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December 2, 2019

Searching for Smyrna in Izmir, Turkey

So where the heck is Smyrna? I’d heard a little about the awful days of 1922, but despite having made a few trips to Turkey, I’d never noticed Smyrna on a map. It wasn’t until I read Giles Milton’s book: ‘Paradise Lost: The Destruction of… Read more

September 23, 2017

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‘Woman with nails in both sides of skull’ – the Nanjing Massacre Memorial

Arguably, the most shocking part of Iris Chang’s book ‘The Rape Of Nanking’, comes in its Epilogue. During my 12 months living in Nanjing (sometimes written Nanking) , what struck me was a disturbing lack of even slightly old buildings. There are some old treasures… Read more

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Travelling to understand time and place

All posts tagged “Dark tourism”

Searching for Smyrna in Izmir, Turkey

‘Woman with nails in both sides of skull’ – the Nanjing Massacre Memorial