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24th February 2020 • 0 Comments The tragedy of Idlib – then and now

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Fiona Dunlop is a seasoned travel and food-writer who has been ‘abroad’ for much of her life. She doesn’t count countries but aims to dig deep beneath the surface of the places she visits. Food has increasingly become her focus, without forgetting art, architecture and design. Andalucia (Spain) is her second home, but French her second language!

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She dances & flicks her long hair: the amazing gia

She dances & flicks her long hair: the amazing giant puppet Little Amal has come all the way from Syria to the UK to represent the plight of refugee children.
Today she had a great reception from the crowds outside the Globe theatre on her South Bank trek. Catch her tomorrow at the V&A before she heads north to Manchester.
The brainchild of Stephen Daldry of Warhorse fame - the 3.5M high puppet will have travelled over 8000km across Europe since July - a moving reminder of all those kids doing the same journey - shame Priti Patel wasn’t there 🙃
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#littleamal #amal #giantpuppet #welcometorefugees #refugee #symbol #dancingpuppet #globetheatre #southbank #londonlife

A quick leap in time & place along Lisbon’s rive

A quick leap in time & place along Lisbon’s riverfront takes me by clattering tram to the Museu do Oriente in a converted industrial building.
Rather too much penumbra cloaks a beautiful collection focussing on relics of Portuguese colonial presence in the Far East, including Timor
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#museudooriente #asianartmuseum #orientalart #chineseembroidery #chineseslippers #chineseceramics #tang #qing #lisonmusrum #lisbon #portugal

End of the grape harvest that produces sweet Musca

End of the grape harvest that produces sweet Muscatel wine just south of Lisbon. The coastline behind this Sierra is spectacular with sheer wooded cliffs plunging into the Atlantic. Sadly I didn’t get a pic 🙃
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#grapevines #autumncolours #leavesturning #lightfading #vineyard #muscatelgrapes #serradaarrabida #portugal

Getting around Lisbon - catch that tuk-tuk! Then r

Getting around Lisbon - catch that tuk-tuk! Then rise high on the Elevador de Santa Justa or creak uphill in Gloria. And I won’t post the no. 28 tram classic
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#tuktuk #elevadorsantajusta #elevadorgloria #lisbontransport #uphills #lisbon #portugal

The dizzying waves of one of Lisbon’s amazing ca

The dizzying waves of one of Lisbon’s amazing calcadas - a skilled labour-intensive craft that makes walking round the city (in flat shoes) a visual delight
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#calçadaportuguesa #cobblestonedesign #waves #seasick #praçadorossio #lisbon

Not all for me - but I wouldn’t mind a second ro

Not all for me - but I wouldn’t mind a second round from @padariadaesquina.oficial - courtesy top chef @vitorsobralvs
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#lisbonbreakfast #portuguesecroissants #pasteisdenata #custardtarts #sweettoothsometimes #lisbon #pastries #portugal

Birdseye view of so-called Pink Street - a pedestr

Birdseye view of so-called Pink Street - a pedestrian street heaving with hedonists till dawn (without me) where drink rules… meanwhile life on wheels flows above
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#pinkstreet #barsgalore #caisdosodré #saturdaynight #anynight #lisbon #nightlife #portugal

Bingeing on Bacalhau in a hidden Baixa backstreet

Bingeing on Bacalhau in a hidden Baixa backstreet … kicking off with a smooth vodka & vermouth cocktail, on to a ceviche & crowned by a fat silky loin of saltcod with corn crust & roasted veg- All delicious as was the Alentejo wine
👏👏 to the very unusual @clubedobacalhau
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#bacalhau #saltcod #lisbon #lisbondinner #ceviche #restaurantterrace #outdoordining #cocktail #portugal

Watching yachts & ferries on the Tejo - Lisbon’s

Watching yachts & ferries on the Tejo - Lisbon’s magical & mighty river
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#riverside #tejo #tagus #caisdosodre #sundown #lisbon #portugal

Nocturnal chilling - so Lisbon…. : : : #lookout

Nocturnal chilling - so Lisbon….
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#lookout #miradouro #chilling #deckchairview #lisbonbynight #nightlights #saopedrodealcantara #lisbon #portugal

Abundance at Setubal’s central market - no pics

Abundance at Setubal’s central market - no pics of the fantastic sheep cheeses but a fine display of bacalhau to finish
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#setubal #mercado #centralmarket #chillipeppers #melons #bacalhau #saltcod #tuckingin #portugal

Bom día! Through a fly screen gently - sunrise ov

Bom día! Through a fly screen gently - sunrise over the Sado estuary
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#sunrise #sadoestuary #setúbal #flyscreen #portugal

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