Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year
Usually in September, Jewish New Year marks the end of the Jewish calendar year. Its customs include blowing a hollow ram’s horn in the synagogue
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
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The Food of Mexico
Be prepared to tantalize your taste buds with the wonderful culinary delights that Mexico has to offer the hungry traveller.
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Spas and Sulphur: The Moonscape of Rotorua
At the heart of the moonscape that makes up New Zealand’s central North Island is a geothermal wonderland.
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Melancholy Moods: Rebetika Music
Music as rich in content as the blues and based on real life, rebetika came alive in Greece during the 1920’s. It was after the destruction of the city of Smirna in Asia Minor by the Turks, and the huge influx of refugees into Greece.
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Calypso’s Odyssey Paradise: Gavdos
Gavdos is the most southerly landmass in Europe and only 250 miles from Libya in north Africa – it floats in the Libyan sea.
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