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Walking with the Bedouin
| Posted on: Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
Category: Cultures |
Carolyn, from Clapham, south London, had the decorators in. 'Blinds, not shutters,' she said firmly into her mobile, 'it's most important.' Then she folded her phone - the last time it would receive a signal for several days - and raised her eyes to the encircling pink mountains.
Unmasking the Ripper myth
| Posted on: Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
Category: Cities |
It is a repulsive and fascinating item and true obsessives will make a beeline for it. 'This is the original 'Dear Boss' letter,' confirmed Julia Hoffbrand, the curator of a new exhibition dedicated to Jack the Ripper. The letter marks the point in the Ripper story at which reality turned into myth.
Iran through the needle's eye
| Posted on: Sunday, April 06, 2008 |
Category: Cultures |
The flight landed in Tehran early in the morning. Those first few hours were fluidly dream-like, setting the tone for the rest of the trip. I slid through immigration, with a stamp for my passport and a smile for me, then Mr Sassan - my fixer, minder and joker on this ten-day journey through Iran - scooped me up and tore me round his sprawling, honking, snow-bound capital.
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