Author: Rachel Lishman
My Visit To A Panama Hat Factory In Cuenca
Two weeks into my South American adventure, I bought a dress ideal for a cocktail party.
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48 Hours In Riga, Latvia’s Capital
I chose Riga because it was cheap. One of my favourite travel daydreams begins by typing London to Everywhere into SkyScanner and sorting by price.
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Across The Border Into Turkish Cyprus
What is a country? As I walked towards the border I suddenly realised I had no idea what that word actually meant. A few minutes later I crossed into the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; the first place I’ve visited that technically, doesn’t exist.
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Wingo And A Hike Through The Ecuadorian Amazon
Wingo was a wanderer by nature. In tales of his childhood he recalled staying in the jungle until night fall, only brought back to his village by the enticing thought of his mother huddled over the fire preparing food.
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Jumping Straight In From A Bridge In Baños, Ecuador
I tried desperately to look towards the horizon. The V-shaped gap at the end of the gorge cupped a dull grey sky.
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Out On My Own In Quito, Ecuador
Underneath the plane window thousands of twinkling city lights rose and fell with the undulating Andes.
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The Cats of Agios Neophytos Monastery, Cyprus
I vowed I’d never write about my second passion: cats. Yet here we are. Of course, that was before I knew that Tala existed.
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The City Of Westminster In London
My very first postcode is, somewhat ironically, one of the few places in the world that I can’t remember.
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The Curious Traveller 