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Walter Pellow

629 pieces so far, page 5 of 27

History

Marseille, France's oldest city and its old port

5 min read

Journeys

Paraty and Ilha Grande, the coast between São Paulo and Rio

4 min read

Wildlife

Blue whales off Mirissa, and the months they pass the south coast

3 min read

Walking

Kilimanjaro, and choosing a route up it

4 min read

History

Chichén Itzá, and the shadow serpent of the equinox

4 min read

Journeys

Bratislava, the capital an hour down the Danube from Vienna

4 min read

Journeys

Udaipur, the city of lakes and palaces

4 min read

Seasons

Songkran, Thailand's new year and the water that comes with it

3 min read

Journeys

Central America overland, from Costa Rica to El Salvador

4 min read

Journeys

Bucharest to Skopje, the Balkans in one long ride

4 min read

Cruise

A mystery cruise, and the pleasure of not knowing the ports

4 min read

History

Varanasi, the ghats at first light

4 min read

History

Copán and Quiriguá, the Maya cities of the south

4 min read

Wildlife

Madagascar's lemurs, and the forests at Andasibe and Ranomafana

4 min read

Journeys

Innsbruck and the Tyrol

5 min read

Rail

The Jungfrau region, Switzerland's high railways and the Eiger's north face

4 min read

History

Galle Fort, the walled town the Dutch built on a headland

3 min read

Journeys

Almaty, and the canyons and lakes in reach of it

3 min read

Cruise

Alicante, the castle above the harbour

4 min read

Culture

Skopje, the capital rebuilt in statues

4 min read

Journeys

The Panorama Route, Blyde River Canyon and God's Window

5 min read

Food & drink

The Cape Winelands, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl

5 min read

Wildlife

Damaraland, the desert elephants and the rock engravings of Twyfelfontein

5 min read

Journeys

Lake Atitlán, the lake ringed by volcanoes and Maya villages

4 min read