Want to know what really drove Lawrence of Arabia? Then listen in to latest episode of Empire Podcast with anita anand William Dalrymple and me! apple.co/3Z2Rwd0

‘Exploration is curiosity put into action.’
- Don Walsh
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Caroline Dodds Pennock Julian Sayarer Tom Parfitt Leon McCarron Sara Wheeler Kate Rawles Anthony Sattin Levison Wood Ash Bhardwaj Louise Minchin James Crawford Oliver Smith Jack Cornish David Farrier Alastair Humphreys

Sorry but it's not just artistic imagination that allows us to represent #Neanderthals as thoughtful, considered or possessing sensibility & potential for kindness, rather than 'snarling' beasts. It's ARCHAEOLOGY that shows us how they lived.

Jusrt over a week to the start of Saint-Malo Étonnants Voyageurs! Come to Saint-Malo and join the fun... etonnants-voyageurs.com

I’m reading Naples ‘44 in Naples ‘24.

Such a masterpiece.

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Hello #Romania ! Nomazii has arrived...

Well hello! American friends, the Norton edition of Nomads is out now in paperback... 'A terrific storyteller' says The New York Times W. W. Norton & Company RCW Literary Agency John Murray Press

Today I lost a gold ring with a green cushion cut amethyst. Was a special present & now very sad. Foolishly put it in (clearly too shallow) pockets. On a day I cycled through Cambridge & was on trains & around Wymondham & Norwich. Not holding breath but in case someone found.

How do you defend a beloved homeland with a vicious government, obnoxious policy, bad tactics, self-defeating strategy and a nonexistent future horizon?
Despair is not part of my personality, but sometimes I falter. And millions of my fellow Israelis are still too shocked to act.

“Israel’s project to rid Palestine of Palestinians.” #Gaza #genocide #UN #Israel

This Thursday at 8pm GMT:

The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century (Summersdale)

Panel discussion with Simon Willmore, Tharik Hussain, Rae, Nick Hunt, and J.R. Patterson

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Humanity at its best.
𝗬𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗶𝗽𝗻𝗶𝘀, who lost both of his parents in the October 7th Hamas attack, is doing everything he can to get humanitarian aid into Gaza and to advocate for peace. Yotam is working with other activists in Israel including זזים - קהילה פועלת | ززيم | Zazim and Stop

I didn’t agree with all that Tony Benn said and stood for, but this… 100% yes! 👇

At last! 👇👇 bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…

Israel bombs, invades and levels Gaza and then comes out with this lie: “The issue isn’t the scanning and delivery of aid to Gaza, it’s how much the U.N. can collect and deliver within Gaza.” #Gaza “IsraeliInvasion #NoShame @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/03/14/wor…

Drum roll, please; publication day for Les Nomades, with thanks to ⁦Les Éditions Noir sur Blanc⁩ #newbook #publicationday

One of my favourite views… Aswan from the Cataract Hotel Sofitel Accor Group #Egypt

‘Every day is poisoned by the awareness that while we go about our lives hundreds of ordinary people like ourselves are being murdered…’ 👇👇👇