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Walter Pellow

629 pieces so far, page 24 of 27

Walking

Durmitor, and the canyon that out-deepens most of Europe

4 min read

Cruise

St. John's, and the afternoon a big ship allows

4 min read

History

The strait that launched a thousand ships, twice

4 min read

Walking

Plitvice, and the lakes still building themselves

3 min read

History

The army a farmer found digging a well

4 min read

Seasons

Shetland in the simmer dim, when the night forgets to come

5 min read

History

The monasteries that took to the air

3 min read

History

Istanbul, and the city with three names

4 min read

History

Ålesund, rebuilt in one style

4 min read

First time

Two nights at sea, as a trial run, from Portsmouth

5 min read

History

Guimarães and the county that became a country

3 min read

Culture

The Isle of Man, a nation that fits on one page

4 min read

Food & drink

Belgium, by the square of chocolate and the glass of beer

4 min read

History

Sugar, rum and the making of Bridgetown

4 min read

History

What Phnom Penh keeps, and what it has chosen to remember

4 min read

Slow travel

Evia by caique, at whatever pace the wind allows

4 min read

Food & drink

Lofoten, and the fish that fed Europe

4 min read

Slow travel

The Tuscany you reach on foot

4 min read

Walking

Walking above Munnar, where the roads don't reach the tea

4 min read

History

The railway built on forced labour, and the trains that still cross it

3 min read

Cruise

The short cruise, an audition rather than a compromise

4 min read

First time

The long way round, a fortnight circling Britain

4 min read

Wildlife

Condors over the canyon, and a lake at the top of the map

4 min read

Wildlife

Svalbard, where the bears outnumber the residents

5 min read