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Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Couterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press. As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Verge Fall issue is Out


A new issue of the travel magazine Verge is out and I've got a few pieces in the current issue. Check out the sidebar on some of the Do's and Don'ts when traveling in Laos and the first installment of a 4 part series on teaching English abroad. The first piece is aptly named, "Secret Agent Present Continuous" after a particularly interesting entry into Libya once upon a time. If you can't find the magazine in your local shops, try here.

The Great Unravelling

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