Fear & Loathing in TuvaMany thanks to Lonely Planet for permission to publish the story here. This short story was first published in the collection “Unpacked“. When it comes to Russian cities, Kyzyl is no gem even by Siberian standards. Hot, dry, swirling with dust and flat as a pancake, it is the capital of…
Author: Anthony J. Haywood
What Makes Switzerland Spooky?
While researching an essay for the new edition of “Switzerland” (Lonely Planet), I came across an oral myth told by alpine shepherds in the canton of Waadt. Switzerland has lots of myths about fertile, pre-glacial landscapes that become iced over and inhospitable. Often the transformation is punishment for some moral wrong-doing. Essentially, the myth goes…