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In the Jungle of Cities

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The Christmas nutcracker soldier
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Open Sandwich: exploring the history of an English medieval town
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My first encounter with Glasgow
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The ghosts of a Christmas that did not come to pass
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Paris Nocturne
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Semana Santa: Holy Week in Seville
We hadn’t planned to visit Seville during the city’s most important week of the year, but I’m glad we did.
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Mehringplatz, Berlin
Three names of and three visits to a square in the shape of a circle
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Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight
Welcome to the mouth of hell (again)
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The Doughnut, the River, and King Cunobeline’s gold mines
An eulogy of sorts to the river Mardyke in the English county of Essex, and a brief rumination on whether horses experience jealousy
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Paris Nocturne
A recollection of a night spent wandering the streets of Paris
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The ghosts of a Christmas that did not come to pass
A moment to pause and reflect on Covid and the cancellation of Christmas
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The Christmas nutcracker soldier
How did Christmas nutcrackers became one of our most recognisable festive traditions? Take a trip to Dresden’s Museum of Saxon Folk Art to find out.
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I want to live everywhere, see everything, all of the time!
A trip to Finland, an obsession with a webcam, and a relentless curiosity that only seems to grow stronger the older I get.
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My first encounter with Berlin
Sometimes visiting a new city can alter the course of your life.
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In the Jungle of Cities
In the Jungle of Cities
An online journal dedicated to urban history, told through a miscellanea of stories, ephemera and memories, recounting places old and new, lost and found.
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