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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.

The Great Unravelling

"For a moment, it felt like we had won. The bad guys were relics. Fascism was a lesson Spanish schools didn't teach, and liberal de...

  • First World Bus Travel
    19.56, I made it! 2 Metro changes...dash through the palpable late August heat in Madrid, an anxious wait on a light rail platform only to f...
  • Chapter 5 - The Crack Between Portugal and Spain
    Sierra Fría - Valencia de Alcántara  © Fátima Gibello Chapter 5 begins... "As you leave the tiny village of Las Huertas de Cansa, a jag...