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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Why are you going to Uzbekistan?
Why Uzbekistan? Because a decade ago I saw an image of Shakhi-Zindi necropolis and could not…
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Ending the old and beginning the new with St Francis
New Year in Assisi — a fourth pilgrimage to my spiritual home, deepening connections with St…
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A different take on “The Voice” referendum
A piece provided to various progressive media outlets ahead of the national referendum of an Indigenous…
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The pandemic opportunity
This is the most extraordinary time to be alive and the opportunity for growth is extraordinary.…
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Iran: extraordinary beauty, culture, refinement and hospitality
Six weeks ago I had one of the best holidays of my life — a guided…
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Lithuania – divine mercy, the hill of crosses and great cake
Lithuania — green, sunny, beautiful, and filled with extraordinary cake. The original Divine Mercy painting in…
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Eight days in Armenia — the first country to convert to Christianity, and a land of…
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Is the Maltese Terrier nearing extinction on Malta?
Malta is interesting, cultured and devout — but her quieter sister Gozo is the real treasure.…
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Valetta: European capital of culture or a plastic pig’s arse?
Valletta is the European Capital of Culture for 2018 — so why is its Maritime Museum…
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The perfumed underpass
A stopover in Abu Dhabi — a perfumed underpass, a woman in silver shoes, the Sheikh…
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