Anita Isalska
Postcard from Lockdown: Next Destination...Nostalgia
Freelancers like me had a head-start for the coronavirus lockdown. Our working-from-home game is strong, and we’re already comfortable...
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Anita Isalska
Jan 7, 20205 min read
How to Write About Dark Tourism
Writing about dark tourism requires good research and exceptional tact. Here are six tips on writing about dark tourist destinations.
Anita Isalska
Apr 14, 20184 min read
One Year in Australia: Highs, Lows and Homesickness
No one told you life abroad would be easy... Expat writer Anita Isalska assesses a year spent living in Australia.
Anita Isalska
Mar 16, 20162 min read
The Forlorn Statues of Eastern Europe
After the Iron Curtain fell, what could be done with all these furrowed brows, towering Stalins and farm maidens toiling in the field?
Anita Isalska
May 12, 20154 min read
Women and Mount Athos: Adrift at Greece’s All-Male Monks’ Republic
At Ouranoupolis dock, people are streaming ashore. Red-faced backpackers, black-clad monks, wheezing retirees. All of them are male,...
Anita Isalska
Feb 16, 20153 min read
The Big Freeze: How to Visit Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China
Every year, photo galleries of illuminated ice sculptures in China are emblazoned across news websites. Harbin's International Ice and...
Anita Isalska
Jun 26, 20143 min read
Advanced Mosquito Protection in the Arctic Circle
Mosquitoes aren't the first things that come to mind when you hear the word Greenland. But the summer's 24-hour sunlight and pools of...
Anita Isalska
Nov 13, 20133 min read
Is it Morbid to Visit Auschwitz?
Tourism to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum has been under the spotlight recently. The former concentration camp had a staggering 1.3...
Anita Isalska
Sep 28, 20133 min read
The Day I Descended into an Icelandic Volcano
Volcanoes. At their gentlest, they're grumbling, ash-puffing menaces. At their worst, they can rain fiery destruction and bury cities....
Anita Isalska
Sep 5, 20132 min read
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria: an Unexpected Trip to Hell
Sometimes, you arrive at a darkly disturbing travel site when you least expect it. I had wanted to visit Rila Monastery in Bulgaria for a...
Anita Isalska
Mar 26, 20132 min read
Centre-stage Cadavers: a Tour of the Anatomical Theatre in Bologna, Italy
There are gold embossed crests and splashes of colour all over the walls of the Biblioteca dell'Archiginnasio. You wouldn't expect...
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