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A Nigerian barber in Gabon

Whether you're looking for the 'Passionate Look' or a George Bush inspired 'Victor Look', Cliff has the haircut for you.

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This tiny bottle shop on La Digue has the three staples of island life covered. Food. Drink. Data.

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One of the highlights of my recent trip to Kraków was a Trabant tour of Nowa Huta with…

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Anyone who knows me or has read any of my books knows that I have a soft spot…

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Orgosolo is small rural town that sits high and isolated in Sardinia’s rugged Nuoro mountains. For hundreds of…

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The island of Madura sits off the north coast of eastern Java. It’s dry and empty and even…

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My dad was first introduced to the sweet fortified wine Marsala by the Sicilian tradesmen he worked with…

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Fuamaluku is one of the largest inhabited islands in the Maldives and the one closest to the Equator.…

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This is a picture of the old Mercedes truck I rode on from Komanda to Kisangani, in the…

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A few years ago I accepted a challenge from Wanderlust Magazine. To see the Northern Lights for under…

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