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Small world: Lost in Bosnia
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. See the photo on the left? That was the setting for a relaxing picnic lunch on the road from Sarajevo to Croatia – at a little village on Ramsko Jezero. I wasn't to know that things were going to get quite a bit darker after this little interlude. Unfortunately, we didn't turn back on to the right road. Rather than the proper road, we ended up on a bjeli put. A white farm track rather like the Italian s trade bianche. It was when we p...
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Small world
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Christmas magic in Bruges. In the shadow of the looming 15. When the shoppers run out of fuel, they head to the food stalls where they fill up on delicious braadwurst. Sausages, waffles, apple fritters and – a gratifying sight on a cold day – tartiflette smothered in gooey reblochon cheese. Those wanting their fix of Belgian friet. Chips) queue up at the distinctive green fast-food stalls that stand guard outside the Belfry. Then ther...
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Small world: Rimini: La Notte Rosa
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Rimini: La Notte Rosa. La Notte Rosa is like New Year’s Eve all over again – but with better weather and thousands more people enjoying the balmy summer air. Every July since 2005, this 100km stretch of the Adriatic has been putting on one of Italy’s liveliest festivals, la Notte Rosa, which translates inelegantly as “pink night”. Sounds better in Italian. The local Rimini politician who came up with the idea rather liked a festival t...
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Small world: January 2013
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. In with the new. We decided to see the year out in northern France, with nothing planned beyond booking a hotel room in Boulogne-sur-Mer. It did, of course – at least in the beginning. The ferry. Crossing was truly awful as the ship bounced its way across the channel. Thank goodness seasickness disappears the moment you step off a ship. Are you from the region? We're from Britain. "Eengleesh! Said one woman delightedly. "Oh, they'...
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Small world: December 2012
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Out with the old . I'm not alone in thinking that New Year's Eve is horribly overrated. Too many expectations, too much hysteria and far too many restaurants charging five times the usual rate for a "special" menu. I like the idea of marking the end of a year and the beginning of a fresh new one, but I'm not so keen on the forced jollity. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Tales from Awkward Hill. Trains on the Brain.
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Small world: August 2011
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Are excursions worth it? Some friends of mine were visiting Europe for the first time, and they chose to take a guided tour that zoomed through four countries in 10 days. You know the sort: if it's Tuesday this must be Belgium. I'm not necessarily criticising this kind of tour, as many tourists find that it's their best economical option. What does annoy me, however, is the excursions. To take some examples: an excursion in Paris.
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Small world: May 2012
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Olympics guide to London transport. 1 How to use the escalator in a Tube station. Patronising title, I know, but believe me, people still need a lesson in this. It all boils down to this: STAND ON THE RIGHT AND KEEP THE LEFT CLEAR FOR PEOPLE TO WALK. Wonderfully simple logic, I know, but hard for many to grasp. It's not just tourists who ignore this, of course. But, really, it's just good manners. That leads me to . 5a We drive and cy...
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Small world: Vimy Ridge: Canada's great sacrifice
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Vimy Ridge: Canada's great sacrifice. For nearly 20 years I’ve been zooming up and down the A26 from Calais to other parts of France. And each time I spotted the sober sign saying “Mémorial Canadien de Vimy”, I vowed I would stop one day and pay a proper visit to this monument commemorating one of the most significant battles of the First World War. Images © Adam Batterbee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tales from Awkward Hill.
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Small world: May 2013
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. An evening with Verdi. One by one they introduce themselves, shaking hands. Nabucco, La Traviata, Rigoletto, La Forza del Destino, Otello. I was meeting the members of the Club dei 27, a Verdi appreciation society unlike any other. Every Thursday, they gather in a vaulted wine cellar in Parma, the central Italian city that celebrates the opera maestro in a particularly spirited manner. The men of Club dei 27. Seeps gently into the room.
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Small world: November 2013
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A traveller's tales from journalist and travel writer Mary Novakovich. Christmas magic in Bruges. In the shadow of the looming 15. When the shoppers run out of fuel, they head to the food stalls where they fill up on delicious braadwurst. Sausages, waffles, apple fritters and – a gratifying sight on a cold day – tartiflette smothered in gooey reblochon cheese. Those wanting their fix of Belgian friet. Chips) queue up at the distinctive green fast-food stalls that stand guard outside the Belfry. Then ther...
