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Saturday 10 May 2008

Spectator 180th Anniversary Blog
 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Peter Hoskin

Pete suggests


French Lessons

Oscar Humphries

7th May, 2008

Oscar Humphries learns the hard way

French Lessons

Islands in the sun

Christa D’Souza

7th May, 2008

Christa D’Souza plans a Caribbean summer

The greatest oddity of all

Olivia Glazebrook

30th April, 2008

On the way to the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea I inquired of our driver, Mohammed, ‘Will I need to cover my head, or wear long clothes when swimming in the sea?’

Me time

Sarah Standing

23rd April, 2008

Sarah Standing falls for the mystifying science of Biontology

Dressing down

Rachel Johnson

23rd April, 2008

Rachel Johnson rarely gets out of her comfort zone: loungewear

Boom at the top

Sophie Brodie

23rd April, 2008

Sophie Brodie finds that the high end of the market is holding firm

Payback time

Cathy Strongman

23rd April, 2008

Cathy Strongman on what makes a green home

Tesco Village

Ross Clark

23rd April, 2008

Ross Clark looks into eco-towns

On the beach

Jonathan Ray

16th April, 2008

Jonathan Ray returns to the holiday haunt of his youth — Camber Sands

End of an era

William Cashmore

16th April, 2008

William Cashmore recalls his family’s annual trip to the Lincolnshire coast

Where Bond was born

Lucy Fleming

16th April, 2008

Lucy Fleming visits the Jamaican home of her uncle, Ian Fleming

Armageddon is up the road

Lucy Fleming

16th April, 2008

Paul Wood visits the Holy Land

Tea and tranquility

Liz Anderson

16th April, 2008

Liz Anderson enjoys the levadas and gardens of Madeira

A hint of heroism

Thomas Leveritt

16th April, 2008

Thomas Leveritt enjoys Sarajevo

Saving Siena

Fred Lambton

16th April, 2008

Fred Lambton on the threat that a new airport poses to Siena

In search of the real Venice

Henry Sands

9th April, 2008

Henry Sands avoids the tourist traps in one of the world’s most iconic cities

All roads lead to Rome

Jonathan Ray

9th April, 2008

Jonathan Ray walks his socks off on his first visit to the Eternal City

Land of the giants

Jeremy Clarke

2nd April, 2008

Jeremy Clarke marvels at the fauna of Guyana's rainforests

Spa’d for life

John Torode

2nd April, 2008

John Torode takes the healing waters at Wiesbaden and Baden-Baden

Born free

Roderick Gilchrist

26th March, 2008

Roderick Gilchrist on Prince Albert’s environmental aspirations

Living to tell the tale

Tim Walker

26th March, 2008

Tim Walker shares his varied experiences of South Africa

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