History in the making
The centre of the universe is a pretty small place. So small, in fact, that you could drive through it in a matter of seconds…
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Andalucia. Stern and Melancholy…?
Almost two hundred years ago Washington Irving described Andalucía as a ‘stern, melancholy country with rugged mountains and long sweeping plains destitute of trees…
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Top 10 Sights in Madrid
[words & photograph © Mark Eveleigh] Madrid combines all the fiery, passionate spirit of a southern European capital with an aged-in-oak love for its own history…
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Triana – Gypsy heart of old Seville
We’re on assignment in Seville now, researching original angles on what might be Spain’s most vibrant city. We’re staying in a boutique hotel known…
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Mapped: The romance of Andalucia
[map from Maphouse] We’re spending this week in Seville, so I’ve been trawling the net for maps of the area. And this one, which dates…
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9 things you didn’t know about Madrid
[words & photograph © Mark Eveleigh] Winters can be chilly on the Castilian mesa but Madrid has all the fiery passion of the Spanish…
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The novelty of settling down
I was cutting up an avo yesterday when it suddenly struck me: We’ve settled down. My kitbag is empty, tucked behind a wardrobe; my…
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Greece: the centre of the universe
[words by Mark Eveleigh & Narina Exelby] In February we were sponsored by Citroen to test-drive one of their new models on a roadtrip…
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Stinging nettle pasties: the key to a long life?
[words & photograph © Mark Eveleigh] “It’s sensible to invest in your diet. Choose to pay a little extra to your grocer for organic produce…
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Winter in Crete…?!
It seems that tourism is EXTREMELY slow in Crete in the winter. The arrival of two Kitbagger travel-writers in Chania city brought a halt…
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