Hungerford. Lockerbie. Dunblane. Sleepy backwaters whose syllables might have languished in obscurity forever, had they not become intertwined irrevocably with tragedy. I felt the same as we crossed into Kosovo. My knowledge of Europe’s newest country – a territory half the size of Wales, populated by fewer than two-million people – derived mostly from shockingContinue reading “Welcome To Kosovo”
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Authors Over 50 Podcast – Jacqueline Lambert
I was thrilled to be chosen as a guest by author and podcaster, Julia Daily, for her Authors Over 50 Podcast. Authors Over 50 is a carefully curated show, delivered internationally, which shares stories which celebrate the success of debut authors in Life’s Sweetest Third! Find Out
Butrint, Albania: The Fall of Troy, The Founding of Rome, & A Load of Old Bull
At Butrint, in southwestern Albania, we discovered tranquillity, jewel colours, fecund nature, and a sense of history that rustled through the trees like a whisper from the past.
Gjirokastra, Albania: A City With Two Tales
Thus, quick Argjiro,Ran with her baby girl,Swung like a bird in the windFrom the fortress to the abyss, Rock on rock thus broken,She fell like a star,but was not extinguished Ismail Kadare – excerpt from his poem, She Fell Like A Star, But Was Not Extinguished Gjirokastra’s skyline is dominated by its enormous castle, alsoContinue reading “Gjirokastra, Albania: A City With Two Tales”
World Wide Walkies 