Inspiring Travel Writing from Fiona Dunlop: Page 2 of 3
Articles by Fiona Dunlop: Page 2 of 3
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Dar El Ghalia
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Fiona Dunlop
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Morocco
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Northern Morocco
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Fez
Arriving in Fez late at night to check in at Dar El GHalia means being met at a nearby square by a pixie-like porter who guides you silently and speedily uphill through the maze. Entering the silent, palatial riad is like a journey through time into...
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Spiritual stones
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Fiona Dunlop
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India
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Karnataka
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Hampi
Hampi: The ruins of this 14th century kingdom lie in central India, a day’s drive by creaking Ambassador from Goa. Gigantic boulders, crumbling temples, a slow river, pilgrims, parakeets and monkey descendants of Hanuman - it’s one of those rare and...
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Barcelona: An Architectural & Artistic Guide
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Fiona Dunlop
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Spain
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Catalunya
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Barcelona
Famously proud, culturally dynamic and economically self-sufficient, Barcelona is a city which pulls out all the stops. It behaves like a capital, even thinks it’s a capital, much to the chagrin of Madrid. Why? Because it boasts architectural style...
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Roman Demons
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Fiona Dunlop
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Italy
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Lazio
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Rome
It is the start of a sweltering summer’s day as I join a motley group of tourists on the steps of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. In front of us stands our straw-hatted guide, Dion, a bright-eyed, diminutive New Zealander who we later learn is a...
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Medina Cross-Cultivation
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Fiona Dunlop
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Morocco
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Marrakech Region
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Marrakech
Soukhs, snake-charmers and story-tellers are what usually springs to mind if you mention Marrakesh. Yes, these seductive exotica still exist but other, more complex ingredients are transforming the identity of this city. A new cultural...
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Narmada Boom?
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Fiona Dunlop
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India
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Madhya Pradesh
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Maheshwar
On the banks of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, change is afoot. Spearheading it is Richard Holkar, known by some as the Prince and by others as Richard, and a far from typical example of India's erstwhile aristocracy. For a start he is half...
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Cappadocia
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Fiona Dunlop
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Turkey
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Cappadocia
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Goreme
Ever considered spending a few decades living on top of a pillar? Well that is one of the surreal options on offer in Cappadocia, central Turkey. This is what the region’s first ever visitors, the ascetically extreme Stylites, got up to, and they...
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The Hacienda Trail
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Fiona Dunlop
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Mexico
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The Yucatan
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Yucatan
A snake slithers across the road, a dog snoozes at the shady end of a village tope (one of Mexico's car-destroying speed-bumps) and a huddle of diminutive Mayan women in embroidered white dresses are trundled past on a tricycle platform. In the...
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Dubai Highs
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Fiona Dunlop
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United Arab Emirates
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Dubai
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Dubai City
“That flag-pole is so tall that they had to make an extra-large flag for it. But then it was so heavy that it never flapped in the wind, so nobody could see the Dubai colours,” the guide tells me. “So then they installed a wind machine!” he finishes...
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Oman's Musandam Peninsula
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Fiona Dunlop
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Oman
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Muscat Region
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Khasab
Blink and you could miss Khasab, the main town on the Musandam peninsula, a remote enclave of the Sultanate of Oman where sheer moutains tower over narrow inlets and blissful, deserted coves. Roads are a recent phenomenon here; access used to be by...
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