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Podcast Episode 12. Searching for Kiwis, New Zealand
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I discovered that due to both luck and good management, the kiwi is relatively common in the forested hills behind the town of Whakatane. And when I say ‘relatively’, that’s in comparison to places that don’t have any at all.
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Podcast Episode 11. The Minibuses of Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.
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I had been too nervous to jump on the taxi minibuses in Egypt’s heaving cities, but figured I couldn’t go too far wrong in the beachside resort town of Sharm El Sheik. Riding the minibuses turned out to be a really enjoyable local experience.
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Podcast Episode 10. A Chance Meeting in Wadi Rum, Jordan
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When I pulled up to help a bloke in a broken down vehicle, I had no idea it would lead to an amazing night as a guest of the Bedouin.
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A Kindergarten Choir, Ukraine
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A visit to a village kindergarten to deliver aid included a performance by the kids of a traditional song that has become the de facto anthem of Ukrainian resilience
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Podcast Episode 9. The Cemeteries of Gallipoli
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The cemeteries of Gallipoli hold tens of thousands who died in 1915; every one a story of a life cut short by the tragedy that occurred here in this beautiful place.
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Podcast Episode 8. Slings and Stones May Break My Bones, Spain
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Whilst waiting for favourable winds for our onward journey, I decided to have a look around the Castillo de San Carlos in Palma, Majorca. I was to discover that the holiday playground of Palma was once a place of piracy, plunder and peril…
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Hangar 10, Germany
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A big part of why I had traveled to Germany’s Baltic Coast was to visit the small village of Zirchow. And the entire reason I wanted to visit the small village of Zirchow was to go to Hangar 10, a museum which houses a unique collection of rare aircraft.
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Pocast Episode 7. Strange Meeting, Poland
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After seeing the main areas of Birkenau Concentration Camp, Poland, and learning of the horrors that had occurred there, it was a relief to find a tranquil patch of nature. Whilst enjoying the quiet and the late afternoon sun, I had a strange meeting.
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Podcast Episode 6. The Acropolis, Greece
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Rising majestically from the centre of Old Athens, the Acropolis mesa supports an extraordinary collection of ancient structures, and an even more extraordinary collection of myths and legends.
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‘Ukrainian Yoghurt. Enriched With Courage’
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Putin refuses to accept that Ukraine is a sovereign nation independent from Russia. However his unprovoked and unjustifiable war has only strengthened the Ukrainians’ national identity.