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Nicosia: The World’s Last Divided Capital City

Nicosia: The World’s Last Divided Capital City

by Richard Collett | Jun 14, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Northern Cyprus

On one side you have the Greeks. On the other, you have the Turks. Welcome to Nicosia the world’s last divided capital city. The border crossing is curiously relaxed. Nicosia has been divided for a long time now. Since 1974 in fact, when a Turkish invasion...
Travel Tramp’s March Travel Round Up

Travel Tramp’s March Travel Round Up

by Richard Collett | Mar 31, 2016 | FROM LONDON TO LHASA

Here’s my travel round up for March! I’ve been on the road a lot since my last ‘proper’ round up of events in January, when I headed on over to Bali for a few weeks in the Sun. I explored an abandoned theme park, did a spot of SCUBA diving and...
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