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Modern Day European Pilgrimages: St James Way and via Francigena

GUEST ARTICLE: Babette Gallard and Paul Chinn, two UK corporate management drop-outs, have completed over 6,000 Pilgrim kilometres on horseback and bicycle – an experience Babette Gallard highly recommends.
In my part of the world rumour has it that for a large number of Aussies the European Tour is an important rite of passage, or perhaps [...]

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Scotland: Visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh

GUEST ARTICLE: I arrived at Glasgow after a 5 hour Virgin train trip from London. The very attentive first class trolley service allowed me to get in some drinking practice for my weekend stay with friends from my Sydney Uni days.
Glasgow
On Saturday we popped in to see the refurbished Kelvingrove Museum – which still retains [...]

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Countries That Don’t Officially Exist – Transnistria

There are almost 200 official countries in the world, but there are dozens more breakaway states which are determined to be separate and independent.
All of the breakaway states have declared independence after violent struggles with a neighbour. Some now survive peacefully, but others are a magnet for terrorists and weapons smuggling, and have armies ready [...]

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