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Abney Park Cemetery, London

Published on November 25, 2015May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman4 Comments

At the edge of London’s Zone 2 there’s a wilderness. The constant hum of traffic is replaced by nesting birds, damp ground underfoot and a thick canopy that drops dappled shadows onto the pale faces of long-forgotten gravestones.

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A Foodies’ Guide To Lithuania

Published on November 18, 2015May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman7 Comments

I have some advice: Don’t holiday in Lithuania if you don’t like carbs, if you wince at the thought of loosening a belt buckle or if, for whatever reason, you don’t enjoy eating.

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Vilnius In Monochrome: Walking In Lithuania’s Capital

Published on October 23, 2015May 10, 2020 by Rachel LishmanLeave a comment

During a walking tour of Lithuania’s capital, our guide produced a statistic: 60% of the time in the country it’s either snowing, raining or overcast.

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Hiking In Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Published on August 23, 2015May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman7 Comments

I was lost metres from the main road. The midday heat of early May in Croatia’s countryside drenched the material of my heavy backpack, and I started to daydream about passing the afternoon with an icy beer instead.

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Walking Through 500 Years At Hampton Court Palace

Published on August 5, 2015May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman4 Comments

“Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed.” (Henry VIII of England)

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My Twenty Favourite UNESCO Sites Around The World

Published on July 8, 2015May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman9 Comments

This week, UNESCO added 24 new sites to its ever-growing list of places worth protecting on this planet. The UK’s notable offering was the Forth Bridge in Scotland, a masterpiece of Victorian engineering, which I was lucky enough to see first hand last summer.

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Dubrovnik’s Ancient Walls In Photos

Published on June 29, 2015May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman10 Comments

Around the coastal city of Dubrovnik, solid ochre stone drops directly onto natural cliffs that plunge into the turquoise sea below. The ramparts of its protective walls once used for defence and embattlement, today stage thriving activity of a different kind.

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48 Hours In Riga, Latvia’s Capital

Published on February 1, 2015May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman5 Comments

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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The City Of Westminster In London

Published on January 4, 2015May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman7 Comments

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 Palaces And Castles of Sintra, Portugal

Published on November 2, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman3 Comments

Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra was once inhabited by the Moors who dominated most of the Iberian Peninsula from the 8^th century onwards. The Moorish castle ruins atop Sintra’s hill peak are testament to their long and successful stay.

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At the edge of London’s Zone 2 there’s a wilderness. The constant hum of traffic is replaced by nesting birds, damp ground underfoot and a thick canopy that drops dappled shadows onto the pale faces of long-forgotten gravestones.

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I have some advice: Don’t holiday in Lithuania if you don’t like carbs, if you wince at the thought of loosening a belt buckle or if, for whatever reason, you don’t enjoy eating.

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During a walking tour of Lithuania’s capital, our guide produced a statistic: 60% of the time in the country it’s either snowing, raining or overcast.

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I was lost metres from the main road. The midday heat of early May in Croatia’s countryside drenched the material of my heavy backpack, and I started to daydream about passing the afternoon with an icy beer instead.

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“Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed.” (Henry VIII of England)

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This week, UNESCO added 24 new sites to its ever-growing list of places worth protecting on this planet. The UK’s notable offering was the Forth Bridge in Scotland, a masterpiece of Victorian engineering, which I was lucky enough to see first hand last summer.

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Around the coastal city of Dubrovnik, solid ochre stone drops directly onto natural cliffs that plunge into the turquoise sea below. The ramparts of its protective walls once used for defence and embattlement, today stage thriving activity of a different kind.

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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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My very first postcode is, somewhat ironically, one of the few places in the world that I can’t remember.

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Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra was once inhabited by the Moors who dominated most of the Iberian Peninsula from the 8th century onwards. The Moorish castle ruins atop Sintra’s hill peak are testament to their long and successful stay.

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Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra was once inhabited by the Moors who dominated most of the Iberian Peninsula from the 8^th century onwards. The Moorish castle ruins atop Sintra’s hill peak are testament to their long and successful stay.