The Cypriot holiday resort of Famagusta, abandoned when the Turkish army invaded the island in 1974, is a war-torn ghost town on the golden sands of Northern Cyprus. Here’s how to explore the Varosha ruins. I set foot on the beach and was instantly dazzled by...
When I reach the bottom of the deep valley, I can see the unmistakable shape of faded, wooden coffins. The coffins are out in the open, but they aren’t being prepared for burial below ground. These coffins are hanging from the face of the tall limestone cliffs...
Ruben Enaje hardly even flinched as the nails were driven into the palms of his hands before he was raised high on a heavy wooden cross under the beating Good Friday sun in the Philippines. This was his 33rd crucifixion, and now he says, he longer feels the pain. Like...
Travelling the path of Korea’s war torn past Today’s guest post by Scott Whitaker of Verramente takes us on an historical journey through Korea as he traces the war torn relics of the peninsular’s long and conflict shadowed history in...
Bukhara, the beautiful Silk Road City with a dark history. Bukhara is majestic. It’s beautiful. Sand stone buildings, tall minarets and vast mosques greet the traveller who arrives in what is one of Uzbekistan’s, and Central Asia’s finest...
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