The Curious Traveller

From Religion To Roadside Rakia: Macedonia’s Lake Ohrid

Published on January 21, 2017May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman4 Comments

With a characteristic scratch of his sun hat, Dimitri took a seat at the front of the boat and we chugged away from the fishing town of Peshtani. Lake Ohrid stretched out ahead: A beautiful hazy mess of still water and white sky that made the mountains of neighbouring Albania almost invisible on the horizon.

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An Introduction To Ohrid, Macedonia

Published on November 20, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman9 Comments

As I looked down from Samuel’s Fortress, I marvelled that its 11^th century guards would have taken in a similar view. Misty mountainous slopes, seasonally snow-capped, plunge towards slithers of shoreline that border the city of Ohrid’s ancient lake.

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A New Discovery At Ancient Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Published on August 21, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman6 Comments

Well before sunrise Angkor Wat is bustling. Loaded tuk-tuks pull up in front of the iconic facade of Cambodia’s largest temple and immediately cameras start clicking. This is always how another day begins at the famous complex.

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London’s Shortest Season: Green Spaces In The East

Published on August 19, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman5 Comments

Better late than never. It seems that proper summer, as opposed to ‘that warm week we always get in May’ has finally hit England’s capital. Temperatures have inched over 25 for the first time this year, and the infamous Central Line has inevitably become a sauna.

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Pleasure: Travel To A Happy Place

Published on July 1, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman14 Comments

We all have one. Some of us have more. Those places, those moments that we take ourselves to, that instil a sense of complete calm. Whether we’re at a bus stop in the pouring rain, or in yet another stressful meeting, travel to a happy place is sometimes, the only thing that keeps us sane.

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A Thank You To The European Union

Published on June 25, 2016May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman1 Comment

I don’t want to talk about Brexit. Instead, I want to tell the story of my personal relationship with the European Union.

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Lille’s Historic Façades In Photos

Published on June 7, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman6 Comments

Lille’s complex history is visible in the architecture of its prominent buildings. From the cobbled quarter of Saint André, to the tinted glass of the Euralille shopping centre, a walk through the city tells a story of constant evolution through the diversity of its façades.

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Fuelled By Bubbles: Running La Champenoise, France

Published on June 2, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman10 Comments

I hadn’t expected it to start with a hill. As a lime green man-kini and its host buttocks pulled away up the gravel path, the tiny town of Reuil dropped away behind me, and I puffed my way through the first kilometres of France’s strangest sporting event.

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Is One Week In Argentina Enough?

Published on May 29, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman13 Comments

Pleasantly pickled in red wine, I listened to the Gaucho’s guitar and took in my bucolic surroundings.

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Finding A Very Personal Treasure In Potosí, Bolivia

Published on May 21, 2016May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman7 Comments

Once the second largest city in the Americas, Potosí is still well known for its silver mine.

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As I looked down from Samuel’s Fortress, I marvelled that its 11th century guards would have taken in a similar view. Misty mountainous slopes, seasonally snow-capped, plunge towards slithers of shoreline that border the city of Ohrid’s ancient lake.

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Well before sunrise Angkor Wat is bustling. Loaded tuk-tuks pull up in front of the iconic facade of Cambodia’s largest temple and immediately cameras start clicking. This is always how another day begins at the famous complex.

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Better late than never. It seems that proper summer, as opposed to ‘that warm week we always get in May’ has finally hit England’s capital. Temperatures have inched over 25 for the first time this year, and the infamous Central Line has inevitably become a sauna.

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We all have one. Some of us have more. Those places, those moments that we take ourselves to, that instil a sense of complete calm. Whether we’re at a bus stop in the pouring rain, or in yet another stressful meeting, travel to a happy place is sometimes, the only thing that keeps us sane.

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I don’t want to talk about Brexit. Instead, I want to tell the story of my personal relationship with the European Union.

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Lille’s complex history is visible in the architecture of its prominent buildings. From the cobbled quarter of Saint André, to the tinted glass of the Euralille shopping centre, a walk through the city tells a story of constant evolution through the diversity of its façades.

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I hadn’t expected it to start with a hill. As a lime green man-kini and its host buttocks pulled away up the gravel path, the tiny town of Reuil dropped away behind me, and I puffed my way through the first kilometres of France’s strangest sporting event.

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Pleasantly pickled in red wine, I listened to the Gaucho’s guitar and took in my bucolic surroundings.

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Once the second largest city in the Americas, Potosí is still well known for its silver mine.

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As I looked down from Samuel’s Fortress, I marvelled that its 11^th century guards would have taken in a similar view. Misty mountainous slopes, seasonally snow-capped, plunge towards slithers of shoreline that border the city of Ohrid’s ancient lake.