Issue 44/Italy/Travel Postcard from the Asso Valley A gentler, more verdant part of Italy is difficult to imagine. The river Asso is little more than a brook bisecting southern…
Issue 44/Greece/Travel Aegean Odyssey We live in a city-centric world. When we think of the scattered islands of the Aegean, we think of them as remote…
Issue 43/Cyprus/Features Souskiou: Hidden valley of the idol makers When Cyprus adopted the Euro early in 2008, the government had to decide what symbol should adorn its new currency. Although the…
Issue 43/Features/Somalia Somaliland Archaeology in a break-away state Somaliland is not Somalia. Somaliland is in the northern part of Somalia, occupying the area of a former British colony. After gaining…
Issue 43/Features/Israel Holy Land In praise of crusader churches In the morning of 15 July 1099, the starving knights of the First Crusade broke through Jerusalem’s defences and stormed the Holy…
Issue 43/Features/Java Java: The Gua Made green masks About ten years ago a collector of ancient Indonesian art contacted my husband and me to ask our opinion on a group…
Issue 43/Features/Greece Greece: The battle of Marathon Most people today probably think Marathon has something to do with the Ancient Greek Olympics. In fact, there was no marathon race…