Time ago I took a walk through the many castle ruins that scatter the hilltops of Extremadura, Spain. Where the pictures the paper chose to accompany the piece came from? Well...mine are of Caceres and the bull. I can't say I know who the other people are? Click over to the piece in the Khaleej Times.
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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.
Writing Profile
- Links to Published Pieces
- The Globe and Mail
- Perceptive Travel
- Roads and Kingdoms
- Brave New Traveler
- The Toronto Star
- The Straits Times (Singapore)
- Khaleej Times, Dubai
- Traveler's Notebook
- Matador Network
- Calgary Herald
- Salon
- DW-World/Qantara
- Go Nomad
- El Pais (English)
- Go World Travel
- The Irish World
- Trazzler
- International Business Times
- HOY (Spanish)
- Teaching Village
- Verge Travel Magazine
- BootsnAll
- Rabble.ca
- SUR in English
- Counterpunch
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Enter At Your Own Risk
Time ago I took a walk through the many castle ruins that scatter the hilltops of Extremadura, Spain. Where the pictures the paper chose to accompany the piece came from? Well...mine are of Caceres and the bull. I can't say I know who the other people are? Click over to the piece in the Khaleej Times.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Gone but not Forgotten
I've been writing for a Spanish paper for the past while and haven't put up any posts because...well...the articles are in Spanish! To make matters worse for blogging, the pieces only appear in the print section or the pay section online. As soon as I can get ahold of some of the material, I'll put it up.
'Til then...still lots to see 'round here!
'Til then...still lots to see 'round here!
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