Married a Lion, a tale from Botswana
19 May 2010
The Girl Who Married a Lion is a collection of 33 tales from Zimbabwe and Botswana, gathered by Alexander McCall Smith. In these stories, we…