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Articles for Richard Collett

Tskaltubo: The rebirth of Georgia's derelict Soviet spa town
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tskaltubo: The rebirth of Georgia's derelict Soviet spa town

BBC  

Tskaltubo: The rebirth of Georgia's derelict Soviet spa town Richard Collett Legends Spa Resort, one of Tskaltubo's original sanatoriums, reopened in 2011 As Georgia shakes off the shackles of its Soviet past, a new scheme aims to revive Tskaltubo's abandoned sanatoriums and turn the town into a world-class spa destination once again. Soviet citizens were allocated at least two weeks …

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Adalar: Explore the Ottoman past on Istanbul's car-free islands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Adalar: Explore the Ottoman past on Istanbul's car-free islands

BBC  

Adalar: Explore the Ottoman past on Istanbul's car-free islands A_Z_Photographer/Getty Images Home to grand but faded palaces and mosques, the Adalar islands offer a glimpse into Istanbul's multicultural past as well as a peaceful escape from the massive and chaotic metropolis. This was the last refuge of the Ottoman Empire's Greek and Armenian communities, too, and today, the car-free islands …

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Rame Peninsula travel guide: The key to Cornwall without the crowds
1 year, 11 months ago

Rame Peninsula travel guide: The key to Cornwall without the crowds

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Surrounded on three sides by water, and completely bypassed by the A38 dual carriageway which whisks tourists westwards towards Land’s …

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The UK's eccentric book-loving 'kingdom'
2 years, 4 months ago

The UK's eccentric book-loving 'kingdom'

BBC  

The UK's eccentric book-loving 'kingdom' Richard Collett In 1977, Richard Booth declared himself "king" of Hay-on-Wye in order to save the Welsh border town from economic ruin. On 1 April 1977, second-hand bookshop owner Richard Booth donned a homemade crown, marched through the streets of Hay-on-Wye and declared himself "King of Hay" outside the gates of the Welsh town's Norman-era …

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Uncovering Britain's ancient rainforests
2 years, 8 months ago

Uncovering Britain's ancient rainforests

BBC  

Uncovering Britain's ancient rainforests Simon Bradfield/Getty Images The UK is home to a dwindling swathe of temperate rainforest, and these biodiverse, beautiful habitats are some of the most endangered areas of rainforest in the world. Richard Collett Temperate rainforest could once be found all along the UK's western shores Temperate rainforests across the world are home to rich populations of …

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Aranese: Spain's little-known language
2 years, 11 months ago

Aranese: Spain's little-known language

BBC  

Aranese: Spain's little-known language Richard Collett Geographically, Spain's Val d'Aran should be part of France, but it's neither French, Spanish nor Catalan in culture, history or even language. "We are Aranese because we speak Aranese," said Jusèp Loís Sans Socasau passionately, when I stepped into his office in Vielha, Val d'Aran's capital. In Val d'Aran, the Occitan language survived as …

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A tiny ‘nation’ in outback Australia
4 years, 4 months ago

A tiny ‘nation’ in outback Australia

BBC  

A tiny ‘nation’ in outback Australia Olivier Chouchana/Getty Images The principality was founded on 21 April 1970 by the late Leonard Casley Fifty years ago, this remote micronation declared independence in a story of princes and princesses, taxes and treason and wheat quotas and war. Richard Collett The Principality of Hutt River is located 500km north of Perth in Western …

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