Musings
This category includes posts across the whole spectrum of topics and other issues such as museums, arts and culture, literature, writing and politics.
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The island where God lives
The World Heritage island of Itsukushima — known as Miyajima, “the island where God lives” —…
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Ringing the peace bell in Hiroshima
A visit to Hiroshima’s Peace Park and the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace — 500 metres…
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The lovely town of Yamaguchi
Following St Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi — the quiet city where he preached in the streets,…
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There is a gift in Kagoshima
Following St Francis Xavier to Kagoshima — where he made landfall on 15 August 1549, the…
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My pilgrimage to Japan begins in Nagasaki
My Japan pilgrimage begins not where Xavier landed, but in Nagasaki – the Rome of the…
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Leaving on Uzbek Airlines
Departing Uzbekistan from Tashkent — the Usman Quran stained with the blood of the third caliph,…
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Far from deserted, you can hook up in a yurt if you want to
Crossing the Kyzyl Kum desert on the Royal Road from Samarkand to Bukhara — a holy…
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The holiest place in Samarkand
Shakhi-Zindi — the holiest site in Samarkand, a necropolis of staggering beauty that brought me to…
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To be in Samarkand
To be in Samarkand — the Mirror of the World, the Jewel of Islam, the Centre…
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My introduction to Tashkent
First impressions of Tashkent — a city still finding its feet after Soviet rule, with bare…
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