Oliver Smith
Trieste: the Winds of Change
Once called ‘the capital of nowhere’, the Northeast Italian city of Trieste has switched between nations as often as any in Europe....
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Oliver Smith
- May 5, 2020
- 10 min
A Ride on Kenya's 'Lunatic Express'
The old Kenya-Uganda railway was the line that kick-started the idea of 'Safari'. I took a ride in this award-winning story for Lonely...
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Oliver Smith
- May 4, 2020
- 9 min
Into the Empty Quarter...
The Empty Quarter is the world's largest sand desert – I went exploring in this award-winning story for Lonely Planet magazine There is...
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Oliver Smith
- May 4, 2020
- 8 min
Hiking the Jordan Trail
The Jordan Trail is a path stretching the entire length of this Middle Eastern country. I spent week walking among its wadis and jebels...
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Oliver Smith
- Apr 16, 2020
- 8 min
In search of Noah's Ark in Armenia
Armenia is a country synonymous with Noah's Ark. I went exploring in this award-winning article for Lonely Planet magazine After 150 days...
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Oliver Smith
- Apr 16, 2020
- 7 min
A Pilgrimage to Ethiopia
Ethiopia is home to one of the world's oldest strands of Christianity. I explored the country's spiritual world for Lonely Planet...
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Oliver Smith
- Sep 24, 2019
- 3 min
A Supernatural Night on Chanctonbury Ring
A place I’d always wanted to go, Chanctonbury Ring is an Iron Age hill fort on the South Downs, about six miles north of Worthing. It is...
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Oliver Smith
- Sep 23, 2019
- 4 min
A Solo Hike in Mallorca
Striking out on your own can reap unexpected rewards – as Oliver Smith discovers when he inadvertently embarks on his first solo walking...
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