Opinion: Candid Camera
Cameras and photography are as much a part of our holidays today as shouting at bemused locals in the hope of being understood was thirty years ago. Whether it be […]
Alternative Amsterdam
Prostitutes, drugs and canals. Amsterdam has garnered a reputation down the years as being the easy going, liberal capital of Western Europe, with hookers as window dressing and marijuana, not […]
Cambodia is Healing
A war-crippled Cambodia is scourged by landmines and has one of the highest rates of disability in the world. But it’s tackling the problem and leading the way for other South East Asian nations to follow.
Heroes of History: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
Hailed as India’s Joan of Arc, Rani Lakshmibai was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion (1857-9), an event that would define British rule on the sub-continent for the next 90 years. Though less eminent in the Western world than her French counterpart, the fiery rani (queen) who stood up to her oppressors is revered amongst Indians as a cultural icon and an antecedent of independence luminaries Nehru and Ghandi.