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O Purista: coiffure, cocktails and chilling
It’s mid-afternoon on a Thursday in Lisbon, and I’m about to have my hair cut by a bearded…
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From gorgeous to gaudy: Portugal’s Algarve coast
Somewhere between Lagos and Portimao in the Algarve, the gods of natural beauty seem to have taken leave…
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Happily lost in central Portugal
Our spare phone battery quit half an hour north of Lisbon, following its brother’s death spiral as the…
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Guest blog: Give a little to Sarus – help a lot
As darkness fell near the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers in Phnom Penh, I chatted…
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Big wheels in the used two-wheel business
“Men’s Giant mountain bike,” read the advertisement. “65 GBP ($100.) Recently overhauled and in good shape. Many others…
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Istanbul: Fear of travel exacts a cost
“You are the first American tourists I have seen in my restaurant this year,” said Aziz, gazing across…