hidden europe 6

Island antics

by Nicky Gardner

Summary

from Sicily to Scotland's Orkney Islands: hidden europe explores how two island communities will spend New Year's Day

hidden europe 6 / Moments / By Nicky Gardner

hidden europe explores how two island communities will spend New Year's Day: Zafferana in Sicily and Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands

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Editorial hidden europe 6
Editorial

By hidden europe

Welcome to hidden europe 6. Join us as we explore the Albanian village of Lin, Sardinia's ethnic diversity, Mount Athos, the Dhle Diely in Bratislava and the Ukrainian Polish border.

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Albania: the conversation hour
Feature

By Christopher Portway

guest contributor Christopher Portway experiences Albanian hospitality in the village of Lin on the shores of Lake Ohrid

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Sardinian lives
Feature

By Nicky Gardner

hidden europe explores the complex web of cultures and languages that make up modern Sardinia

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Mount Athos: a pivot of heaven
Feature

By Nicky Gardner

an insight into the tiny theocratic polity of Mount Athos (Agion Oros), one of Europe's most inaccessible communities

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Bratislava's long parts: Dhlé Diely
Feature

By Amanda Kendle

guest contributor Amanda Kendle revisits the suburb of Dhlé Diely in Bratislava, her one-time home city

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Naturally, no-one asked...
Borderpost

By Nicky Gardner

hidden europe recalls the peculiar history of life in some communities along the Ukrainian-Polish border

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Flights of fancy: Europe's quirkiest air routes
Flightscan

By Nicky Gardner

ever taken your car on a plane? hidden europe scans past and present flight schedules in search of Europe's quirkiest air routes

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Island antics
Moments

By Nicky Gardner

from Sicily to Scotland's Orkney Islands: hidden europe explores how two island communities will spend New Year's Day

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River crossings
Routes

By Nicky Gardner

a look at some of Europe's more interesting river crossings

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In praise of the dumpling
Consuming matters

By Nicky Gardner

in search of Europe's best dumpling, hidden europe investigates Czech and German candidates

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The train from Kazakhstan
Real travel

By Nicky Gardner

we report on the only train that provides a direct link between anywhere in Asia and the European Union: the weekly train from Astana in Kazakhstan to Berlin's Lichtenberg station

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Les Minquiers
Message in a bottle

By Nicky Gardner

hidden europe explores a scatter of islands off the French coast - the most southerly outposts of the British Isles

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An Estonian oasis
Special spaces

By Nicky Gardner

we warmly recommend a rural spot of studied tranquillity just north of highway E20 from St Petersburg to Tallinn

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Reserved for ladies
Snippet

By hidden europe

a special glance at gendered space - places where males and females dare not mix

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A road that disappeared
Snippet

By hidden europe

in search of the road over Cakor Pass that leaves Montenegro's Lim valley and heads east to PÃ©c in Kosovo

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Nuntii latini: news in Latin
Snippet

By hidden europe

Latin is dead? By no means! News in Latin are still broadcast in Europe on a regular basis

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A place apart
Snippet

By hidden europe

Bratislava's suburbs - with Austria and Hungary both just a stone's throw away

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Preview hidden europe 7
Preview

By hidden europe

a glance at hidden europe 7

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hidden europe 67: Counterpoint

An Essex backwater: Discovering Harwich

by Nicky Gardner

Counterpoint

The old town of Harwich, a port in the county of Essex on England's North Sea coast, is tucked away on the end of a peninsula. Maritime connections have shaped the development of Harwich. It's a place for sea breezes, rock oysters and watching the ferries come and go.

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