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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 Boston Review, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Counterpunch,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.

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Corona Kids


Banksy's 6 Most Iconic Artworks - Artsy  


I began my new op-ed column, 'Camino a Ítaca' today with a piece about the plight of kids under the COVID-19 lockdown here in Spain. Click over to the original here. A real-life Jiminy Cricket tale that began its life in the English version below.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Not So Rear Window

Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online (in Spanish) as well.

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Teachers at a Crossroads

Of Monks, Medieval Scribes, and Middlemen - Medievalists.netWith the arrival of the plague, things have become clearer. An opinion piece on the current state of education during the current state of emergency in el HOY. The extended English here and the published Spanish version below, or click on the link.

Friday, March 27, 2020

Podcasting with Rolf Potts

Pandemic dispatches from travelers around the world on Rolf Potts' Deviate podcast.

Sharing a look out my window under the coronavirus lockdown in provincial Spain at minute 35.00. 

Another step in #coronatravel and #windowtravel.

Thanks Rolf for inviting me to participate!

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Extremandalus


Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online (in Spanish) as well.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

No Country for the Blind


Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online (in Spanish) as well.

Friday, December 6, 2019

All That Glitters...isn't Zara


Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online (in Spanish) as well.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

The Eighth Plague

Resultado de imagen de plague of locusts

Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online  (in Spanish) as well. 

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Make Them Last


Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online  (in Spanish) as well. 

Friday, June 14, 2019

A Little Less Selfishness...please

Writing in the local paper. Local Issues with a global take. I never translate literally and the editor trims at will to make it fit. Here's my version, then theirs, which can now be seen online  (in Spanish) as well. 

Moving Shop

  We've moved house. This blog has moved to  https://troynahumko.com/ See you over there!