These two Austrian musical figures have more than a few things in common – and their legacies live on. By Anthony Haywood Many thanks to Lonely Planet for permission to republish this essay from the upcoming Austria travel guide. WHEN THE END came, it was sudden and made the headlines worldwide. He died too early,…
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The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (or I’m in the Wrong film)
Many thanks to Lonely Planet for permission to publish this short story here. It was first published in Unpacked Again, an anthology of travel writing. Scene One:Zagreb. Hot day. Our Man stands with backpack and unknown purpose on central square. Market. Crowds mill, loud cries. Trams rattle busily down thoroughfare. Disgorge passengers. Middle-aged women carry…
Fear and Loathing in Tuva
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…
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…