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ARE YOU A TRAVELER OR A TOURIST?

by Travels with My Hat Posted on July 26, 2016

Not long ago at a Sydney Writer’s Festival, I attended a discussion with Michelle de Kretser whose book Questions of Travel explores the travel phenomenon in a world where today millions of people are criss-crossing the planet like ants.  Asked by the … Continue reading →

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Memories of Egypt: a photo-essay

by Travels with My Hat Posted on May 18, 2014

The British travel agent Thomas Cook escorted the first ever tour to Egypt back in 1869. From that cautious beginning, international tourism was born. Places such as Giza and Luxor soon became household names. In 1922, the renowned archaeologist Howard … Continue reading →

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