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Cordoba Patios – the Charms of Medieval Air-Conditioning Units
Cordoba in the south of Spain is the hottest town in Europe. Temperatures reach an average daytime high of 37° centigrade in July and August (100° F). In July 2022, the city experienced 19 days with 40° or more (104° F), a record for any European city, and one day in April 2023, the thermometer…
A Merry Christmas to You!
We wish all our friends and readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Mediterranean, where they celebrate Christmas in slightly different ways. They certainly have their own ideas of what constitutes an appropriate seasonal decoration. We now take our usual winter break and will be back with new “Adventures for Beginners”…
Beaucaire – Good Things Come in Threes
There are two reasons to travel to the town of Beaucaire. Firstly, there is the experience of walking across a border: not a national but a cultural border, one that has divided France into tribes of different customs and habits for centuries. Up to a point, it still does so today. Take the train to…
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Jerusalem – Blazing Thunderstorm of Noises and Colours
Gathering tourism experiences has been the Easy Hikers’ primary occupation for these past 10 or 15 years, so you may trust me when I say that popular destinations generally have more in common than we would ideally wish them to. Seaside walks and beach promenades resemble each other to the point where they seem virtually…
Fall in Love With Modern Architecture in Tel Aviv
Modern architecture is difficult to love. It is not so much the concept that is the problem here: all of us can easily agree that its principles are fine and noble – simplicity (less is more), an appearance of elegant restraint (ornament is crime), transparency of structure (form follows function). But while this theory has…
Birds, Kidnappers And Hiking In New Zealand
Guest Post: Hiking in New Zealand Birds, kidnappers and hiking. Now, what do these three have in common? Let Jim McIntosh tell you all about it. Hiking in New Zealand New Zealand hosts the world’s largest mainland based gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers in Hawke’s Bay. The Australasian Gannets have been nesting at this site…
