From Bosnia, through Scotland, to the World by Daoud Sarhandi Williams
2022-05-01
In November 1998 I left my battered Škoda parked up in snowy Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia, and flew to Edinburgh toContinue Reading
BOOK REVIEW: The Wind and the Castle by Rupert Wolfe Murray
2019-02-15
This is a surprising little book that tells us many things: that simple stories can carry a powerful message, thatContinue Reading
Nepali Bricks for Trump
2017-04-05
Nepali Bricks for Trump The best way to explore a city is to get lost in it and as soonContinue Reading
A Different kind of travel book: 9 Months in Tibet
2016-12-17
by Eion Gibbs After I finished reading 9 Months in Tibet I had a feeling of having lost something. ItContinue Reading
Writing about Tibet Helped me Find my Voice
2016-08-19
by Rupert Wolfe Murray It’s bizarre. I’ve written so much about my time in Tibet – I’ve got a bookContinue Reading
Will You Cast my Vote in the EU Referendum?
2016-06-22
by Rupert Wolfe Murray I’m registered to vote in Liverpool but am going to London on the day of theContinue Reading
The Shakespeare Soap Opera
2016-06-10
by Rupert Wolfe-Murray Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool: The theatre is packed but I am alone. I’m watching the Merry Wives by ShakespeareContinue Reading
On the Road with Madame Bovary
2016-04-04
by Rupert Wolfe Murray When I was a kid I used to mock the names of the great French authorsContinue Reading
Letter to Asylum Seekers
2015-12-16
by Rupert Wolfe Murray Dear Asylum seekers, First of all, welcome to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and NorthernContinue Reading
The Martian (2015)
2015-12-11
Helped Me Overcome Writers’ Block by Rupert Wolfe Murray I wanted to see a film last night and the onlyContinue Reading
I HATE STARBUCKS BUT STILL USE THEM
2015-12-11
by Rupert Wolfe Murray I don’t think I’m alone in hating Starbucks, the American coffee shop that has spread itsContinue Reading