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Zambezi rider
What must it have felt like for Livingstone when he stumbled across Victoria Falls 150 years ago? Owen Sheers finds outI'm lying at the tip of Livingstone Island, on the lip of Victoria Falls,...
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The other side of the story
Colombia has a reputation for being mad, bad and dangerous. But it can also be magical, enchanting - and safe. Just ask Gabriel García Márquez, says Owen Sheers'The city, his city, stood unchanging on...
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Owen Sheers on Welsh literature
In neglecting its literary heritage, Wales has done a disservice to some of the best writers of the 20th century. A new national library aims to put this rightWhile any good writing will transcend...
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Budget: busking it in Amalfi, Italy
It's the playground of the super-rich, but that doesn't mean it's out of bounds for those who don't have deep pocketsAs soon as you arrive on the Amalfi coast it's easy to see why high rollers, writers...
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A culinary cruise through Ireland
Owen Sheers wanted to do a Rick Stein-style food cruise - in Ireland. Cue laughter from Irish friends. But he discovers there's more to it than oysters and Guinness'Food?" Seamus, our taxi driver,...
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Island hopping around Italy's Aeolian archipelago
Italy's Aeolian archipelago offers island hopping with dramatic scenery and jet-set style, plus a live volcano show every night, says Owen SheersWe've been hearing the volcano all day; low rumbles...
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Owen Sheers on an idyllic summer cottage retreat in Finland
A remote lakeside cottage surrounded by deep forest — you usually have to cross the Atlantic for this kind of escape. Owen Sheers discovers one closer to homeI'm sitting on a rough wooden bench...
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Owen Sheers meets veterans of the British resistance Auxiliary Units
Had Nazi Germany invaded Britain, the government had a secret plan - to activate cells of resistance fighters. They would be farmers, factory workers, teenagers... Owen Sheers hears their storiesIvan...
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Bagging Munros in a weekend
Owen Sheers hops the night train out of London on Friday, does some epic climbs in the Highlands on Saturday and Sunday, and is back in time for work on Monday morningOK, here's the theory. Catch a...
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Owen Sheers: a Passion play for Port Talbot
A Passion play for Port TalbotA few weeks ago I walked into the kitchen of a house in Port Talbot rented by the National Theatre of Wales to find a man I didn't know making a cup of tea. "Hello," he...
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Venice Biennale: the political power of curating by country
The juxtaposition of the Iraq and Wales pavilions adds to the impact of their statements about war; and Zimbabwe's first exhibition puts politicians in the dock instead of artistsDespite the years of...
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My favourite independent bookshop: Booka, Oswestry
Finding a good local bookshop is a first step towards feeling settled in a new placeIn the past 10 years, I've lived in 13 flats, apartments and houses. When you move that frequently you need to find...
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Rescued from hell: the war veterans who took to the stage
Soldiers injured in Afghanistan and Iraq are starring The Two Worlds of Charlie F, a play inspired by their stories. Its writer reveals what to do when an actor goes awol …I write this from seat D8 in...
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The Gospel of Us: A story for easter
Last year writer Owen Sheers teamed up with the National Theatre Wales to create a Passion play on the beach at Port Talbot. He's now turned it into a novel. In this extract, set on Good Friday, a...
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Home to Roost (extract)
By Owen SheersI don't remember any of what happened.Just those howls, like dogs, as we drove out.The fields and trees all black and green.Perhaps some of the very first rounds.But nothing else.I had to...
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Zambezi rider
What must it have felt like for Livingstone when he stumbled across Victoria Falls 150 years ago? Owen Sheers finds outI'm lying at the tip of Livingstone Island, on the lip of Victoria Falls,...
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The other side of the story
Colombia has a reputation for being mad, bad and dangerous. But it can also be magical, enchanting - and safe. Just ask Gabriel García Márquez, says Owen Sheers'The city, his city, stood unchanging on...
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Owen Sheers on Welsh literature
In neglecting its literary heritage, Wales has done a disservice to some of the best writers of the 20th century. A new national library aims to put this rightWhile any good writing will transcend...
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Budget: busking it in Amalfi, Italy
It's the playground of the super-rich, but that doesn't mean it's out of bounds for those who don't have deep pocketsAs soon as you arrive on the Amalfi coast it's easy to see why high rollers, writers...
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A culinary cruise through Ireland
Owen Sheers wanted to do a Rick Stein-style food cruise - in Ireland. Cue laughter from Irish friends. But he discovers there's more to it than oysters and Guinness'Food?" Seamus, our taxi driver,...
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