Category: Long Read
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That Girl at Cornwallis Beach

Very much in sync with what happens to Daniel Sempere in Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s acclaimed novel The Shadow of the Wind, I’m waking up unable to remember a woman’s face. I can still evoke how her eyes followed my hands or the delicacy of her words through the streets of…
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Songs and Places

Some songs were accidental, some perhaps a bit forced; a few places seemed not to match the rhythm, much less the lyrics, and others felt like the antithesis of what a song conveyed. However, for one reason or another, some of the cities I’ve visited throughout the years have had…
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A Wee Pedal through Edinburgh

In a way, it is very easy to fall into the belief that this is nothing but a sweet dream. To the left Arthur’s Seat looks stunning and mighty, its peak explored by the casual climbers who no doubt are witnesses to a marvelous sight of the city below; Old…