Inspiring Travel Writing from James Henderson: Page 6 of 7
Articles by James Henderson: Page 6 of 7
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The French Caribbean
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James Henderson
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Guadeloupe
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Basse-Terre Region
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Basse-Terre
“Ah... créole, Monsieur...” Words spoken longingly, almost lyrically, by a French West Indian, against a background of Caribbean waves. He was visibly warming to his subject and I could see that we were settling in for a long evening. But then I...
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Caribbean Trading Boats
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James Henderson
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Grenada
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Grenada Island
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St George's
It is one of the prettiest sights in the Caribbean - the stepped heights of St George's Harbour in Grenada, all red roofs offset against a hundred tropical greens - but it is made perfect by the colourful wooden sloops and schooners that line the...
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The Armenian Convent of St James, Jerusalem
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James Henderson
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Israel
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Israel and the Palestinian Territories
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Jerusalem
Apparently there is a psychological condition peculiar to Jerusalem, in which believers, people of all the religions and denominations that consider the city holy, feel that they are being personally contacted by God. It is difficult, though, to...
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The Czech Republic
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James Henderson
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Czech Republic
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Prague Region
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Prague
If there is a stereotype of the exotic, it would surely be warm, probably tropical, momentarily familiar but then alluring and mysterious, and most importantly, with an ever-present promise of something unutterably romantic. Hardly the Czech...
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The Blue Mountains
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James Henderson
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Australia
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New South Wales
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Sydney
It wasn’t only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived in the Blue Mountains. The grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains. The views were limited to the spindly fingers of eucalyptus trees scratching at...
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St Vincent and the Grenadines
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James Henderson
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St Vincent & Grenadines
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Mustique Region
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Mustique
I always enjoy arriving after dark at Caribbean hotels. Night comes early in the tropics, and as you walk through the garden a profusion of unfamiliar bushes and trees (their trunks sometimes painted white to eight feet) stand etched black in...
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Sailing in Turkey
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James Henderson
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Turkey
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Marmaris Region
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Marmaris
A home truth proved itself. It was something I’d often been told: ‘of course, James, sound carries particularly well over water’, but had never been able to verify in all the noise and activity of 20th century life. But there it was, in a cove off...
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The Pilbara, Western Australia
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James Henderson
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Australia
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Western Australia
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Perth
‘Well, that’s a pretty desolate place’, said a Perth taxi driver, referring to the Pilbara region of Western Australia. And so it seemed at first, as we drove through Australia’s unutterable north western vastness. The tarmac scorched a black trail...
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The Grenadines
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James Henderson
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St Vincent & Grenadines
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Mustique Region
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Mustique
Creating atmosphere is one of those black arts. It’s hard enough when you have people to whip the sound and light of setting into ambience, but harder still, I suppose, when the intended atmosphere is all about quietness and seclusion. But then,...
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Marrakesh
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James Henderson
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Morocco
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Marrakech Region
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Marrakech
There seems to be almost no accounting for the far-flung countries and curious towns that creep onto the list of places to visit - the most unlikely places appear attractive, on the advice of a friend, or something you read, or from a hankering that...
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