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Armchair Traveller returns to the Middle East — Let’s get it LebanON

My week in Lebanon was a timely reminder that world history is complex, badly taught, and impossible to separate from politics, religion…

1d ago

Armchair Traveller returns to the Middle East — Let’s get it LebanON

1d ago

Latvia — Sweet rye bread, dry biscuits astringent liquor and bitter history

Pre-Brexit, the world was my oyster and Birmingham the centre. Within 15 minutes I could get to any manner of global produce from…

Apr 27

Latvia — Sweet rye bread, dry biscuits astringent liquor and bitter history

Apr 27

Laos: Despite capitalist bombing and communist oppression, still a great place for a cup of tea

In an effort to stop the glorious onward march of communism, between 1964 and 1973, the USA dropped over two million tonnes of bombs on…

Apr 19

Laos: Despite capitalist bombing and communist oppression, still a great place for a cup of tea

Apr 19

Kyrgyzstan: Where dumplings are king, horses are milked, and movies remind you to chill

Of all the possible combinations of letters, how did one of the roughly 200 countries in the world end up called “Kyrgyzstan”? The answer…

Mar 30

Kyrgyzstan: Where dumplings are king, horses are milked, and movies remind you to chill

Mar 30

Kuwait: Camel milk, Sheikhs and the story of my great-great grandfather

It’s rare these days not to hear politicians talking about immigrants. Here they power our economies while also playing the role of…

Mar 2

Kuwait: Camel milk, Sheikhs and the story of my great-great grandfather

Mar 2

Kurdistan: An unrecognised nation of vegan delights, cinematic brilliance and a haunting novel

still remember the day one of my children came home from school and said: “I have a new friend from a country that doesn’t exist.” After a…

Feb 9

Kurdistan: An unrecognised nation of vegan delights, cinematic brilliance and a haunting novel

Feb 9

It’s time to go to Kosovo: Recovering from the horrors of war through ajvar, leek pie and…

And so I find myself in the ancient Dardanian (literally pear) Kingdom now known as Kosovo (literally blackbird field). Having recently…

Jan 19

It’s time to go to Kosovo: Recovering from the horrors of war through ajvar, leek pie and…

Jan 19

Korea (South): If this is freedom, do we want it?

As we all know, no matter who you vote for, the government always gets in, but you can find proof that governance matters by checking out…

Jan 12

Korea (South): If this is freedom, do we want it?

Jan 12

Korea (North): Glorious socialist transformation of Birmingham man as Juche thought conquers…

To truly understand this week’s Armchair Travels you must start by tuning into the North Korean playlist. The titles are enough to fill you…

Jan 4

Korea (North): Glorious socialist transformation of Birmingham man as Juche thought conquers…

Jan 4

From Kiribati to Chelmsford: Climate crisis, culture, and coconut cuisine in the “sinking islands”

Even though most people seem not to have heard of Kiribati, and even less know that it is pronounced Kiribas, thanks to meme culture, many…

Dec 21, 2024

From Kiribati to Chelmsford: Climate crisis, culture, and coconut cuisine in the “sinking islands”

Dec 21, 2024

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Armchair traveller

Near-zero carbon travel through books, drinks, food, films, music and the magic of living in multicultural #Birmingham.

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