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Northern Appetites

Northern Appetites
“It’s really crazy work,” says Steve Torgersen. He’s talking about getting fresh water to his restaurant Gruvelageret, on the edge of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, but he could easily be talking generally about the challenges of supplying good food this far north. To look at Longyearbyen on a map (or in person), there’s..
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  • 11 Sep
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The End of Greece

The End of Greece
At the end of the world, I am reluctant to report, there is excellent 3G coverage. Our understanding of the world is a little better – at least in geographical terms – than it was in the age of the ancient Greeks, but for them the Matapan, the southernmost tip..
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  • 8 Aug
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No Man’s Land

No Man’s Land
The coldness you feel during an Antarctic polar plunge is elemental. It is not something you can brush off or laugh about. Make all the plans for witticisms you like, the moment you hit that sub-zero water, a panicked mammal part of your being takes over and gets you the..
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  • 12 Apr
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Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask
It begins with a sickening snap. The Mud Men of Pogla emerge to no music, moving like mechanical marionettes: juddering, shuddering, dancing. Their huge heads, like their skin, have been painted deathly white. Theirs is a dreadful spectacle. While some hold spears, others have wicked-looking bamboo talons which they crack..
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  • 28 Feb
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Old Testament Lessons

Old Testament Lessons
They say the fat, arthritic olive trees in northern Jordan’s Irbit region were planted by the Romans. That would likely make them older than local lad J. Christ, a theory which hasn’t been scientifically tested, but one that’s quite believable in this biblical land of dusty hills, itinerant goats, and..
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  • 15 Jan
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Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West
When the gun goes off, its belligerent noise slams into a vermillion cliff-face, then echoes back over our heads and out into the infinite expanse of central Wyoming. There’s a gentle tinkle as the bullet casing hits the ground. A serpentine smoke trail rises skywards from the barrel of the..
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  • 4 Jan
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The Scottish Gindustry

The Scottish Gindustry
The morning I set off to trace Scotland’s new gin trail feels like the wettest day in the history of wetness and days, a morning so vengeful that no material, artificial or natural, can really keep a person dry. When I get to the Gin Bothy I’m as grateful for..
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  • 26 Nov
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Sevillian Days

Sevillian Days
I’m watching a freeloader outside a restaurant on a hot day in Seville. A hot day? It could be almost any day in this town. In summer, the temperatures sail past 40C – past 50C at their worst. What to do on days like that? The freeloader knows. Stay in..
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  • 26 Nov
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Flying, Fishing

Flying, Fishing
It’s easy to relax at the end of the world. Waist-deep in diamond-clear water, waders hugging my legs, I can feel the sun on the back of my neck, the swooshing of my fly rod the only noise to permeate the silence on Navarino Island at the very bottom of..
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  • 26 Nov
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Art and Soul

Art and Soul
I like to think I know the world. In a pub quiz, my specialist subject would be geography. I pride myself on identifying flags. Capital cities? No problem. Do you know that the currency of Guatemala is the quetzal, named after an elusive, exotic bird? I do. But for all..
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  • 21 Aug
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Be Careful What You Piss For

Be Careful What You Piss For

Other
  • 8 Aug
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Pablo, honey

Pablo, honey

Travel
  • 10 Dec
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Life Between Volcanos And The Sea

Life Between Volcanos And The Sea

Galapagos
  • 29 Oct
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On Bartolomé

On Bartolomé

Galapagos
  • 22 Oct
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In Quito

In Quito

Galapagos
  • 18 Oct
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